lesli allison
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Finding common ground between Colorado’s private and public lands
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It’s hard to think of a time in recent history when we focused more on division than we do now. It’s often said there are two Colorados – one in the metro areas clustered along the Front Range, the other in Colorado’s vast rural expanses. While most of these conversations center on traffic, affordable housing,…
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IN RESPONSE: Farm bill is an investment in rural Colorado’s economy
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Farms and ranches are the lifeblood of Colorado’s rural economies and communities, utilizing local suppliers, paying local labor, generating income that is spent in local stores and growing healthy and affordable food for Colorado and the world. Right now, Colorado’s agricultural industry is also facing its most difficult economic outlook in years. Nationally, net farm income…
