Another Week…Vol. 138 No. 33 – Feb. 12, 2025

February 12, 2025

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U.S. and Global Agricultural Outlook: February 2025 WASDE Report

February 11, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, released on February 11, 2025, provides key updates on U.S. and global agricultural markets, with shifts in wheat, corn, rice, and livestock sectors shaping the year’s economic outlook. Wheat: Increased Domestic Use Lowers U.S. Ending Stocks The…
Boebert Urges Halt to NIETC Designation as Local Leaders Push Back Against Federal Overreach

February 11, 2025

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Tags: Lauren Bobert, New Mexico, NIETC, Property Rights, Southeast Colorado

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) preliminary list of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs), designated large swaths of land across multiple states for potential transmission projects. The proposed corridors could impact millions of acres of private property, triggering concerns over federal overreach and property rights. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has called on Energy Secretary Chris Wright…

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Growing up in Baca County – Chapter 7 – John Havens

January 28, 2020

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Tags: John Havens, Vilas

I read once of a tourist who was traveling through the country and realizing he needed gas he stopped at a very small village to fill up with gas. While the station attendant was filling the car, the tourist noticed there was very little activity going on. Finally, he said to the old gentleman, “Tell…
Growing Up in Baca County – Chapter 6 Part 1 – John Havens

December 31, 2019

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Tags: Fred Holister, John Havens, Southeast Colorado, Vilas

Note this episode references Fred Holister. More on Fred Click Here: Fred Holister: A Cowboy’s Story Many older people of the Vilas Community made an impression on my life. Some were school teachers, some were business men, others were preachers, farmers, and retired folks. But one I would like to mention especially was Uncle…
Growing up in Baca County – Chapter 5 – John Havens

December 17, 2019

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Tags: John Havens, Southeast Colorado, Vilas

As a teenager working around my Dad’s service station there was always something going on to make a good story. One has to do with a fellow named Bob, who was known, for a time, as the Broomcorn King of Baca County. One would never guess that Bob was a prosperous farmer. He raised…
Growing Up in Baca County – Chapter 4 – John Havens

December 10, 2019

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Tags: dust bowl, John Havens, Southeast Colorado, Vilas, WPA

As the dust storms increased many of the farm families and a few of the town residents had to pull up stakes and look for greener pastures. As a kid working around the service station I observed first hand family after family load all their belongings into cars and onto pickups and head out…

Another Week…Vol. 138 No. 33 – Feb. 12, 2025

U.S. and Global Agricultural Outlook: February 2025 WASDE Report

Boebert Urges Halt to NIETC Designation as Local Leaders Push Back Against Federal Overreach

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Growing up in Baca County – Chapter 7 – John Havens

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Growing up in Baca County – Chapter 5 – John Havens

Growing Up in Baca County – Chapter 4 – John Havens