Widespread moisture received across the state last week brought welcome relief to areas suffering from drought but delayed fieldwork, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
In northwestern counties, a reporter noted much needed rain was received last week that helped alleviate dry conditions, at least for the short term.
Fall just isn’t complete without a trip to a pumpkin patch or corn maze. Whether you live near Durango, Grand Junction, Pueblo, or New Castle, here is a list of family-friendly pumpkin farms in Colorado that are worth visiting.
• Studt’s Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze
NOVEMBER 13th- FARM LOAN Personnel in Eads Service Center County Committee Meeting – TBA
NOVEMBER 15th- ACREAGE REPORTING DEADLINE – 2019 planted wheat, perennial grasses, alfalfa and triticale
DECEMBER 1st- NAP COVERAGE DEADLINE- NATIVE GRASS
DECEMBER 31, 2018– DEADLINE to apply for 2018 (LFP) Livestock Forage Program
Makes: 4 Servings
Prep time: 1 hour
Fruit-based desserts can contribute to making half your plate fruits and veggies. True to their name, Honeycrisp apples are sweet and crunchy, perfectly delicious raw, but also ideal in baking. And their sweetness lends potential to reducing added sugar, as we did with this apple crisp.
Note: An Adobe Acrobe (PDF) version of the ballot is available by clicking the link below this notice.
NOTICE OF COORDINATED ELECTION KIOWA COUNTY, COLORADO
Date of Election: November 6, 2018 Mail Ballot Election
DELINQUENT TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2017
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Norman Greenfield spent the weekend with his daughter, Susan Greenfield.
Bryan and Dorcas Berggren hosted Sunday dinner at their home. Guests were Kelvin, Amy and Alex Schmidt; Benjamin Splitter; Tim Lehman and Freda Schmidt.
Weekend before last, Bryan and Dorcas Berggren went to Hillsboro, Kansas, to see their daughter, Abby, who is going to college there. They also were able to visit Dorcas's cousin Garvie Schmidt and wife Diane.
Dear EarthTalk: I’m getting ready to join the electric car revolution now that my old clunker is getting on in age. What’s the latest and greatest? And is now a good time to buy an EV? -- Doug Ellis, Sacramento, CA
Hybrid-electric cars have become more and more common on American roads since the Prius launched here in 2001. Now fully electric vehicles (EVs) are finally coming of age thanks to innovations by Tesla, Nissan, BMW, General Motors and others.
America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education called on local farmers to help nominate rural schools to receive nearly $2.3 million in grants to enhance their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. Local farmers,Eric Ellenberger & Jeff Uhland, answered the call, and the Grow Rural Education program, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer, has recognized Kiowa County School District RE-1 in Kiowa County, Colorado with a $25,000 grant.
Every 10 years, Colorado must redraw the boundaries of congressional and state legislative district lines to ensure equal population. And every 10 years, Republicans and Democrats wind up in a costly court battle asking a judge to settle their differences.
Our process for drawing maps is broken. Amendments Y&Z would replace that broken process with a new 12-member commission that assures equal representation to Democrats, Republicans and independent voters.
I’ve been a part of both processes, and here’s what I know from experience:
