Agriculture & Science

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National emergency alerts potentially vulnerable to attack

BOULDER — On October 3, 2018, cell phones across the United States received a text message labeled “Presidential Alert.” The message read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Read More

Jackson Lake State Park and CPW join national campaign to raises awareness of dangers associated with boating under the influence

ORCHARD, Colo. – As part of the annual Operation Dry Water campaign, Jackson Lake State Park and Colorado Parks and Wildlife will join in the nationally coordinated effort to Read More

Canine cancer prevention vaccine study seeks participants

As part of the largest interventional canine clinical trial ever conducted, veterinarians leading the Vaccine Against Canine Cancer Study seek to enroll 800 healthy, middle-aged pet dogs to evaluate the Read More

Moose attack outside Nederland prompts warnings of potential aggressive wildlife behavior defending their young

NEDERLAND — A 69-year-old man was attacked by a cow moose while working on a ranch Thursday morning and was transported by ambulance to Boulder Community Hospital for examination of his Read More

CPW issues citation for illegal possession of wildlife to university professor, remains in support of study on West Nile Virus

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials have closed an investigation looking into reports of illegal possession of wildlife by a university professor. Dr. Gregory Ebel, professor in Read More

CPW invites anglers to discuss key fishing related issues at a public meeting

DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is looking to involve the public in an interactive conversation and invites anglers to participate in a public meeting on May 16 at the Read More

First woman Prime Minister of Australia to speak at Colorado State University April 8

Julia Gillard, the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Australia, will speak on the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins April 8, as part of the Global Read More

First ‘Experience Tourism Naturally’ event at CSU March 27

Colorado State University will host the first Experience Tourism Naturally event on March 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held on the west lawn of Read More

Kate Greenberg, Colorado’s new ag commissioner, on climate change and mental health in rural America

by John Herrick Colorado Independent The 31-year-old takes the helm at a time when water scarcity and economics pose major challenges to western farmers Kate Greenberg, 31, has spent most of Read More

USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey to speak at CSU Water in the West Symposium

Denver, Colo. – Bill Northey, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will speak at the upcoming Water in the West Symposium in the Read More