President Donald Trump’s tariffs should be on the radar of every agriculture producer in the U.S. Our country is not only the top producer of beef at 12.1 million metric tons annually, but also the top importer of beef, consuming 12.7 metric tons annually. There are hundreds of other ag commodities that rely on trade, of course, but beef is on my radar.
Gabel: Why I have no beef with President Trump’s beef tariffs Read More »
The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District stepped up its fight against a massive Colorado Springs annexation, citing concerns that water from farms in southeastern Colorado would be used to supply 6,500 new homes and businesses to support them.
Will Colorado Springs’ growth come at cost to Eastern Plains? Farmers say yes. Read More »
The last thing the rancher from Arkansas wandering through the cattle barn at the National Western Stock Show thought he’d encounter was the group of kids surrounding him dressed in the un-ranchiest clothing. You could see it in his face.
Don’t look for retail beef prices to come down any time soon.
Beef industry should enjoy profitable 2025, analyst tells Farm Show audience Read More »
A winter rite of passage returns this week, as the Colorado Farm Show takes place at Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley.
Colorado Farm Show is Jan. 28-30 at Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley Read More »
Whether you run cattle on the Western Slope of Colorado or you grow forage on the Plains, there are precious few people in Colorado in Production Ag, while there seems a never-ending list of advocates — paid, volunteer, and sometimes from out of state — who are speaking up in support of things that either have the potential to harm producers or that will most assuredly harm them.
Gaines: The people doing ag in this state need to speak up for each other Read More »
Several agriculture-related groups today congratulated President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Vance and made comments about their priorities for the next administration.
The reaction of ag-related groups following the election of Donald Trump Read More »
Magnum Feedyards has operated for more than 30 years in eastern Weld County. The main line of business is growing feed and feeding cattle for market. Owner Steve Gabel started with 5,500 head in 1994, and he has gradually increased that to 35,000 head and 10,000 acres of land.
Amid acreage transition to solar farming, could Weld County lose its agricultural base? Read More »
In southwestern Colorado, Greg Vlaming crouched down to look at dying remains of an oat crop baking under the July sun. It wasn’t just a dead plant — it was armor, he said.
It was as if Doug Bay’s wish had come true, the day the doves landed.
