Agriculture

Community Agriculture Alliance: Keeping the Yampa Local

by Ren Martyn | Oct 30, 2016 | Agriculture, Water Rights

The American West has been defined by water, and as our population grows, the dialog will be more accurately defined by its limits. History illustrates access to water shaped the western states, and as more arid cities continue with significant growth, coupled with periods of drought and climate change, the western states of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado are positioning for a water battle. Community Agriculture Alliance This...

Bloomberg Business

by Ren Martyn | Apr 8, 2015 | Agriculture

This Very Expensive Bull is Fueling America's Prime Steak Boom (Bloomberg) -- Perhaps more than ever, the money in the beef business is in the marbling. Joe Mayer knows this well. At his ranch in Guymon, Oklahoma, a small, wind-swept town along the High Plains north of Texas, Mayer dotes on the ?super bull? he bought last year for $130,000. The jet-black bull -- Momentum is his name -- has one job: Sire cattle whose meat displays the flavor-enhancing fatty tissue,...

Northwest Colorado Beef Ranches

by Ren Martyn | Nov 5, 2014 | Agriculture

Every local beef ranch in Northwest Colorado including the Steamboat Springs area needs to be aware of the potential impacts from the agenda of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. This article was written by Heather Hamilton-Maude Tri-State Livestock News. Mixed thoughts on Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef A top-down, corporate fascist regime controlling every entity in the beef supply chain, including and specifically targeting the cow-calf producer...

USDA Announces New Landmark Conservation Initiatives

by Ren Martyn | May 15, 2014 | Agriculture, Conservation Easements, Habitat & Riparian Improvement

This was taken from the USDA website and is very important to restoring wetlands, support outdoor recreation activities, and boost economy. ?Thanks for taking the time to read- Ren ORRTANNA,?Pa., May 1, 2014?Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that applications are now being accepted for new, landmark conservation initiatives created by?the 2014 Farm Bill. The programs will provide up to $386 million to help farmers restore wetlands, protect working...

Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

by Ren Martyn | Mar 27, 2014 | Agriculture, Conservation Easements

The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program was funded with the passing of the 2014 farm bill Overview The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) provides financial and technical assistance to help conserve agricultural lands and wetlands and their related benefits. Under the Agricultural Land Easements component, NRCS helps Indian tribes, state and local governments and non-governmental organizations protect working agricultural lands and limit...

Colorado Agriculture Forecast: Big snow in March show strong numbers for the water supply.

by Ren Martyn | Mar 18, 2014 | Agriculture

According to the March Issue of the Fence Post Rocky Mountain Edition, the 2014 forecasts for Colorado farmers continue looking good. The Water-supply is already ahead of the norm a month ago. A healthy water supply is vital for Colorado?s agriculture industry that, according to the Colorado Division of Water Resources, uses about 85 percent of the state?s water. Snowpack on March 1 in the South Platte River Basin, which supplies northeast Colorado(the largest...

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