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As of March 1, Colorado growers intend to plant 1.50 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2018, up 40,000 acres, or 3 percent from last year's plantings, according to the March 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Sorghum planting intentions total 400,000 acres, down 10,000 acres from last year. The area expected to be seeded to oats, at 55,000 acres, is up 5,000 acres from a year ago.
Colorado inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2018 was 770,000 head, up 3 percent from December 1, 2017 and up 10 percent from last year. Breeding inventory, at 155,000 head, was up 5,000 head from the previous quarter but unchanged from last year. Market hog inventory, at 615,000 head, was up 3 percent from last quarter and up 13 percent from last year.
Hear ye! Hear ye! Cometh to the think tank this morning Delbert McLain, our very own Chamber of Commerce. A broad smile beameth.
You know, we’re really proud of Del. Of course, what he’d like to do is make this valley so rich and crowded that none of us would want to live here anymore, but at least he works really hard at it. We admire hard work.
“Hey Del,” Steve said, “pull up a cup and sit down.”
According to SafeKids.org, window falls account for about eight deaths and 3,300 injuries among children five and younger each year. National Window Safety Week is designed to heighten the awareness of what can be done to help keep families safe from the risk of accidental falls or injuries in the home. Falls from a window are extremely dangerous, especially for children, and can cause serious injuries or death.
Off-farm corn stocks in Arizona on March 1, 2018 were 2.50 million bushels, down 5 percent from March 1, 2017, according to the March 1 Agricultural Survey and March Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Off-farm all wheat stocks in Arizona on March 1, 2018 were 4.03 million bushels, up 4 percent from March 1, 2016. Off-farm barley stocks totaled 46,000 bushels, up 171 percent from last year.
After a short reprieve following some rain and snow during the past week, fire danger is again rising for southern Colorado.
