USDA

Update: USDA Provides Information on Where to Send Unsolicited Seeds

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 5, 2020
Contact: Mary Peck, 720-428-0441, mary.peck@state.co.us

Broomfield, Colo. - Following numerous reports in Colorado and nationwide of unsolicited seed mailings, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released state-specific guidance on how and where to send the seeds.
Instructions for mailing seed packets to USDA:

Ag Department Activates Colorado Reporting Hotline for Unsolicited Seed Mailings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 30, 2020
Contact: Mary Peck, 720-428-0441, mary.peck@state.co.us

Colorado Submits State Hemp Management Plan to USDA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 18, 2020
Contact: Mary Peck, 720-428-0441, mary.peck@state.co.us

Gov. Polis & Ag. Commissioner Greenberg Request CARES Act Funds for Colorado from USDA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2020
Contact: Mary Peck,720-428-0441, mary.peck@state.co.us

Radio Frequency Identification Livestock Ear Tags to Replace Metal Clips

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 19, 2020
Veterinarians and Livestock Owners Contact: Colorado State Veterinarian’s Office, 303-869-9130
Media Contact: Mary Peck, 303-869-9005, mary.peck@state.co.us

Broomfield, Colo. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin offering the option of no-cost Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ear tags to veterinarians and producers for use in young beef, dairy or bison breeding replacements.

Feral Swine Eradicated from Colorado Thanks to Work of State and Federal Partnership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2020

USDA Releases Information on New Hemp Crop Insurance Coverage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 11, 2020
Contact: Mary Peck, 303.869.9005, mary.peck@state.co.us

Broomfield, Colo. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week announced the availability of crop insurance protection for producers of hemp under two separate programs. With the availability of insurance through these programs, hemp producers in Colorado may be able to obtain protection of their hemp crops from natural disasters.

Gov. Polis, Dept. of Agriculture Submit Comments on USDA’s Proposed Hemp Rules

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 29, 2020
Shelby Wieman | shelby.wieman@state.co.us | 303-957-6011
Mary Peck | mary.peck@state.co.us | 303-869-9005

Denver, Colo.— Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), in partnership with Attorney General Phil Weiser, today submitted the State’s official response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) interim final rule related to the establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program.