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Colorado FFA Foundation Announces 2020 Farm Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame Inductees The Colorado FFA Foundation announced today three inductees into the Farm Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame.  Mr. Chris Dinsdale, Sterling, Mr. Charles Hanavan, Jr., Cheyenne Wells, and Mr. Don Shawcroft, Alamosa will all be formally inducted into the Farm Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame in February 2020 at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet. “These gentlemen embody leadership, innovation and a strong commitment to agriculture.  We are honored to publicly thank them by inducting them into the Hall of Fame for all they have done and continue to do for agriculture.“ said Tom Lipetzky, Chairman of the Colorado FFA Foundation. The Farm Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame banquet is held in conjunction with the  Governor’s Forum on Colorado Agriculture  and is a prime opportunity to gauge the direction of the industry and learn about issues facing ...

Broomfield, Colo. - Cases of vesicular stomatitis (VSV) have been identified in the following 35 Colorado counties:  Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe, Archuleta, Boulder, Broomfield, Chaffee, Conejos, Delta, Dolores, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Fremont, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Jefferson, La Plata, Larimer, Las Animas, Mesa, Mineral, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan, Ouray, Park, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, San Miguel, Summit, Teller, and Weld. The total count of premises under quarantine for VSV by county is updated regularly on the  CDA VSV website .   Two cows have tested positive for VSV on a small cow/calf operation in Larimer county.  These cows had recently been brought down from summer pasture at a different location in Larimer county.   "This is the time of year when we potentially see more bovine cases, when cattle are transported down from summer pastures in the mountains," said Colorado State Veterinarian Dr. Keith Roehr. "It is important that cattl...