The investment will support CoBank's efforts to help rural communities in Colorado and throughout the country deliver reliable and affordable electricity to their residents and businesses.
Producers Eligible for Assistance from Farm Service Agency
Oct 15, 2014
The designations make farmers and ranchers in Otero, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, and Pueblo counties eligible for assistance from the Farm Service Agency.
Workforce development agencies partner with employers to provide on the job training
Oct 15, 2014
The grant will serve communities in the Front Range and Western Slope including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa, and Weld counties.
Agency Publishes Guidance on Licensing Standards, Requirements
Oct 09, 2014
Bennet helped write the drug supply chain security provisions of the Drug Quality and Security Act, which are based off a bill he introduced with Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) last year after working to find consensus for several years.
Producers Eligible for Assistance from Farm Service Agency
Oct 08, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight Colorado counties as disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by severe freezes that occurred between December 4, 2013 and May 15, 2014.
USDA Announces Expanded Eligibility for Farm Loans, Seeks Producers Feedback
Oct 07, 2014
Along with raising the borrowing limit for the microloan program from $35,000 to $50,000, USDA is also working to simplify the lending process, update the "farming experience" requirements, and expand the types of entities that are eligible.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to review several cases that have overturned same-sex marriage bans.
In light of the U.S. Forest Service’s clarification of its plans to require permits for filming and photography in designated wilderness areas, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet pledged to closely monitor the agency’s final ruling to ensure it respects access to public lands and adheres to the constitutional rights o...
Grant Will Help Recruit, Prepare, Retain Rural and Urban Teachers
Sep 26, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that the University of Colorado Denver has won a five-year grant totaling $8,523,405 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher Quality Partnership Grant program. CU Denver will use the grant to fund its NxtGEN Teacher Preparation Program and recruit, prepare, and reta...
