Equine Herpesvirus Confirmed in Two Colorado Horses
The Colorado Department of Agriculture continues to investigate the spread of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) within the state. Disease Update as of 11am, 5/16/2010 • 2 confirmed cases of equines with EHV-1. • 6 additional exposed horses are showing clinical signs of EVH-1. • Currently horses in four different counties (Boulder, Larimer, Mesa, and Weld) are being investigated for the disease...
Read MoreNew Study: Weed Science Lagging Behind Other Disciplines
While invasive plant species continue to grow like—well, weeds—costing millions of dollars in damage and control attempts, the field of weed science is not keeping pace. There is demand for further knowledge of herbicide persistence, movement and toxicity in the environment, and the biology and ecology of weeds. But the number of weed science researchers, educators and Extension agents...
Read MoreWhole Foods Institutes Animal Welfare Rating System
Whole Foods Market has recently chosen to adopt a five-step Animal Welfare Rating system for their beef, pork and chicken products. The rating system is a program of Global Animal Partnership, a nonprofit organization that facilitates and encourages continuous improvement in animal agriculture. According to its Web site, Whole Foods Market is implementing this program because it supports and...
Read MoreHickenlooper: ‘Keep Ag Water Forever’
Gov. John Hickenlooper attended the Colorado Ag Water Alliance meeting Friday, stressing the importance of agricultural water in Colorado and the need to find new ways to share water. “My job is to see that we hold water up front and center to those in urban areas, so they realize how dependent we are on agriculture and the rural areas,” Hickenlooper told the Colorado Ag Water Alliance...
Read MoreFlooded Farmers to Receive Insurance Coverage
Nearly 3 million acres of farm land in three southern U.S. states have been submerged by flood waters from the raging Mississippi River and its smaller tributaries, adding to troubles in seeding this year’s crops in the world’s top grain exporter. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has guaranteed that...
Read MoreLegislative Tracking 2013
