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Controversy over atmospheric methane contribution from cattle continues, consumer groups petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to stop livestock producers from administering antibiotics, beef cattle producers may see rewards from higher prices this year, and while local farmers and ranchers are happy to see the snow, drought remains a big problem overall.

The Dolores Affordable Housing Task Force moved forward with plans to build residences on two pieces of town-owned land Tuesday night. And Colorado lawmakers want to lower the disability requirements veterans need to receive property tax exemptions.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center issued avalanche warnings for much of Colorado on Sunday. And an avalanche near Breckenridge Ski Resort resulted in the death of a skier on Saturday.

Power outages were reported in the Empire Electric Association service area on Wednesday morning. And new regulations going into effect on January 1 will impact the kind of eggs that can be sold in Colorado.

Colorado is considering changing its Red Flag law after the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs. And the state Joint Budget Committee continues to review next year’s spending plan.

A look ahead to what consumers may expect to pay for groceries in 2023, how the war in Ukraine is affecting farmers there, and China needs more cropland for its growing consumption of feed grains, oilseeds, and food grains.

A mass shooting over the weekend at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs killed five people and injured dozens. And the 2022 midterm elections wrapped up last week as Colorado Clerk and Recorders submitted their final tallies to the Secretary of State's office.

The USDA Economic Research Service reports that one fifth of U.S. agricultural production was exported during the last fiscal year, about one million loans made for the 2020 Paycheck Protection Program appear to be fraudulent, how the Netherlands became the second largest exporter of agricultural products behind the U.S., and low water levels in Colorado reservoirs continue to be a problem.

The Montezuma County Board of Commissioners announced it will attend a regional meeting regarding the redistricting of Colorado’s Congressional districts; A health advisory for poor air quality has been issued for Southwest Colorado through Saturday morning from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; In Southeast Utah, Highway 95 will be closed for ninety days at the Cottonwood Wash Bridge, which is about nine miles west of Blanding.

Two wildfires broke out this weekend and continue to burn in the San Juan National Forest.