Agriculture
A combine cutting corn, a hay field and cattle on pasture
Agriculture
Agriculture is big business in Colorado, contributing $40 billion annually to the state’s economy. Whether you are farming on a small acreage, in urban spaces or are involved in large-scale production agriculture, Extension resources provide research-based information for producers located from the plains to the mountains. Topics include: Crops, Farm Management, and Livestock. Newsletters Inside … Continue reading
Private Pesticide
Need information on Commercial or Private Pesticide Testing?
CSU Private Pesticide Applicators information
Antibiotic Restriction Changes
June 11, 2023 will bring additional changes to how antibiotics can be purchased by livestock producers.
On this date the Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA-CVM) discontinued “Over The Counter” purchases of injectable livestock antibiotics from your local feed store, farm supply, CO-OP or any other entity without a veterinary prescription. The rule comes after a 2018 FDA-CVM study on antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary settings. The rule is for medically important antibiotics, those used from both human and animal health, and is intended to decrease or keep bacteria from becoming antibiotic resistant. Read more…..
Other useful links:
CSU Extension Agriculture and Business Management
CSU Extension Agricultural Producer Page
CSU Extension Natural Resource Page
Seedling Trees
seedling-trees and flowering bushes
Seedling Trees
Are you interested in improving the air quality around you?
Do you need a visual screen or a wind break?
If you answered yes to any of these questions then you may want to check into the seedling tree program.
We have a wide variety of windbreak trees available to order from your local Colorado State University Extension Office. They may be picked up at your local Extension Office or by clicking on the link to your county.
Crowley & Otero County order form
Baca County call – 719-523-6971
Kiowa County call – 719-438-5321
For the below counties contact your local Soil Conservation District
Cheyenne County | Prowers County
Bent County Contact either Otero County or Prowers County SCD
Advantages of planting trees around your farmstead include the following:
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Improve air quality, trees absorb carbon dioxide and replenish the atmosphere with oxygen. |
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Help save energy by cooling in the hotter months and as windbreaks during the winter. |
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Windbreaks reduce noise. |
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Improves water quality by reducing runoff and erosion. |
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Trees improve wildlife diversity by providing habitat. |
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Provide income from Christmas tree sales. Windbreak trees can only be resold as cut Christmas trees. |
“There are both, barerooted and potted varieties available at this time, but I suggest you order soon because supplies are limited to a first-come basis.”
Orders will be taken until March 4, 2022 with the seedlings arriving in Late March.
Recommended Trees for Plains Communities of Southeastern Colorado
