Bennet, Udall: New Farm Bill Program Will Help Colorado Producers Affected by Severe Weather

USDA Launches Program Following Request from Bennet, Udall

Oct 21, 2014

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today welcomed Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will implement a new Farm Bill initiative aimed at helping farmers and ranchers affected by severe weather, including drought.

CoBank Receives $250 Million Loan Guarantee to Improve Rural Electric Infrastructure

Oct 16, 2014

The investment will support CoBank's efforts to help rural communities in Colorado and throughout the country deliver reliable and affordable electricity to their residents and businesses.

CoBank Receives $250 Million Loan Guarantee to Improve Rural Electric Infrastructure

Oct 16, 2014

The investment will support CoBank's efforts to help rural communities in Colorado and throughout the country deliver reliable and affordable electricity to their residents and businesses.

USDA Designates Six Colorado Counties Disaster Areas Due to Hailstorm Losses

Producers Eligible for Assistance from Farm Service Agency

Oct 15, 2014

The designations make farmers and ranchers in Otero, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, and Pueblo counties eligible for assistance from the Farm Service Agency.

New $6 Million Grant to Train Colorado Workers for Ready to Fill Jobs in Advanced Manufacturing and IT

Workforce development agencies partner with employers to provide on the job training

Oct 15, 2014

The grant will serve communities in the Front Range and Western Slope including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa, and Weld counties.

Bennet, Bipartisan Group of Senators Fight to Ensure Health Care Policies Support Rural Communities

Express Rural Concerns to Administration Before Finalization of Health Care Policies

Oct 09, 2014

The senators pressed for details about whether and how the agency is incorporating rural health care experts earlier in the rule-drafting process.

FDA Moves Forward on Bennet-Authored Track & Trace System for Prescription Drugs

Agency Publishes Guidance on Licensing Standards, Requirements

Oct 09, 2014

Bennet helped write the drug supply chain security provisions of the Drug Quality and Security Act, which are based off a bill he introduced with Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) last year after working to find consensus for several years.

Early 2014 Deep Freeze Triggers USDA Disaster Designations for Eight Colorado Counties

Producers Eligible for Assistance from Farm Service Agency

Oct 08, 2014

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight Colorado counties as disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by severe freezes that occurred between December 4, 2013 and May 15, 2014.

Bennet: Expanded Access to Farm Loans Benefits Colorado’s Beginning, Family Farmers

USDA Announces Expanded Eligibility for Farm Loans, Seeks Producers Feedback

Oct 07, 2014

Along with raising the borrowing limit for the microloan program from $35,000 to $50,000, USDA is also working to simplify the lending process, update the "farming experience" requirements, and expand the types of entities that are eligible.

Bennet Statement on Supreme Court Decision Declining Review of Same-Sex Marriage Cases

Paves the Way for Same-Sex Marriage in Colorado

Oct 06, 2014

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to review several cases that have overturned same-sex marriage bans.

Michael Bennet U.S. Senator for Colorado

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Bennet, Udall: New Farm Bill Program Will Help Colorado Producers Affected by Severe Weather

USDA Launches Program Following Request from Bennet, Udall

CoBank Receives $250 Million Loan Guarantee to Improve Rural Electric Infrastructure

CoBank Receives $250 Million Loan Guarantee to Improve Rural Electric Infrastructure

USDA Designates Six Colorado Counties Disaster Areas Due to Hailstorm Losses

Producers Eligible for Assistance from Farm Service Agency

New $6 Million Grant to Train Colorado Workers for Ready to Fill Jobs in Advanced Manufacturing and IT

Workforce development agencies partner with employers to provide on the job training

Bennet, Bipartisan Group of Senators Fight to Ensure Health Care Policies Support Rural Communities

Express Rural Concerns to Administration Before Finalization of Health Care Policies

FDA Moves Forward on Bennet-Authored Track & Trace System for Prescription Drugs

Agency Publishes Guidance on Licensing Standards, Requirements

Early 2014 Deep Freeze Triggers USDA Disaster Designations for Eight Colorado Counties

Producers Eligible for Assistance from Farm Service Agency

Bennet: Expanded Access to Farm Loans Benefits Colorado’s Beginning, Family Farmers

USDA Announces Expanded Eligibility for Farm Loans, Seeks Producers Feedback

Bennet Statement on Supreme Court Decision Declining Review of Same-Sex Marriage Cases

Paves the Way for Same-Sex Marriage in Colorado

USDA Launches Program Following Request from Bennet, Udall

Producers Eligible for Assistance from Farm Service Agency

Workforce development agencies partner with employers to provide on the job training

Express Rural Concerns to Administration Before Finalization of Health Care Policies

Agency Publishes Guidance on Licensing Standards, Requirements

Producers Eligible for Assistance from Farm Service Agency

USDA Announces Expanded Eligibility for Farm Loans, Seeks Producers Feedback

Paves the Way for Same-Sex Marriage in Colorado

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