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Colorado fights federal campaign to stop SNAP from going to illegal aliens, certain noncitizens
Colorado joined 21 other states in a lawsuit seeking to undo the Trump administration’s campaign to stop taxpayer-funded food aid from going to individuals illegally staying in the U.S., arguing the move also implicated a group of noncitizens who should be eligible to get the benefits under the law. At issue is a guidance from…
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Colorado River near Grand Junction infested with zebra mussels, state officials report
Colorado now has five bodies of water, including a stretch of the Colorado River from east of Grand Junction to the Utah border, that are showing zebra mussel infestations. The state has battled the invasive species successfully for years. In 2021, the state celebrated three years of negative testing for zebra and quagga mussels and…
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Integrating agriculture with solar panels shows promise
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot,” wrote singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell in 1969, lamenting the view from her hotel window in Hawaii of parking lots “as far as the eye could see,” she said in a 1996 interview with the Los Angeles Times.…
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USDA’s Brooke Rollins visits Denver to discuss agricultural challenges
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Two weeks into her new role, President Donald Trump’s appointed Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited Denver on Sunday to speak to farmers, ranchers and agriculture experts – briefly outlining how department cuts and tariffs will impact farmers and ranchers. “It’s time we make it easier, not harder, for you to own, operate and expand…
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Colorado Summer EBT program rolls out following delays
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Following some initial delays, needy Colorado families will have more funds to feed their kids while school’s out. The Colorado Department on Human Services announced Thursday the rollout of the new Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) program. Similar to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,…
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USDA Forest service announces new conservation projects
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced an investment of more than $1.3 million into multiple Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) projects across the Rocky Mountain region. The investment will assist in…
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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…