Bob Bragg
Farm News & Views HostBob has been an agricultural educator and farm and ranch management consultant for over 40 years in southwest Colorado. He writes about agricultural issues from his farm near Cortez, and has helped to produce farm reports on KSJD for more than a dozen years.
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This week's Farm News & Views report covers expanded beef imports, proposed ranch-level processing changes and deer donation programs addressing crop damage and hunger. -
Farmers and ranchers face new economic pressure from tariffs, rising diesel prices and a proposed increase in tariff-free beef imports as fall harvest approaches.
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Four Corners producers prepare for possible El Niño impacts, persistent drought, cattle-market uncertainty and an upcoming agritourism workshop in Cortez.
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Farmers and ranchers face rising debt, high input costs, weaker exports and drought as Colorado’s rural economy slows and Colorado River supplies remain strained.
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Drought grips the Four Corners as reservoir levels fall, farmland values rise and rural communities confront new demands on limited water supplies.
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This week’s Farm News & Views Report covers USDA staffing cuts, higher U.S. crop input costs, sunflower-based rubber and new solar technology for farms and feedlots.
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This week’s Farm News & Views Report covers farm profitability concerns, USDA staffing cuts, Colorado wheat losses, farm aid, E15 and regenerative agriculture.
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This week’s Farm News & Views Report covers fertilizer price volatility, possible new federal farm payments and rancher concerns about labor shortages in responding to New World screwworm.
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Colorado has issued emergency animal movement rules for New World screwworm, while researchers say the Four Corners’ dry climate and cold winters make a local infestation less likely.
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New World screwworm cases, high beef prices, weak grain markets and rising debt costs are adding pressure to U.S. farmers, ranchers and rural economies.
