Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined his colleagues, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Boozman (R-AR), Joni Ernst, (R-IA), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), in cosponsoring the bipartisan Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act to improve access to voluntary farm conservation programs administered through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Bennet, Gardner Tour USDA Limited Irrigation Research Farm

Water-Saving Agricultural Research Critical for Colorado

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) today toured the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service (ARS) Limited Irrigation Research Farm (LIRF). During the tour, the Senators visited a series of plots used to experiment with different irrigation methods and participated in a demonstration of how drones are used to evaluate crop health.
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) today pressed Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to respect local input and years-long collaborative efforts on land management plans to prevent an Endangered Species Act listing for the Greater Sage-grouse. Such a listing would harm land users by creating unpredictability for ranchers, conservationists, sportsmen, and industry.

Bennet Statement on BLM Methane Rule Victory

Casts Deciding Vote to Protect Coloradan Communities

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today cast the deciding vote to protect the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Methane and Waste Prevention Rule.