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Landowners in eastern New Mexico and neighboring regions are raising alarm over the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) plans to establish National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs). These proposed corridors, spanning 5 to 15 miles in width, threaten to disrupt prime agricultural lands and rural communities across multiple states, including eastern New Mexico, the western…
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Southeast Colorado Meeting to be held in Lamar February 6, 2025 Colorado wheat farmers are invited to attend and participate in the annual county business meetings and elections jointly sponsored by the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC), the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) and the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation (CWRF). The business meetings and…
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We made it another week. Donate, Advertise, Sponsor, or Subscribe today. Thanks again to our local writers, Wayne Thompson, Steve Doner, & Bill Bunting. Keep local news alive! It’s time to get ready for the Cook Oil Company annual filter sale. Mark your calendar for Breakfast on February 6th. Fill up your stomach and save…
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“No machine has yet been invented to successfully replace the hand labor. The men, using broomcorn knives with sharp five-inch knives, move down rows in a field, bending the heads or brush with one hand and cutting the stalk about six inches below the bottom part of the brush with the other hand. “ -Pueblo…
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Rise and Fall of the US Broom Industry is an overview of the broom & broomcorn industries in the U.S. The foundation for this post was provided to me by Sam Moyer Ph.D. He gleaned much of this from BROOM, BRUSH & MOP, (especially Tim Monahan’s 1986 review) Sam Moyer, Ph.D. My updates specifically focus…
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In the talks I have given about broomcorn I have always mentioned that Benjamin Franklin is often credited with bringing broomcorn to America in the 1700s. This concept is usually presented as fact, but it turns out that whether this is true or not is actually up for debate. I introduced you to some of…
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Reposted with Permission by Dr. Sam Moyer. Although there hasn’t been broomcorn production in Baca County for many years, there actually has been quite a bit of research done in the not so recent past. My newest broomcorn acquaintance is Dr. Sam Moyer, a geneticist and a broom maker from New Jersey. Dr. Moyer has…