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2021
- Eating Locally, Building a Stronger Colorado
- Colorado Produce Calendar
- Leave it Messy this Fall
- Turkey Time
- Ranch to Plate Act
- Winterbourne Weeds
- Beef with a Story to It
- Wetland Ecosystem Restoration
- 10 Tips on Managing Drought Stressed Horse Pastures
- Prostrate Weeds
- Journal Entry from a Bird Conservationist
- Livestock Checkpoints Planned in Brand States
- Beetle Outbreak Impacts
- Emergency Preparedness: Make A Plan
- Protecting Plants from Wild Weather this Spring
- Introduction to N-P-K on a Compost Test
- Annual Weeds
- Learning Opportunities and Grants
- New SAM Specialist
- Keeping Dogs Safe around Livestock and Horses
- Windbreaks and Small Acreages
- USDA Expands Resources for Poultry Growers
- Winter Chicken Care 6 Gardening Predictions for 2021
- Learning and Grant Opportunities
2020
- Small Acreage Management Survey
- Grazing Behavior Depends on Species, Location
- Wildfire Wednesday Webinars
- Plant Hardiness is More than a Zone Number
- Dryland Pasture Series
- Potential Restoration of Wolves in Colorado
- SARE Fresh Growth Podcast
- Victory Garden Program with Grow and Give
- 4-H Carries On
- A Website We Love
- Best plants to create habitat
- NRCS Resources 7 Composting 101
- Holistic Land Planning Opportunity
- Picking the Right Chicks for You
- Fire Resistant Landscaping
- Custom Rates of 2019
- Can Specialty Crops and Solar Thrive Together?
- Transplanting Warm Season Vegetables
- Upcoming Webinars and Educational Opportunities
- Life in the Times of COVID-19
- Thoughts to Consider
- Septic Systems
- Educational Videos, Audio, and Other Recordings
- Equine Corona Virus is Not COVID-19
- Maintaining a Healthy Barn
- Where do Bees go in Winter?
- Soil Health
- USDA Rural Development Value Added Grant
- Which Trees to Transplant in Spring and Fall
- Bird Migration Timing
- Payson Lupine and Silvery Lupine
2019
- Nature’s Little Serial Killer, the Loggerhead Shrike
- Thinking of Reseeding a Pasture?
- Vesicular Stomatitis Confirmed in 35 Counties
- Resources for Hay Buyers and Producers
- Plant Look-a-Likes: Hemlock and Osha
- Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Backyard Poultry
- Fall Weed Management
- Rabbit Ownership
- Canada Thistle Rust
- Rangeland Grass Recovery After Drought
- Colorado Woody Plants App
- Gardening Hacks for Extreme Colorado
- Biodiversity
- YouTube University
- Colorado Forest Legacy Program
- Microgreens Production
- A Little Bit of Snake Knowledge Goes a Long Way
- Horse Pasture and Manure Q & A
- Pasture Seeding Q & A
- Weeds With Taproots: Organic Control on Small Plots
- Feeding Wildlife During Winter Does Harm
- CSU Online Land Stewardship Short Courses
- Bark Beetle Outbreak Expanding in Colorado
- The Spreading of Weeds
- Pasture Track System
- Air Quality and Agriculture
- Lavender Production and Management
- More to the Business than Harvesting and Selling
- High Altitude Baking
- Low-Cost Seedling Trees Available for Landowners
- Online Land Stewardship Program
- New Program Supports Agricultural Intern Opportunities
- Western Colorado Food and Farm Forum
2018
- The Chicken and the Egg(s)
- Preserve Smart App and Website
- New CO Ag Apprenticeship Bill
- Reducing Interactions Between Domestic & Bighorn Sheep
- Business Planning with AgPlan
- Feeding Cull Pumpkins to Sheep & Goats
- Multispecies Grazing
- Small Acreage Q & A
- New—Online Land Stewardship Program
- Colorado Drought Conditions
- Wildfire Livestock Health Management
- Tomorrow’s Cover Crops for Today’s Drought
- Tree Watering Necessary During Drought
- Underused Dryland Native Plants
- Effects of Drought on Water Quality
- Homeowners Can Address Wildfire Risk
- Drought Forces Difficult Business Decisions
- Basic Drip Irrigation Planning and Design
- The Relationship of New Spring Grass to Gas And Colic and Nutritional Laminitis in the Horse
- Trip to Spain’s Andalusian Region
- April 2018 Drought Update
- Agriculture Business Resources
- 2018 Grasshopper Populations and Infestations In Colorado
- Small Acreage Q & A
- Locoweed Effects on Horses and Livestock
- Carbon Coating Gives Biochar Its Greening Power
- An Apple A Day
- Tips for Managing Livestock in Winter
- @ColoradoStewardship
- Fitting Cover Crops Into Farming
- Low Water Native Plant Guides
- Salida Yard and Garden Radio Show
- Order Tree and Shrub Seedlings Now!
- Grass Plots and Field Day
2017
- Canning 101
- Small Flock Poultry Processing
- Conservation in the Kitchen
- Fall Small Acreage Q & A
- What is Your Role in Reducing Food Waste?
- Ag Tour to Spain Nov 26-Dec 8, 2017
- New Small Acreage Specialist for San Luis and Arkansas Valleys
- Follow Us on Instagram @co_sam_team
- Sustainable Landscaping Can Save Money and Time
- The Tao of Mow
- Varroa Mites
- Market channel assessment Project
- Organic Certification Cost share Reimbursements
- Musings of a Novice Vermicomposter
- Emerald Ash Borer
- Spring Cleaning Includes Reducing Fire Hazards Around Your Home
- Grape Phylloxera in Colorado
- Spiffy Online Solar Calculator
- Uncovering the Mystery of Cover Crops
- Healthy Families and Flocks
- Big Gun Irrigation Can Increase Hay Production
- Non-Structural Carbohydrates in Horses and the Role of Forages
- New Resources for Colorado Small Acreages
- Center Pivot Irrigation
- Pork Production for New or Small Pig Farmers
- What can the Past Tell us about Range Management
- Winter Watering
- Winter Pasture Care
- Winter Livestock Care
2016
- The New Colorado Water Plan and What It Means for Colorado Agriculture Producers
- Your Energy
- 811: Know What’s Below. Call Before You Dig
- How do I plant grasses in my pasture or rangeland?
- Grow Food-Grade Grain Sorghum
- Are My Hens Still Laying?
- Irrigation Options: Side Roll Sprinklers
- Colorado Agribility Workshops
- Rainwater Collection Bill
- Lower Population of Grasshoppers Predicted
- Colorado Wetlands App Now Available
- Canada Thistle and Field Bindweed
- Hiring a Weed Control Contractor
- Landowners Can Receive Federal Assistance to Protect Forestlands
- Soil: It’s Alive! STEM Kit and Curriculum
- Q & A on Small Acreages
- Help Slow the Spread of Emerald Ash Borer
- Making Beeswax Candles
- Backyard Chicken Harvesting
- Is This the Year of the Voles?
- Irrigation Options: Gated Pipe
- The Facts About Compost Tea
- Understanding and Using “cides”
- Reading Pesticide Labels
- Small Farm Equipment Safety
- Pollinator Protection-What’s Your Role?
- How To Identify Colorado Conifers
- Introducing LISA: A Smarter Way to Irrigate Your Lawn
- Plague-Riddles Prairie Dogs a Model for Infectious Disease Spread
- USDA Expands Micro Loans to Help Farmers Purchase Land and Improve Property
2015
- Establishing Sustainable Grasses on Dryland
- Canada Thistle
- How to Manage for Healthy Soil
- Livestock Enterprise Budgets for Small-Scale Operations
- Tree Seedling Sale
- Agribility Workshops
- Americans Tend to Think About Wildlife Like Their Ancestors Did
- Land Stewardship Program
- Paddock Paradise Track System For Horses
- Tools for Understanding Land Potential: Ecological
- Site Descriptions
- Weed ID and Control
- Home Energy Audits
- How Healthy Is Your Soil?
- What’s Wrong With These Leaves?
- Rain and Hay Production
- New Regulations for Small-Scale Producers of Chicken
- Eggs Focus on Food Safety
- Backyard Poultry Safety
- Soil Health and Vermicompost
- Raspberries!
- Grasses and Growth Cycles
- What is Soil and How Does it Form?
- Russian Thistle
- Why Do Soils Matter?
- Why Use a Native Hedge
- Annual Publication Provides Marketing Opportunity for Local Producers
- Grow Some Vegetables!
- Winter Water for Livestock & Horses
- Food Labels
- Western Whorled Milkweed Poisoning in Livestock
- Landscape Health Update: Cold Snap Lingering Effects
2014
- From 4-H Goat Project to Cheesemaking School
- High Tunnels: Strategies and Suggestions from Hilien Mesa
- Vesicular Stomatitis In Colorado
- CSU Researchers Put Home-Brewed Biofuel to the Test
- Oil and Gas Development in Colorado
- Noxious Weeds: Fall Control
- Upcoming Events
- Caution on Compost—Can it be too much of a good thing?
- Farm Fresh Directory Available Now!
- Pollinators: Everyone Needs a Home
- Animal Welfare Approved Label
- Goats for Weed Control
- ‘Faces of Energy’ Photo Contest
- Small Acreage Events
- Colorado Small Acreage Services Database
- Colorado’s Cottage Food Act
- Equine Herpesvirus Update
- What Is Soil Heath & Why Should I Care?
- A Promising Control for Canada Thistle
- OFRF Invites Grant Proposals
- Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association
- Radon In Our Homes
- Manage Cheatgrass This Winter
- Winter Livestock Care
- Emerald Ash Borer Detected in Colorado
- In Spite of Nerve Damage Farmer Keeps on Farming
2013
- Fall Birdhouse Cleaning
- Home Grown Wheat
- Where Do They Go for Winter?
- General Grass Seeding Plan for Dryland Areas
- Healthy Living With Goats
- No-Till Grass Drill
- Cheatgrass Increases Fire Risk
- Small Acreage Irrigation Guide
- How to Read a Pesticide Label
- Upcoming Small Acreage Webinars
- Thistles
- Dragonfly Pond Watch
- First Steps to Identifying Grasses on Your Property
- Colorado Water History
- Rabies on the Rise
- Goats
- Colorado Forage Guide
- Facts About Dalmation Toadflax
- Pasture Management During and After Drought
- Hydroponic Folier Production
- Home Energy Audits
- Naturally Control Insects and Rodents
- Dexter Cattle
- Applewood Seed Company Looking for Seed Growers
- FSA Microloans
- Animal Disease Traceability Rule Released
- Drought Calls for Change in Grazing
2012
- Grass Seeding
- A Menu of Organic Fertilizers
- Protecting and Enhancing Riparian Areas
- How to Assess Hay for Quality
- High Nitrates in Drought Stressed Forage
- Upcoming Events
- Palisade Insectary offers Biocontrol Options
- Colorado Drought
- Grow Lavender!
- Solar Energy Leasing
- Snakes
- Upcoming Events
- Wildlife and Mountain Living
- Adventure Awaits Teens at Camp Rocky
- The Power of Your Conservation District
- Setting Up a Drip Irrigation System
- Equine Herpes Virus Update: 5/17/2012
- Grasshoppers
- Upcoming Events
- Winter Grazing
- Weeds Are Impacting Our Landscape
- Cover Crops Help In Dryland Grass Establishment
- Help! I Need Some Local Meat
- Resourceful Idea Helps Tree Seedlings Acclimate
- Upcoming Events
2011
- Resources to Consider when Buying or Designing a New Property
- Winter Plant Protection
- Windbreaks for Snow Deposition: CSP On-Farm Pilot Projectk
- Improving Land for Pheasant and Other Grassland Birds
- Grow Hops in Colorado
- Funding Assistance for Farm Practices
- Upcoming Events
- Herbicide Contaminated Organic Matter Kills
- Vegetables
- Fall Irrigation for Cool Season Grasses
- Going Native
- Facts About Purple Loosestrife
- Homesteaders
- Upcoming Events
- Land Conservation –Who’s In?
- Understanding How Raspberry Plants Grow
- EHV-1 Outbreak
- Wildfire Defense for Small Acreages
- Facts About Diffuse Knapweed
- Request For Seed Collection: Lewis Flax
- Pocket Gophers Signs Are Showing Up Again
- Upcoming Events
- Raising a Pig for Meat
- Early Weed Detection for Better Management
- Reducing Your Trash
- How to Grow Blueberries in Colorado
- Fire Home Safety and Preparation
- Brown or White? Let’s Talk Eggs
- Upcoming Events
2010
- Stop the Japanese Beetle
- Colorado Quinoa
- Attention Horse Owners
- Tree Seedling Sale
- Watch and Learn: Educational Videos
- Facts About Scotch Thistle
- Pasture Grasses
- Events
- Toxic Weeds and Horses
- Pollinators
- Maintaining Water Quality
- Webinar Learning
- Pasture Use and Rotation Grazing Systems
- Tillage and Compaction
- Colorado Snow Survey Program
- Feeding Your Horse
- Use “weedy” Natives to Fight Noxious
- Weeds
- Manure : A Renewable Resource
- Colorado Proud
- Backyard Chickens
- Grass Tidbits
- Energy Rebates Still Available
- Upcoming Events
- Got Voles
- Rebates on Energy Efficiency Upgrades
- Forest Condition Assessment
- Basics of Dryland Grass Establishment
- Friend or Foe?
- Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food
- Animal Grazing Habits
- Air Quality Funding Available
2009
- Wind Energy
- Farmers Markets Fresh Ideas
- What’s In Your Garden: Weed or Wonderful?
- Animal Mortality Planning
- Fall Pasture Management
- Living Soil
- Upcoming Events
- CSU Extension Small Acreage Website Launched
- Worms In My Kitchen
- Leafy Spurge: A Colorado Noxious Weed
- Creating an Heirloom Vegetable Garden
- The Impact of Weeds
- Upcoming Events
- Soil Testing
- Choosing a Forestry Contractor
- Native Edibles
- Mountain Pine Beetle
- Winter Planning
- Temporary Fencing
- Upcoming Events
