/tags/u-s-department-of-agriculture-usda U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) en-US Copyright 萝莉少女/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:12:06 GMT /news/2025-08-18/usda-ends-decades-long-push-to-address-discrimination-what-that-means-for-colorado-farmers The USDA abruptly ended policies to address the long history of discrimination against minority and women farmers last month. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:12:06 GMT /news/2025-08-18/usda-ends-decades-long-push-to-address-discrimination-what-that-means-for-colorado-farmers Rae Solomon /regional-news/2025-08-01/usda-proposes-closing-forest-service-offices-while-moving-more-workers-to-the-mountain-west The plan, released last week by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, would eliminate the Forest Service鈥檚 nine regional offices over the next year, including offices in Montana, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Retirees from the agency said they were "extremely concerned." Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:13:46 GMT /regional-news/2025-08-01/usda-proposes-closing-forest-service-offices-while-moving-more-workers-to-the-mountain-west Rachel Cohen /news/2025-07-25/the-catch-up-usda-changes-gardening-in-extreme-heat-and-magic-mushrooms-for-science The Catch Up is your weekly way to get all the headlines and stories from 萝莉少女 in one place. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:34:17 GMT /news/2025-07-25/the-catch-up-usda-changes-gardening-in-extreme-heat-and-magic-mushrooms-for-science Nikole Robinson Carroll, 萝莉少女 Staff /news/2025-07-24/shake-up-at-the-usda-will-make-fort-collins-a-federal-ag-hub US Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins unveiled plans for a 鈥渃omplete reorganization of the USDA.鈥� Thousands of USDA jobs in D.C. will be relocated to five new regional hubs, including one in Fort Collins. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 23:06:17 GMT /news/2025-07-24/shake-up-at-the-usda-will-make-fort-collins-a-federal-ag-hub Rae Solomon /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-26/hundreds-of-birds-and-other-animals-strike-planes-at-dia-each-year-heres-how-airport-officials-manage-the-problem Earlier this year, a commercial airliner struck an animal as it was taking off from Denver International Airport and had to make an emergency landing. Which led 萝莉少女 investigative reporter Scott Franz to ask: Just how often does this kind of thing happen? Scott found documents that show planes at DIA hit birds and other animals hundreds of times each year. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:04:44 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-26/hundreds-of-birds-and-other-animals-strike-planes-at-dia-each-year-heres-how-airport-officials-manage-the-problem In The NoCo, Brad Turner, Ariel Lavery /2025-06-10/usda-forest-service-doi-interior-bureau-of-land-management-wildfire It would be called the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, according to budget documents from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Interior. The agency would consolidate the wildland fire programs of the USDA and Interior within the latter. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:37:04 GMT /2025-06-10/usda-forest-service-doi-interior-bureau-of-land-management-wildfire Murphy Woodhouse /podcast/inthenoco/2025-05-12/why-a-program-that-helped-farmers-and-ranchers-avoid-mental-health-crises-is-on-hold A program that offers mental health resources and support to farmers and ranchers in Colorado is on hold, after the Trump administration froze funding for it. We discuss the impact the program has had in the agriculture community, the unique stresses that farmers and ranchers face -- and what happens next. Mon, 12 May 2025 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-05-12/why-a-program-that-helped-farmers-and-ranchers-avoid-mental-health-crises-is-on-hold In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /news/2025-03-25/how-trumps-energy-policy-chaos-is-leaving-rural-colorado-in-limbo The Trump administration鈥檚 chaotic moves on energy policy are sowing disorder in Colorado's solar energy development industry Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-25/how-trumps-energy-policy-chaos-is-leaving-rural-colorado-in-limbo Rae Solomon /news/2025-03-21/the-catch-up-rallies-at-the-state-capitol-a-warning-for-cat-owners-and-stadium-plans-for-denvers-nwsl-team The Catch Up captures the biggest news and headlines from 萝莉少女's newscasts this week. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:06:47 GMT /news/2025-03-21/the-catch-up-rallies-at-the-state-capitol-a-warning-for-cat-owners-and-stadium-plans-for-denvers-nwsl-team Nikole Robinson Carroll /news/2025-03-18/colorado-farmers-food-banks-and-schools-feel-the-sting-of-usda-cuts-for-local-food-funding The USDA cut two popular federal programs supporting local food systems. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:55:36 GMT /news/2025-03-18/colorado-farmers-food-banks-and-schools-feel-the-sting-of-usda-cuts-for-local-food-funding Rae Solomon