Livestock grazing on public land in the West destroys vegetation, damages native wildlife habitats and disrupts natural processes, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. (Special to the Daily)
State Senator Kerry Donovan, of Vail, will host a virtual roundtable meeting Monday with Colorado State University scientists following a statewide listening tour on ranching and farming last week.
Donovan said the group attending the virtual meeting, which includes both the current president and chancellor of Colorado State University, will discuss the challenges Colorado’s farmers and ranchers are currently facing, and potential solutions to those problems.
“I’m proud of the coalition of farmers, ranchers and academic institutions like Colorado State University that we’re building to fight for rural communities,” Donovan told the Vail Daily. “I’ll make sure that the voices of small farmers and ranchers are loud and clear in our policies as we build back better from this awful pandemic.”