USDA Update

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

 

March 15 – July 15th - Primary Nesting Season for CRP.  No practice or management activity allowed.

May 31 – Last day to request commodity loan for 2015 grain sorghum, corn and sunflowers

July 15th - Production submission deadline for 2015 NAP crops.

July 15th -  Acreage reporting deadline for planted spring crops and CRP

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Weekend Weather Outlook

By Chris Sorensen

May 20, 2016

Summer-like conditions are firmly in place for the weekend.

After some patchy fog to start Friday morning, temperatures will rise to the upper 70s and afternoon winds will be out of the southeast at 15-20 miles per hour.

Saturday and Sunday will see daytime highs in the mid- to upper 80s and continued southerly winds in the 15 to 25 mph range. Gust overnight Saturday could be as high as 30 mph.

Lows into next week will be in the mid-40s to low 50s.

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Hay Producers Needed for Annual Publication

By Christi Lightcap CDA

The Colorado Department of Agriculture is accepting listings for the 2016 Colorado Hay Directory. The annual publication, celebrating its 30th anniversary, markets Colorado hay to buyers.

“For 30 years the Colorado Hay Directory has been a vital tool for hay producers and buyers,” said Wendy White, marketing specialist for the Colorado Department of Agriculture. “We continue to get calls from hay buyers around the state and nation requesting copies of this popular publication.”

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