Colorado Senate Votes To Loosen Rules For Poultry FarmersColorado's local-food movement won a significant victory in the state Senate Tuesday, when lawmakers unanimously agreed to make it easier for small-time chicken farmers to sell directly to consumers.
Farm Bureau Says Agricultural Workers Hard To FindThe president of the Colorado Farm Bureau said Wednesday fruit growers and ranchers are having some crops go unpicked and animals untended because they can't get a dependable supply of field workers because of a stalemate over immigration reform.
Future Of Colorado, Washington Pot Farming Still UncertainIrrigation canals line Washington's Yakima Valley east of the Cascade Range, transforming a desert landscape into one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world - including crops for some of America's biggest vices.
High Fire Danger Forecast For Eastern ColoradoFire officials have two air tankers on standby in Colorado because of a high fire danger forecast in the eastern half of the state for the weekend.
Home-Cooked Foods Wins Colorado Senate ApprovalA proposed "cottage foods" designation allowing farmers to sell foods prepared right out of their kitchens is a step closer to approval in Colorado.