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Regenerative agriculture is a holistic approach to farming and ranching. It rebuilds depleted soils, improves ecosystems and mitigates climate change by putting carbon back in the ground. Farmers in Colorado are increasingly experimenting with those techniques. And a growing statewide program asks consumers in urban areas to help out too.
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Last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was in Denver to discuss significant federal funds coming to Colorado to support Climate-Smart Agriculture – an initial investment of $2.8 billion.With all that funding coming in, KUNC’s Rae Solomon wanted to get the low down on what Climate-Smart Agriculture means. She did some digging, and recently sat down with All Things Considered host Beau Baker to share what she found.
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Smaller county populations are shrinking as bigger counties’ are growing. 2020 census data show that is as true in Colorado as it is nationally. Rural birth rates are dropping, death rates are rising and young people are moving away. Some leave behind multi-generational farming legacies and the land that comes with it. Others are coming back.
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Farmers in parts of the West are experiencing some of the worst drought conditions in nearly two decades. The dryness presents challenges in keeping a farm or ranch viable, and in how farmers deal with mental health concerns.
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Between the pandemic, wildfires and a record-breaking drought, it's been a long and difficult year for many of Colorado's farmers and ranchers. Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg spoke with KUNC's Erin O'Toole about how the state is working to help support Colorado’s producers through the pandemic and beyond.
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Today on Colorado Edition: We talk with the state’s commissioner of agriculture about a program to create stability and resilience in the industry. We’ll learn about the toll that COVID-19 has taken on wages, and get the perspective of a Larimer County commissioner who says some coronavirus restrictions go too far. Plus, we’ll hear from a Northern Colorado man who’s doing what he can to spread joy during the pandemic, one dumpling at a time.
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Colorado Forest experts confirmed they found the emerald ash borer in Westminster. This case is the second time the tree-killing beetle has been found…
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It's officially Hemp History Week. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes the “ full growth potential of the industrial hemp...
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Colorado agriculture officials are taking steps to make industrial hemp -- marijuana’s agrarian cousin -- more mainstream. They’ve certified three hemp…
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Halfway down a dead-end road in the small farming town of Palisade, Colorado, is a research facility known as "The Insectary." Scientists at the lab…