Tag: Department Of Agriculture
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Federal judge formalizes injunction blocking USDA’s ‘pilot project’ for Colorado food assistance
A federal judge formalized his order on Monday to prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture from requiring Colorado to participate in a food assistance “pilot project,” finding that it violates the law, the U.S. Constitution, and “the bounds of reasoned decision-making.” After a hearing in late January, U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson…
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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 health department warns public to remain vigilant against avian flu
With avian flu outbreaks in more than a dozen locations across nine counties, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is reminding the public to take precautions. While the risk to humans is low, department officials warn people to avoid contact with wild birds, which can be infected with avian flu without appearing sick.…
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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…