Archive for January 26th, 2014
Handouts Harm, Don’t Help, Wildlife
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Winter is here and that means animals will have to search a little harder for food. Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants to remind people that the best way to help hungry animals is to let them find their next meal on their own. “People may mean well, but those who […]
US Highlights for December 2013 Livestock Slaughter
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.14 billion pounds in December, up 3 percent from the 4.00 billion pounds produced in December 2012. Beef production, at 2.05 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.56 million head, up 1 percent from December 2012. The average live weight […]
Sunflower Assessment Referendum Public Meeting
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment per the request of the Colorado Sunflower Administrative Committee as they are seeking approval for an increase in their assessment. Currently, the sunflower assessment is set at 3 cents per hundredweight; the proposed new rate will increase the assessment to 6 cents […]
