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One reason is that the state is paying out more to lower-income residents through targeted tax credits.

Livestock producers, especially beef operations, see record profits in 2025, while crop farmers struggle with low returns, trade disputes, and echoes of the 1980s farm debt crisis. Economists warn of long-term risks as tariffs and high input costs squeeze margins.

Visitation at Mesa Verde has been down by a little less than 4 percent this year.

The USDA projects a $47B agricultural trade deficit for 2025, sparking concerns about long-term trends and data transparency. Meanwhile, the Great Western Ranch sold in New Mexico, highlighting surging land values, and Congress remains stalled on passing a new Farm Bill.

The 2018 Farm Bill remains stalled as extensions drag on, leaving U.S. farmers facing uncertainty. Tariffs, volatile corn and soybean prices, and rising input costs threaten profitability into 2026, while global trade shifts cut U.S. access to key markets.

As corn and soybean harvest begins, U.S. farmers face near break-even prices, weak exports, and tariff-driven trade challenges, with policy fixes still uncertain.

USDA forecasts record corn yields, but tariffs and trade wars drive a $29B farm trade deficit, straining U.S. producers already facing low prices.

State grants for transportation, infrastructure, energy projects and more will come with new housing policy requirements, starting this fall.

The Colorado Chamber hosted a panel with all eight of Colorado's U.S. House members, focusing on the "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" and its potential impacts on the state's business community.

Democratic CD3 candidate shares his vision in Delta.