Custom rates survey now available online
For over 30 years, Colorado State University Extension has conducted a survey of custom rates charged for various crop and livestock operations and lease arrangements in Colorado.
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Drought video series offered
It is no secret that 2020 was dry, and 2021 isn’t starting off well. It is past time to be thinking about drought and its effects on eastern Colorado.
State sees first case of rabies in an equine since 2013
The Colorado departments of agriculture and public health and environment have confirmed that a mule residing in Eagle County recently tested positive for bat variant rabies.
Hemp applicants sought
The Colorado Department of Agriculture is seeking applicants to serve on the state Hemp Center of Excellence steering committee.
Owners line up their Hereford heifers in Saturday morning judging in the breeding heifer show in the Jan. 30-31 Showdown on the Plains at the Bank of Colorado Pavilion at the Phillips County Fairgrounds in Holyoke. Showmanship competition for breeding heifers as well as steers was conducted Saturday afternoon and evening, while the steer show began Sunday morning. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Keagan Steck, pictured at right, from Woodstock, Minnesota, and Rilee McGraw from Garden City, Kansas, compete in the Chianina heifer division of the breeding heifer show, under the watchful eye of arena helper Kendra Frank. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Cason Carlson may not be as big as his Charolais heifer, but he shows her with determination in the Showdown of the Plains breeding heifer show. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Steers, heifers and their showmen come from 5 states Jan. 30-31
A total of 272 animals brought cattle enthusiasts from five states to the Showdown on the Plains at the Bank of Colorado Pavilion at the Phillips County Fairgrounds in Holyoke last Saturday and Su