Colorado’s next 15 wolves will be coming to Eagle, Pitkin, and Garfield counties in the next 2 two weeks
There is speculation that some of the wolves are already in the state.
Colorado’s next wolves are from British Columbia. Some reports suggest that the first of the transplants may already
Continue Reading More wolves welcomed to Colorado
Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado, has extended to Sept. 1 the bird flu emergency in his state.
The governor is responding to the avian flu outbreak in Colorado’s Weld County. Weld County is often listed as a Top 10 county for agricultural production and is usually the only high-value
Continue Reading Colorado continues working with avian flu as an emergency
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment — in coordination with the Colorado Department of Agriculture and State Emergency Operations Center — is reporting three confirmed cases of avian flu in humans at a second farm in Weld County.
Public health officials first reported news of the virus at
Continue Reading Colorado ups its avian flu surveillance; more human cases detected
A nine-member team from the federal Centers For Disease Control and Prevention is on scene in Colorado because the nation’s top contagious disease expert has confirmed four more human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the state.
The four additional human cases of H5 bird flu that emerged in
Continue Reading CDC sends team to Colorado as human bird flu cases double over the weekend
The debate over the legality of raw milk sales continues to stir discussions among legislators, public health officials, and consumers across the United States. Raw milk, which is milk that has not undergone pasteurization to kill harmful bacteria, remains a contentious issue because of its associated health risks and raw
Continue Reading States take sides in the raw milk debate
Every so often, somebody tries to make a partisan issue about raw milk. That happened again when Colorado was supposed to be “poised to defy this growing partisan divide” with a bill to allow direct sales to consumers.
The problem with SB24-043 is that the bill has gone precisely nowhere
Continue Reading Bill for direct sales of raw milk hasn’t yet gone anywhere in Colorado
It was only a matter of time. Colorado raw milk rules are among the most restrictive in the West, but that isn’t likely to last. With bipartisan sponsors, Senate Bill (SB) 24-0434 is off and running in the Colorado Legislature. Colorado’s governor, as a congressman, was a prominent Food Freedom
Continue Reading Direct sales of raw milk to the consumer are likely coming to Colorado
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is currently investigating an outbreak from the microscopic parasite Cyclospora.
As of June 15, there have been 62 patients reported in Colorado since May 1, 2023. No hospitalizations or deaths have been reported.
At this time, public health officials have identified 45
Continue Reading Officials link Cyclospora outbreak in Colorado to Mexican restaurant
The Denver-based National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) reports that 39 state Legislatures continue to be in session, and most of those are just getting interesting with a month or two remaining before they adjourn for the year.
So while it’s over for the western states of Idaho, Wyoming, Utah
Continue Reading Food safety keeps popping up as Legislatures are getting into the thick of things
It is being hailed as everything from the beginning of a journey to the coming of a new industry, but for sure it’s a step toward legal consumption of “magic mushrooms” in Colorado. The involved event is merely a bureaucratic exercise — today’s first advisory board meeting will, over the
Continue Reading Colorado steps off into the world of ‘magic mushrooms’