Tag: Department Of Agriculture
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Federal judge blocks USDA ‘pilot project’ affecting Colorado food assistance
A federal judge blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday from proceeding further with a “pilot project” that would require five Colorado counties to rapidly recertify more than 100,000 households for food assistance. In a brief ruling from the bench, U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson found Colorado would face imminent and…
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Colorado drought recedes slightly as long-term trend continues
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado saw a small improvement in drought conditions after recent snow and rain, according to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s National Drought Mitigation Center, though more than half of the state is still experiencing at least “severe” drought conditions. West of the Rockies, and especially in…
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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…