U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The USDA abruptly ended policies to address the long history of discrimination against minority and women farmers last month.

The plan, released last week by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, would eliminate the Forest Service’s nine regional offices over the next year, including offices in Montana, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Retirees from the agency said they were "extremely concerned."

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US Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins unveiled plans for a “complete reorganization of the USDA.” Thousands of USDA jobs in D.C. will be relocated to five new regional hubs, including one in Fort Collins.

Earlier this year, a commercial airliner struck an animal as it was taking off from Denver International Airport and had to make an emergency landing. Which led KUNC investigative reporter Scott Franz to ask: Just how often does this kind of thing happen? Scott found documents that show planes at DIA hit birds and other animals hundreds of times each year.

It would be called the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, according to budget documents from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Interior. The agency would consolidate the wildland fire programs of the USDA and Interior within the latter.

A program that offers mental health resources and support to farmers and ranchers in Colorado is on hold, after the Trump administration froze funding for it. We discuss the impact the program has had in the agriculture community, the unique stresses that farmers and ranchers face -- and what happens next.

The Trump administration’s chaotic moves on energy policy are sowing disorder in Colorado's solar energy development industry

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The USDA cut two popular federal programs supporting local food systems.