New Colorado program supports agricultural intern opportunities
Ag businesses can be reimbursed for 50 percent of costs for hiring an intern in Colorado.
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USDA surveying hog and pig producers
USDA will be contacting producers in February for the quarterly hog and pig survey.
Ag stats: mountain states grain stocks report for December 2018
Summary of grain stocks for the Mountain States Region and U.S. for December 2018
Ag stats: USDA annual crop summary highlights from 2018
Crop production totals from Colorado and the United States for 2018.
USDA surveying farmers’ 2019 planting intent
Annual planting intention survey results will be released in late March.
USDA Update - February 6, 2019
News and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.
Ag stats – Mountain Region agricultural prices received in November 2018
Ag prices received for Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah in November 2018.
Together, more heat and more carbon dioxide may not alter quantity or nutritional quality of crops
Food crops show advantages is extra heat or carbon dioxide, but not both.
USDA’s Farm Service Agency extends deadlines on many programs
Following the government shutdown, deadlines have been extended for numerous USDA farm programs.
USDA Update - January 28, 2019
News and information from the Kiowa County, Colorado, USDA Service Center for January 28, 2019.