Posts Tagged ‘farmers and ranchers’

Sheriffs, disabled file suit over Colo. gun laws

In a deliberate move to catch gun control activists off guard, an  organization representing Colorado sheriffs in a lawsuit over a series of  recently passed gun control laws abruptly announced the filing of the suit in  federal court today.   “We did that deliberately,” David Kopel, an attorney with the Independence  Institute, which is handling [...]

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Gardner backs farmers, asks Feds for drought declaration

Supports turning wells back on to save crops by Jack Minor –   In the latest move to help farmers in Weld County obtain access to groundwater to save their crops, Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CD-4) has asked the federal government to issue a drought declaration for the state.   Gardner sent a letter to Secretary [...]

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Bill preventing EPA from regulating farm dust passes House

by Jack Minor – A bill to prevent the EPA from regulating farm dust that was co-sponsored by Rep. Cory Gardner, passed the house on a largely party line vote. The bill prevented the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing any new regulations that could impose harsher restrictions on area farmers by regulating dust generated by [...]

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Got milk? EPA to regulate dairies to prevent contamination of water supply

Agency declares milk has oil, requires dairies to have plan in place to prevent environmental spill –Story and photo By Jack Minor – The EPA recently finalized a rule that will subject dairy farmers to the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure program, which was created to prevent oil spills into the water supply. In the [...]

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What is causing the immigration problem?

Cheap labor, corn, beef and NAFTA By Jim Frazier, For the Greeley Gazette   “Jobs are the cause of illegal immigration. Cheap labor,” said former UNC professor Roberto Romero. “If no jobs existed in the US, they would not come.”   “Corn is the cause,” said Alonzo Ortiz, an organizer of the May Day march [...]

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