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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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Update 2.16.2016: The USDA has reversed its decision on certifying organic hemp, our original story continues below.Colorado is now home to some of the…
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Following months of wrangling, the Colorado Department of Agriculture has secured a permit from federal drug enforcement officials to import industrial…
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Big farms are collecting taxpayer dollars that they haven’t necessarily earned by taking advantage of a loophole in government subsidy rules, according to…
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A battle is brewing in the organic food industry.The largest trade association for organic farmers, marketers and processors wants growers to help pay for…
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You’ve probably seen, but may not have noticed, labels on the meat at your grocery store that say something like “Born, Raised, & Harvest in the U.S.A.”…
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2014 was the year even the lunch ladies got political.Harvest Public Media was created four years ago to report on agriculture and food production in the…
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The “who” part of the Farm Bill is pretty clear.With trillions dollars of government spending up for grabs, lobbyists from all ends of the spectrum –…
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When U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced passage of the Farm Bill in February, she echoed a refrain from a car commercial.“This is not your father’s Farm…
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An old saying among farmers is that you want your corn to be “knee-high by the Fourth of July.” That adage doesn’t necessarily apply to Colorado’s newest…