Articles tagged under: Colorado
Sheep Industry Shocked by Processing Plant Takeover
Published July 31, 2020
South Dakota Stockgrowers Association Executive Director James Halverson is upset with the JBS decision to shut down lamb processing at its newly acquired plant in Colorado. "I don't know that hardly anybody knew about this before the last couple of…Custom Combiners Harvest a Variable Colorado Winter Wheat Crop
Published July 13, 2020
Hallock, Minnesota-based Sugden Harvesting owner Rick Sugden is wrapping up winter wheat harvest in the Julesburg, Colorado area. The crop is variable, with much of it poor quality. "It's not near the crop that farmers had hoped for this year.…MN Native to Lead Colorado Ag Department
Published December 27, 2018
The incoming governor in Colorado has named his pick for the agriculture commissioner job. Kate Greenberg is a Minnesota native who has been the western program director for the National Young Farmers Coalition. In that role, Greenberg has advocated for…Wheat Quality Council Kicks Off Winter Wheat Tour
Published May 1, 2018
Day one of the Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Red Winter Wheat Tour is underway. So far, participants have made stops in parts of eastern Kansas and Nebraska. Executive Vice President Dave Green says the crop just south and west of…