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

Updated 1 week ago

“We’re grateful that we can be a part of it. It’s the Western way.” The Lee fire burned more than 138,000 acres of grassland used...

Trump administration announces $12 billion soybean aid package

Updated 3 weeks ago

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Monday that the administration was planning to disburse a $12 billion dollar aid package as...

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

Updated 3 weeks ago

By Vince Bzdek The race for governor is shaping up to be a clash of Democratic titans, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil...

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

Updated 3 weeks ago

Editor’s Note: Once among the nation’s fastest-growing economies, Colorado today confronts mounting challenges that threaten its momentum. This series reveals how a state once defined...

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

Updated 3 weeks ago

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

Updated 1 month ago

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

Updated 1 month ago

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

Updated 1 month ago

Senate votes to ban intoxicating hemp products nationally

Updated 1 month ago

Nebraska says Colorado is stealing its water

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado now has five bodies of water, including a stretch of the Colorado River from east of Grand Junction to the Utah border, that are...

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

Updated 3 months ago

480-acre project will rehabilitate trust land near Alamosa, sequester carbon and increase school revenues The Colorado State Land Board approved a new partnership that aims...

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

Updated 3 months ago

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s planned relocation of up to 2,600 employees to Fort Collins could bring more than $1 billion in new business output...

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

Updated 4 months ago

With a critical Nov. 11 deadline fast approaching, negotiators from the seven Colorado River basin states remain at odds over how to manage a river...

Uncollared wolf believed responsible for Livestock deaths shot by CPW

Updated 4 months ago

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

Updated 4 months ago

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

Updated 4 months ago

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

Updated 4 months ago

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

Updated 4 months ago

Denver’s ‘Eat Less Meat’ campaign sparks backlash from ag community, praise from activists

Updated 5 months ago

BREAKING: Another wolf kill reported by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, this time in Jackson County

Updated 2 years ago

As Colorado wildlife agency claims it is not to blame for wolf kills, ranchers threaten future partnerships

Updated 2 years ago

Colorado lawmakers kill bill mandating ‘nonlethal’ methods to get compensation for livestock killed by wolves

Updated 2 years ago

Colorado lawmakers reject bill to ban oil and gas drilling by 2030

Updated 2 years ago

Colorado lawmakers debate proposal allowing local governments to regulate pesticides

Updated 2 years ago

A bill allowing local governments to regulate pesticides is headed for the House floor amid concerns from the agricultural community that it will affect the...

Map released showing where Colorado wolves roamed

Updated 2 years ago

Colorado wildlife officials on Wednesday published a map showing where wolves have roamed in the past month, but it does not pinpoint where the animals...

Colorado lawmakers grill officials over wolf release communication failures

Updated 2 years ago

Lawmakers grilled officials from the Department of Natural Resources and Colorado Parks and Wildlife, who found themselves on the hot seat on Wednesday at the...

Colorado lawmakers put pressure on wildlife officials to help ranchers protect livestock from wolves

Updated 2 years ago

After losing more than a dozen livestock and four cattle dogs to wolf attacks, Jackson County rancher Don Gittleson is getting help from lawmakers, who...