Dry Land Distillers in downtown Longmont hosted U.S. Department of Agriculture representatives and local grain growers Wednesday to celebrate a federal grant for $269,270 to help expand the local organic grain industry.
"By staying local, we've reaped multiple benefits, from fostering connections across Colorado to shielding ourselves from volatile economics," Wroe said.
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An Arctic air mass that surged into the plains this week was considered exceptional for its duration, with cities like Omaha recording its longest streak of teens and single digit temperatures since the 1980s.
Generally, though, the overall trend has been warmer, which could expand the growing season and present new opportunities if managed right, according to Andrea Basche, an agronomist and cropping systems specialist at the University of Nebraska.
Basche was a speaker during the recent University of Colorado Colorado Springs grain school forum, hosted in conjunction with Rocky Mountain Farmers Union and the Colorado Grain Chain.