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August 12, 2019

This awards program recognizes the agents that go above and beyond their everyday tasks to engage and support their local county farm bureau. (Courtesy of Colorado Farm Bureau)

NOMINATIONS OPEN ...

Nominate an outstanding FB insurance agent

Applications are due by October 25, 2019

August 11, 2019

The winning counties will be announced at the CFB Annual Meeting in November. (Courtesy of Colorado Farm Bureau)

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS ...

Apply for County Awards of Excellence

Applications are due by October 25, 2019

August 11, 2019

horse

VESICULAR STOMATITIS ...

Vesicular stomatitis confirmed in 20 counties

There are currently 254 quarantined locations statewide

August 11, 2019

angus cattle beef (K-State Research and Extension, Flickr/Creative Commons)

YOUTH LEADERSHIP ...

Angus Juniors take center stage at LEAD Conference

The future of the business breed comes together in Nashville for annual event

August 8, 2019

Cross-sectional view of a conventional hydrophobic membrane used in membrane distillation. The blue represents water. (Credit: Tong and Kota labs)

WATER PURIFICATION ...

Insights into water purification technology

Lab is studying an emerging technology called membrane distillation

August 8, 2019

wheat grain (Sleepy Claus, Flickr/Creative Commons)

NASS SURVEY ...

USDA to measure small grain production

NASS encourages producers to respond online or by mai

August 8, 2019

On August, 1st, Colorado Proud, a program of the Colorado Department of Agriculture, kicked off its month-long, statewide community tour through Colorado communities, as part of its 20th anniversary commemoration and The Next Generation of Ag campaign. (Photo credit: Colorado Proud)

COMMUNITY TOUR ...

The Next Generation of Ag community tour

Part of a month-long commemoration of Colorado Proud’s 20th anniversary

August 7, 2019

Shade barrier over peppers. (Courtesy of Carol O'Meara, CSU Extension Boulder County)

PEPPERS ...

Peppers have it made in the shade

High solar intensity and temperatures work against getting the most of our pepper crops

August 7, 2019

“The interesting thing about the CoAXium® Wheat Production System is that the idea came from the Colorado wheat growers themselves,” said Todd Gaines, a molecular weed scientist who, together with CSU weed scientist Phil Westra, helped develop CoAXium. While farmers had already been using an herbicide resistance system called Clearfield® – first released in 2001 in a CSU-developed wheat variety – they identified the need for diversity in weed management to stave off herbicide resistance issues. (screenshot from video)

HERBICIDE-TOLERANT WHEAT ...

Farmers reap benefits of herbicide-tolerant wheat

A powerful new tool for farm profitability

August 7, 2019

scholarship

SCHOLARSHIPS ...

National Western Stock Show awards scholarships

New scholarship program is a thank you to the city of Denver