The deer slayer
My granddad owned a ranch just west of Steamboat Springs, Colo. The ranch lay in three levels. The house, shop and barn lay on the flat. Then there was a steep oak brush hill...
Hard work and happiness pay off for high school student
Elle Adams is unique in an era when many teenagers spend their time glued to electronic devices. The 18-year-old owns a farrier business, raises miniature horses and show pigs, and is active in 4-H and...
What is China up to?
The U.S. Air Force has stopped the Chinese from building a corn wet-milling plant in North Dakota because the plant would be to close Grand Forks Air Force Base and posed risks to national security....
Grassley, Fischer, Wyden, Tester reintroduce cattle market bill
Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Deb Fischer, R-Neb., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., and 18 other cosponsors on Thursday introduced the bipartisan Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2023.The legislation would establish regional...
A million little things: Pfannebecker’s NWSS win
Justin Pfannebecker said he stopped for a moment before leading his Grand Champion Market Steer into the sale ring at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. He was surrounded by his family — sister...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife locates, collars 2 wolves in North Park
WALDEN, Colo. — Colorado Parks and Wildlife placed GPS collars on two wolves in North Park, Colo., on Thursday, Feb. 2. The male wolf 2101 was recaptured two years after his initial capture. The other...
Colorado rancher Bruchez to join Bennet at State of the Union to bring attention to the western water crisis
WASHINGTON — Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet announced that Paul Bruchez, a fifth generation rancher from Kremmling, Colo., will join him as his guest to President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb....
Building trust and demand for dairy in 2023
Programs from the Midwest Dairy Association are reaching more consumers than ever in the 10-state region with 39 million consumers. Already, the year is off to a running start with dairy products playing a key...
California presents its own Colorado River allocation plan
California state water agencies have submitted to the Bureau of Reclamation their own plan for allocation of water from the Colorado River, Palm Sprungs Desert Sun, a California newspaper reported. It is different from the allocation...
Halls invited to deliver the NWSS champion slap
Some children in the Make-a-Wish program wish for a trip to a Disney Resort or a Hawaii vacation. That was not the case for 12-year-old Kayden Halls. Her wish was simple, a blocking chute and...
Cattle from across the country return to Aggieville
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Aggieville Showdown continues to put agriculture in the Aggieville business district with its third annual event set for Saturday, April 1, 2023. The event features cattle exhibitors from across the country...
GOP introduces WOTUS resolution of disapproval in Senate, House
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, on Thursday joined House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves, R-Mo., and T& I Water Resources Subcommittee Chairman David...
The Fertilizer Institute names 2023 4R Advocates
The Fertilizer Institute selected three farmers and their fertilizer retailers as 4R Advocates, who are being recognized for their commitment to implementing fertilizer management practices that incorporate the principles of 4R Nutrient Stewardship and have...
USDA plans to restrict sugar, sodium, non-whole grains in school meals
The Agriculture Department’s Food and Nutrition Service today will publish a proposed rule in the Federal Register to restrict sugar, sodium and non-whole grains in school meals and make other changes to the program.The proposed rule will...