All Entries Tagged With: "CSU Extension Agency"
Agriculture Sustainability and Climate Change
Early last year, the US government released the National Climate Assessment Report. The report concluded that climate change is unequivocal and that agriculture will be on the front lines with those most impacted by its effect. Climate disruptions to agricultural production have increased in the past 40 years and are projected to continue […]
Colorado State University Extension hosts AgFest 2014
More than ever, American children are confused about from where it is that their food comes as well as the significant role agriculture plays in their lives. For example, some children believe that the food they eat at each meal such as milk, eggs, meat, and vegetables come from the grocery store without any […]
Deadline Approaching to Order Windbreak Trees
Spring is almost here and it’s time to begin planning spring planting projects. The Colorado State University Extension Offices in the Southeast Area are wrapping up the 2013 -14 seedling tree program. We have a wide variety of windbreak trees still available to order from your local Colorado State University Extension Office. […]
Rangeland Resources and Drought
There was an interesting question in an online publication a couple of weeks ago that producers should really stop to think about. In the BEEF Cow/Calf Weekly, Burt Rutherford asked the question: “Restocking or Rebuilding: What is the Difference?” As the question was posed, the author was discussing the actual livestock numbers on an individual […]
Dare to Be You
By Lacey Mann, CSU 4-H Extension Agent, Bent & Prowers Counties Southeast Area- Seventeen 4-H campers, counselors, and chaperones from the Southeast Area attended the Annual Dare to Be You (DTBY) 4-H Camp on November 15-17 held in Pueblo, Colo, as representatives of District VI. DTBY is hosted by the 25 counties making up […]
Governor Accepting Invitation to Discuss Prowers County Drought Impact
The Prowers County Commissioners and representatives for Governor HIckenlooper are working to firm up details for an August visit by the governor to Prowers County, a follow-up of an invitation by the commissioners to view first-hand, the effects of the long-standing drought in Prowers and other southeast Colorado Counties. The Prowers County Commissioners, during […]
CSU Holds Crop Production Workshop at LCC January 8
Area farmers are invited to a Crop Production Workshop sponsored by DuPont Pioneer and Colorado State University Extension. The workshop will take place in the Bowman Building at the Lamar Community College on Wednesday January 8th, 2014. The program will start at 9:30 am. Topics to be discussed are best management practices for […]
Blister Beetles: They are back – with a vengeance!
Last year I wrote an article about blister beetles, but with recent outbreaks reported, thought it would be a good refresher. Several different species of blister beetles, not only in rangeland, but in lawn and garden settings as well, have been reported and observed. First instar blister beetle larva are predatory to grasshopper eggs (Kinney, […]
Numbers Up for Local Fairs
More money was spent at the livestock sale at the Sand and Sage Round Up this year, and twice the number of open entries was noted for the Holly Gateway Fair, according to Lacey Mann, CSU S.E. Area Extension Agent. Mann said this year’s livestock sale posed a 25% increase over last year and came […]