Archive for Sunday, September 23, 2012
Gov. says order will help ranchers during drought
September 23, 2012
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BURLINGTON, Colo. (AP) — Gov. John Hickenlooper says drought conditions have prompted him to sign an executive order that suspends permits necessary for the transportation of large bales of hay or baled livestock feed.
The governor announced the order during the inaugural Pedal the Plains bicycle ride Sunday, saying the drought has severely affected the ability of the state's livestock producers to get the required amount of feed for their animals.
The order will allow the state to issue single-trip, extra-legal permits for divisible loads of "baled hay" or "baled livestock feed" of heights ranging from 14 feet, 6 inches to 15 feet. It will stay in effect until Oct. 21.
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Question of the week
News this week showed snowpack in the Yampa River basin has reached 94 percent of median for the date. Do you think Moffat County is out of the woods as far as drought concerns?
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