All Entries in the "Environment" Category
Managing for Tough Times, Preparing for Good Times
June 6, 2013 from 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. Holly Senior & Community Center 129 South Main Street, Holly, CO The Northeast Prowers and Kiowa County Conservation Districts presents MANAGING FOR TOUGH TIMES, PREPARING FOR GOOD TIMES (farm/ranch drought management workshop) June 6, 2013 at the Holly Senior & Community Center, 129 South Main Street in Holly, CO […]
Cong. Gardner Visits Local Wheat Fields, Discusses Farm Bill
This past Friday , May 31, marked the third wheat field tour conducted by U.S. Congressman Cory Gardner since his election to represent the 4th District in Colorado, basically the eastern portion of the state, border to border with Nebraska and New Mexico. “I’ve covered the northeast corner in the first year, mid north in […]
What Came First, the Grass or the Livestock?
With the continued drought in Southeast Colorado, livestock producers need to be asking themselves a new twist to an age old question. Are you in the business of raising grass or raising livestock? If you do not have grass can you raise livestock on a pasture based operation? The next question that needs an […]
Fire Department Incident Reports May 30, 2013
Wednesday, May 29 At 1:10pm on Wednesday, May 29, Lamar Fire Department personnel were dispatched to an oil or other combustible liquid spill on Mill Street at the railroad in Lamar. While driving on a side street, vehicle F-3 noticed a low pressure liquid tank car on a rail siding with a wet substance leaking […]
We Use How Much Water Each Day!!
The City of Lamar is in Stage 2 Water Restrictions as of May 14 because of drought conditions in the city and throughout the southeast corner of the state. Residents to the east and west of Highway 287 have three separate days a week in which to water their yards in two time periods. […]