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03-24-2020 KSIR Interview AFBF FSA

Click on this link to hear interview with Colorado State Commissioner of Ag, Kate Greenberg on what her office is doing during the COVID-19 pandemic. KSIR interview 

DENVER, CO (March 17, 2020) – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a serious and rapidly changing situation throughout Colorado and the entire United States. The virus and its impacts are being taken very seriously throughout the beef industry. The health of the public and our employees is of the highest priority, as well as our responsibility to produce and deliver safe and wholesome food throughout the nation and world.  “The United States food and beef supply is the safest and most abundant in the world. The beef industry remains committed to providing the same nutritious, safe, and wholesome products consumers expect, even during these stressful times”, said Steve Wooten, Colorado Cattlemen’s Association President. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), there is no evidence to support transmission of COVID-19 associated with food. However, it is always important to follow good hygiene practices (i.e., wash hands and surfaces often, separate raw meat from other ...

  Broomfield, Colo.  - What is Millet? Millet is a grain that is most often found in bird seed blends; however, this gluten-free grain is also gaining popularity in many recipes. Colorado is the number one proso millet producing state in the nation, with 275,000 acres producing nearly eight million bushels each year.  Each month the Colorado Department of Agriculture features a different commodity to highlight the variety and quality of products grown in the state. The following recipe is provided by Chef Jason K. Morse, C.E.C., of 5280 Culinary, LLC. Tropical Overnight Millet 3 cups water 1 cup millet, rinsed 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar 2 cups whole milk 1/2 cup fresh pineapple, chopped fine 1/2 cup fresh strawberries, chopped fine 1/2 cup sweetened coconut, toasted 1/2 cup salted macadamia nuts, toasted and chopped Add 3 cups of water to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the millet and return to a boil. Reduce to a simmer...

The 2020 Board of Directors of the Colorado Young Farmers Educational Association and the CYFEA Academic Scholarship Committee want to remind Colorado’s Ag educators and college bound students that the deadline for the 2020 – 2021 Academic Scholarship applications is March 15th !  There is still time for students to mail or email their applications in.  The purpose of these financial awards is to recognize outstanding students who are Colorado residents and will be an incoming freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in the fall of the 2020 – 2021 school year.  Applicants must be enrolled as a full-time student at a junior/community college, state college or university.  The selection of the scholarship recipients will be based upon academic excellence, along with personal and community activities and interests in agriculture, with future goals to serve in the field of agriculture or agricultural education.  There will be up to four one-year college scholarshi...

Bloomberg writer Mike Dorning  reported on Wednesday that, “U.S. Agriculture Secretary  Sonny Perdue   sees a ‘less than 10%’ chance that U.S. farmers will get another round of trade aid this year , despite  a tweet from President Donald Trump last month  raising the possibility. “ Weak prices  for many farm goods despite Trump’s  initial trade deal with China  have stoked calls for a new round of assistance for farmers, including from the top-ranking Republican on the House Agriculture Committee,  Mike Conaway  of Texas. ‘Unless something gives here very soon,’ Conaway told Perdue during an appearance before the committee on Wednesday, another round of trade aid will be ‘absolutely vital to the survival of our producers.’ The Bloomberg article explained that, “But Perdue told the panel Wednesday that  he expected China to fulfill a promise  in the  initial deal to purchase  $36.5 billion  in U.S. farm g...