Legislative Update 3-15-13
The 2013 session has just crossed the half way mark. It has already been a very busy sessions and there is surely much more to come. So far, CFB has taken a position on 11 water bill alone. One such bill Farm Bureau has been engaged on is SB13-41, which would enhance and protect our ability to store water which is desperately needed in a state like Colorado. CFB is also supportive of SB-074, a...
Read MoreLegislative Update 2-1-13
Well, we are now a couple weeks into the session and things are finally starting to pick up steam. More bills are being introduced, committees are meeting and both chambers are doing floor work. All of this is keeping CFB busy under the Gold Dome. The legislators had many bills, some more heated than others, to work on. Here is a snapshot of some of the issues about which CFB cares. Early in the...
Read MoreMississippi River Hits Low
The Mississippi River has hit a new daily low—the lowest since 1988—dipping below a foot in depth in some places. “It looks like a coastline out there,” Reynold Minsky, president of the 5th Louisiana Levee District board, told The News-Star. “There are more beaches on the river than there are in Florida.” Because of the low levels, navigation has all but come to a halt in most areas....
Read MoreTransportation and Infrastructure to Mark-up Clean Water Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is scheduled to debate and vote on H.R. 4278, the Preserving Rural Resources Act, today. The legislation would reaffirm important Clean Water Act protections for farmers and ranchers that protect normal agricultural and forestry activities from regulation but have often been challenged by regulators and environmental activists. The...
Read MoreDrought Help For Farmers/Ranchers
The American Farm Bureau Federation on Tuesday expressed appreciation for a series of emergency actions announced by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide much-needed assistance to America’s farm and ranch families suffering from the drought gripping much of the nation. While the announcement will help many farmers and ranchers, there are areas of the United States that may...
Read MoreWater Initiatives Withdrawn
Proponents of initiatives 3 and 45 have withdrawn their bid to get their proposals on the 2012 Colorado state ballot. Supporters of the two measures told the Colorado Secretary of State’s office yesterday that they would not be able to gain the required number of signatures to get the measures on the ballot, however they said they would try again in 2014. The two measures would have...
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