Agriculture Archives - The Colorado Sun

Colorado plan to ban using food assistance benefits for soda blocked by federal court ruling

Jennifer Brown — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:12:30 +0000

In this Dec. 25, 2018, file photo a person uses a soda fountain dispenser at the Back Bowl bowling alley in Eagle, Colo. A new study bolsters evidence that soda taxes can reduce sales but whether they influence health remains unclear. The new results were published Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

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A person uses a soda fountain dispenser at the Back Bowl bowling alley in Eagle, Colo. on Dec. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

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Eastern Colorado farmers brace for worst wheat harvest since 1965

Jeff Rice — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:16:00 +0000

Wheat grows in a field Monday, June 15, 2026, in Lincoln County. Some wheat crops are suffering amidst an ongoing drought. (Cheney Orr, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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Ready for your next steak? These Colorado ranchers are battling drought to get it on your plate.

Shannon Mullane and Tracy Ross — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:57:00 +0000

Louis Martin, 66, the manager of Brett Gray Ranch opens a gate to a paddock Monday, June 15, 2026, in Lincoln County. Ranchers across the state are running their operations amidst an ongoing drought. (Cheney Orr, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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What’s Working: Why hamburgers cost more today

Tamara Chuang — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Cargill workers process beef cuts on a beef processing line, Tuesday, December 2, 2025 in Fort Morgan Colorado. (Jeremy Sparig, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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Here’s what Colorado should know about New World screwworm

Michael Booth — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:08:00 +0000

The larval or maggot stage of the New World screwworm burrows into the eyes or wounds of livestock and pets. (Colorado Department of Agriculture)

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Are less-thirsty crops a solution to Colorado’s growing water problems?

Michael Booth — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Jason Webb, associate director of Colorado State University’s Eastern Plains agricultural research station near Akron, drops black-eyed pea seeds into a planter’s hopper from the back of a GPS-guided tractor, on June 4, 2026. Each packet of seeds in the box may come from countries thousands of miles apart that want new varieties of “cowpeas.” (Michael Booth, The Colorado Sun.)

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Cargill’s lockout of 1,700 workers stopped beef production, sending ripples through the supply chain

Tracy Ross — Wed, 27 May 2026 10:01:00 +0000

Haitian workers keep it jovial during a lockout at the Cargill meat processing plant in Fort Morgan. As dues-paying members of the Local 455 Teamsters union they’ll earn $1,250 per week for as long as they strike, say union leaders. (Tracy Ross, The Colorado Sun)

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Colorado governor signs executive order banning sugary drinks at state functions

Jennifer Brown — Thu, 21 May 2026 19:52:55 +0000

Perdita Butler, left, and Geonna King uncover a bed of vegetables at Butler’s Quarter Acre and a Mule farm in Pueblo. Butler grows organic produce and Quarter Acre and a Mule is an anchor farm for the Pueblo Farmers Market. (Mike Sweeney, Special to The Colorado Trust)

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How Colorado veterans are harvesting benefits with Goodwill farming program

Tracy Ross — Thu, 21 May 2026 09:55:00 +0000

Dressed in his beekeeper’s suit, Robert Stanley inspects one of the 32 hives of his apiary at his family’s three-acre farm in Palisade. Stanley and his wife, Laura, are both veterans and have taken classes on farming through Goodwill’s FarmAble program. (Tracy Ross, The Colorado Sun)

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More than 1,700 Cargill union workers shut out from job a day after rejecting contract

Tracy Ross and Tamara Chuang — Wed, 20 May 2026 21:54:18 +0000

Johanna Hernandez, General Manager of North American beef at Cargill, leads visitors on a tour of Cargill beef processing plant, Tuesday, December 2, 2025 in Fort Morgan Colorado. (Jeremy Sparig, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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