44 Colorado Counties OK'd For Ag Disaster Loans

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Posted: 3:51 PM Sep 16, 2008
Last Updated: 7:45 PM Sep 16, 2008
Reporter: Associated Press

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Farmers in 44 Colorado counties are eligible for low-interest federal loans because of drought or freeze damage.

Gov. Bill Ritter said Tuesday the U.S. Department of Agriculture agreed to provide drought loans to 40 counties. Fifteen of those counties, plus four others, are eligible for freeze loans.

Ritter also plans to seek additional hail, drought or disaster designations for six counties, all of which are already eligible for low-interest loans under the existing declarations.

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Posted by: disappointed Location: rural El Paso County on Sep 16, 2008 at 05:02 PM
How much longer will we have agriculture in Colorado? El Paso county is not supporting agriculture education. El Paso County Commissioners have cut funding to 4-H youth as a part of eliminating El Paso County Extension. Extension involves much more than 4-H, and cuting programs happens as budgets are reduced. However, cutting 4-H only hurts its youth members. Kids who have been showing cattle, hogs, and lambs have no place to go - other counties can't / won't enroll these kids as 4-H members. The many academic programs offered by 4-H such as livestock judging, computers, technology, etc. are also gone. Eliminating a valuable youth program is a travesty. I am hopeful that the 4-H parents can convince the El Paso government, i.e. the commissioners, to reinstate the funding for 4-H youth, who gain skills not only related to livestock but leadership skills and increased scholarship opportunities through 4-H.

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