Tag: Colorado Department Of Agriculture
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Englewood animal shelter ordered to surrender all dogs after license suspension
An Englewood animal shelter that made headlines after it euthanized 12 puppies following rabies exposure has had their license suspended by the state. Police on Friday served Moms and Mutts: Colorado Rescue for Pregnant and Nursing Dogs Inc. (MAMCO) with the suspension order. In December, the shelter had voluntarily entered into an agreement with the…
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Cattle rustling — the ‘easy crime’ — decimating Western Slope ranchers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The grass crunches underfoot and dust billows in dense clouds as a truck and trailer speed out of public lands in Montrose County. The trailer is full of calves lowing plaintively. The driver gives the Western salute, one or two fingers raised as a four-by-four rumbles…
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Colorado’s 2022 Governor’s Cup Wine winners announced
Cheers to the Colorado winery winners of the 2022 Governor’s Cup Wine Collection, announced Tuesday by the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board. Wineries — 38 of them — from around the state submitted 279 wines for tasting. Judges included “sommeliers, chefs, writers and wine experts from around the country,” according to the news release. “We are thrilled…
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Horse tests positive for West Nile Virus in Weld County
The first case of equine West Nile Virus of 2021 has surfaced in Colorado, infecting a horse in Weld County, the Colorado Department of Agriculture said Friday. Officials said the horse was not vaccinated against the virus and developed acute neurological symptoms last weekend. The horse is currently recovering, officials said. “Vaccines have shown to…
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Several dead animals removed from Weld County property amid neglect, abuse allegations
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Colorado mule tests positive for rabies for first time since 2013
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After nearly a decade of no cases, a mule in Eagle County has tested positive for bat variant rabies, the Colorado Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. This is Colorado’s first case of rabies in domestic livestock this year and the first time an equine has…
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State opens applications for $700,000 specialty crop project grants
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, providing $700,000 in grants to fund specialty crop projects to begin in 2022. The annual program is funded by…
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Colorado requests disaster declaration for state’s wine industry
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis and Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg requested a disaster declaration for the state’s wine industry following freeze damage, the Colorado Wine Board announced Tuesday. Colorado’s record-setting low temperatures in late October resulted in extensive damage to grapevines in the Grand Valley American…
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State offers free mental health services for Coloradans
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Coloradans struggle with the emotional strain of the COVID-19 pandemic and the approaching holiday season, state officials are reminding people of services to help. The Colorado Departments of Agriculture, Human Services and Public Health and Environment sent a list of free mental health services…
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Are PFAS chemicals contaminating irrigation water? Two state agencies are taking a look.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officials from two Colorado state agencies are assessing new data to determine how much polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) could be contaminating irrigation water in parts of the state. PFAS are commonly found in chemicals that originate from…