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Colorado Senate committee advances bill increasing overtime threshold for farmworkers

Updated 7 hours ago

The struggle to balance farmworker protections with the survival of Colorado’s family farms took center stage Thursday as senators debated two competing overtime bills. The...

Department of Agriculture warns of packages holding potentially invasive seeds

Updated 1 week ago

Spring planting is around the corner, and the Colorado Department of Agriculture wants residents to know where their seeds are coming from. Officials with the...

More than 20 Colorado counties receive grants to improve land record-keeping systems

Updated 3 weeks ago

More than 20 Colorado counties received a total of $2.5 million to improve their land record-keeping systems, according to a Monday news release. The State’s...

JBS strike could trip up Greeley’s economic surge

Updated 1 month ago

GREELEY – The upward trajectory of Greeley has been hard to match by other Colorado communities in the here and now. The city is on...

A fight over seeds and bees: Colorado Democrats target neonicotinoid pesticides

Updated 1 month ago

We tested vapes in Colorado for signs of hemp. This is what we found.

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado farmers warn U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper tariffs and research cuts endanger agriculture

Updated 2 months ago

47th Citizen of the West: ‘Epitome of Western traditions and values’

Updated 2 months ago

Boots ‘n Business Luncheon: ‘It’s something very special.’ | NONPROFIT REGISTER

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado rancher donates 72,000 pounds of hay to ranchers affected by Lee fire

Updated 3 months ago

Trump administration announces $12 billion soybean aid package

Updated 3 months ago

Clash of the titans: Democratic race for governor pits two candidates similar in focus, but very different in style | Vince Bzdek

Updated 3 months ago

Q&A: Colorado Chamber of Commerce CEO sees warning signs for state economy, despite strengths | FISCAL ROCKIES

Updated 4 months ago

Once a step ahead, Colorado’s economy cools, burdened by rising costs and regulations | FISCAL ROCKIES

Updated 4 months ago

Colorado could loosen regulations on intoxicating hemp products, countering new federal ban

Updated 4 months ago

As the federal government is poised to impose a near-ban on intoxicating hemp products next year, Colorado lawmakers are planning to loosen the restrictions imposed...

Washington state leaders rip Colorado over ‘failing’ wolf reintroduction program

Updated 4 months ago

Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission on Saturday said “no, not now” to sending wolves to Colorado, after a hearing in which the state’s residents vigorously...

Fort Collins is now a USDA regional hub: ‘It began to make sense’

Updated 4 months ago

FORT COLLINS – SeonAh Kendall was initially caught off guard when she got word that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had named Fort Collins as...

Senate votes to ban intoxicating hemp products nationally

Updated 4 months ago

Legislation passed by the U.S. Senate late Monday will ban nearly all hemp-derived THC products, despite Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul’s attempts to block the hemp-ban...

Nebraska says Colorado is stealing its water

Updated 5 months ago

Colorado joins 22-state lawsuit to restore SNAP benefits amid government shutdown

Updated 5 months ago

US Fish and Wildlife Services tells Colorado: No more wolves from Canada, Alaska

Updated 5 months ago

Trump’s plan to import beef from Argentina draws bipartisan backlash in Colorado

Updated 5 months ago

Colorado responds to Nebraska’s ‘unserious’ Supreme Court lawsuit over water diversion

Updated 5 months ago

Colorado River near Grand Junction infested with zebra mussels, state officials report

Updated 5 months ago

Colorado State Land Board approves carbon lease to restore San Luis Valley rangeland

Updated 5 months ago

Study: USDA relocation to Fort Collins to boost jobs, local economy

Updated 6 months ago

The clock is ticking: Negotiations stall on Colorado River water-sharing pact

Updated 6 months ago

Uncollared wolf believed responsible for Livestock deaths shot by CPW

Updated 6 months ago

New study looks at ‘right to float’ on Colorado waterways

Updated 6 months ago

Two new studies from the Common Sense Institute focus on the economic costs of wolf restoration and on what could be an upcoming battle at...

Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper, Western Slope business leaders talk about access to capital, tariffs

Updated 6 months ago

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper joined a group of business leaders from the Western Slope on Friday, when they talked about the economic transformation of the...

Gov. Jared Polis says Trump’s tariffs policy is disrupting Colorado’s exports, jobs

Updated 7 months ago

A report released Thursday by Colorado’s governor said President Donald Trump’s tariffs policy is disrupting the state’s economy and courting a recessionary scenario. State economists...

Water conservation takes center stage at 2025 Colorado Water Congress in Steamboat Springs

Updated 7 months ago

As the Lee Fire tears through more than 137,000 drought-parched acres in northwest Colorado — now the fifth largest wildfire in state history — hundreds...