Tag: Colorado Farm Bureau
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Committee shows renewed interest in measure to restrict foreign ownership of Colorado agricultural land
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save State Rep. Brandi Bradley, R-Roxborough Park, introduced House Bill 23-1152 more than a year ago, aiming to ban foreign ownership of agricultural land in Colorado. Although the bill did not make it out of committee, discussions during Wednesday’s Water Resources and Agricultural Review Committee meeting indicate…
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Metro Moves: Colorado Livestock Association names new CEO
Welcome to The Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. New hire Zachary Riley, former senior director of public policy and federal affairs at Colorado Farm Bureau, will be chief executive of the Colorado Livestock…
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Colorado nonprofit targeted with redistricting lobbying complaint helped draft others’ map proposals
Days after a formal complaint accused a secretly funded nonprofit organization of violating redistricting lobbying disclosure laws, a video recording obtained by The Gazette reveals the same group helped craft maps proposed by the prominent Colorado Farm Bureau, contradicting what the Farm Bureau’s president told the state’s redistricting commissioners. The Farm Bureau president Carlyle Currier…
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Satellites, remote sensors study water saving impact of fallow hayfields
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s high altitude hay meadows, a significant water user in the state, could be re-operated to yield more than 40 percent in water savings, according to a new report. The report is based on a major high tech research initiative to see if ranch-scale water…
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COVER STORY | A legacy of rural values
As he retires from his position as president of the Colorado Farm Bureau, Don Shawcroft hopes he lead by example and emphasizes the importance of rural values. (Video by Katie Klann)
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Defenders of Wildlife planning program about living among predators
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Defenders of Wildlife is putting the management before the wolves, announcing this week it’s expanding its Working Circle Initiative to Colorado. The idea is to help Coloradans learn how to ranch responsibly among more predators, particularly during a recovery for wolves. Proposition 114 on the…
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Farm Bureau says wolf sighting proves reintroduction is unnecessary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Farm Bureau might be opposed to wolves dining on livestock, but the state’s largest organization of farmers and ranchers heralded the news that six wolves and gnawed-up elk carcasses were spotted in Jackson County in northwest Colorado in October. In the view of…