This Week's Journal

• Archives Search

---

Gov. Ritter announces disaster designation for several Colorado counties

Colorado

Gov. Bill Ritter announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted a request for disaster designation in several Colorado counties where crops have been affected by drought and an early frost.

Gov. Ritter sent a letter on Jan. 7 to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack asking for secretarial disaster designation. Fremont County experienced damaging frost and freezing temperatures on Oct. 8, 9 and 11, 2009. The early frost rendered unharvested apples worthless. The Western Slope saw a wet spring turn into a very dry summer. Various crops in Mesa, Montezuma, Dolores, San Miguel and Montrose counties were damaged due to drought at levels that qualify for disaster designation.

Click for related articles

EPA actions support viability, value of ethanol
Murphy continues to learn
Correction on wind farm story
Research team examines molecular basis of plant immune response
Alliance will improve maize harvests, livelihoods in Africa
EPA stops use of effective insecticide

---

article 2010- 10 - 0201CORitterdisasterdesigna.cfm

Add Your Comment To post a comment on this story, enter your screen name and email address then click "Add Comment." Your email address will not be displayed. 204 Recommend | 0 Comments

---

	Web hpj.com

Copyright/Privacy
Copyright 1995-2011.  High Plains Publishers, Inc.  All rights reserved.  Any republishing of these pages, including electronic reproduction of the editorial archives or classified advertising, is strictly prohibited. If you have questions or comments you can reach us at High Plains Journal 1500 E. Wyatt Earp Blvd., P.O. Box 760, Dodge City, KS 67801 or call 1-800-452-7171. Email: webmaster@hpj.com