Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) resources being made available through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to assist farmers and ranchers coping with the adverse effects of the historic drought. In total, $1,865,850 has been made available ...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that additional assistance will be available to homeowners and businesses in counties affected by the Colorado wildfires this summer. “Colorado hom...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded an announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the agency’s efforts to reduce emissions from the Four Corners Power Plant in New Mexico. Pollution from the plant has degraded air quality in southwest Colorado, including Mesa Verde National Park and the Weminuche ...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today heard from local producers on the challenges they are facing due to severe drought conditions during a tour of Crowley County Ranch. The event is part of a two-day swing through Colorado’s Eastern Plains that will highlight the need to create jobs, support family farmers and ranchers...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today toured the cantaloupe warehouse at Hirakata Farms in Rocky Ford and highlighted the work of local producers as well as the safety of Rocky Ford cantaloupes. The event is part of a two-day swing through Colorado’s Eastern Plains that will highlight the need to create jobs, support fam...

Seven members of Colorado’s congressional delegation urged the leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate to actively work on passing a comprehensive, balanced deficit reduction package to avoid the blunt automatic spending cuts – known as sequestration – established by the Budget Control Act of ...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet stopped by the Yuma County Fair Junior Livestock Sale. The visit is part of a two-day swing through Colorado’s Eastern Plains that will highlight the need to create jobs, support family farmers and ranchers, and boost economic development in Colorado’s rural communities. “We ...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are urging the Senate Appropriations Committee to consider an emergency supplemental appropriations measure to help areas address a number of natural resource issues related to the devastating wildfires that tore across Colorado this summer. In a letter to the Senate Appropriat...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today met with local small business owners and economic development leaders in Northeastern Colorado to hear ideas about how best to support business and rural economic development. “Rural communities in Colorado are continuing to struggle through tough economic times,” Bennet said...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today toured Harman Brothers Farms and heard from young farmers from the region on the challenges facing young people who want to stay in farming and ranching. “Colorado’s agriculture industry has been a strong economic driver in our state for generations,” Bennet said. &ldqu...