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Chelsea Self / Post Independent At the Rocking U7 Ranch near Collbran, Del and Lynne Sherrod sold half their herd of Black Angus last year due to drought conditions. They’re likely to cut the herd by half once again as persistent drought conditions have seriously restricted the Sherrod’s supply of irrigation water. The 120 head that remain are vocal about letting Lynne Sherrod know they’re not fans of the drought diet, where supplemental feed has taken the place of their luscious grass and hay meals. Del Sherrod checks on his cattle in one of the grazing pastures on the Rocking U7 Ranch near Collbran. ....
The all-Republican Garfield County commissioners are joining agricultural groups and even some Democratic party members in trying to keep Ballot Initiative 16 off the 2022 state ballot. Commissioners on Monday unanimously approved a resolution opposing the “Protect Animals from Unnecessary Suffering and Exploitation,” or PAUSE Initiative. “You read that title and you go, well heavens, that’s common sense that we would want to do that,” Commissioner Mike Samson said in presenting the resolution to the board. “But then you read the actual initiative, and it’s ridiculous.” From redefining animal sexual abuse to apply to common cow-calf and other animal birthing practices used by ranchers, to establishing that livestock can’t go to market until reaching a certain age, “It’s just asinine, in my way of thinking,” Samson said. ....
Virginia “Ginny” Cordray Harrington Written by Los Altos Town Crier Report Virginia “Ginny” Cordray Harrington passed away at age 67 on January 30, 2021. A Los Altos, CA resident of 37 years, she was at home with her family at her side after a challenging battle with stomach cancer. Ginny was born in Philadelphia, PA to Arden and Richard Cordray, the second of five children. She grew up in California, spending much of her childhood in Palo Alto. She graduated high school in 1971 from Northfield School for Girls in Massachusetts. She went on to attend college at UC Santa Barbara, during which time she spent a year living abroad as an exchange student in Spain, an experience that led her to develop a love of the Spanish language and a curiosity about culture. This would later shape her career, as well as her travel interests, which would take her to various countries across the world. After studying abroad, Ginny completed ....