The Mad Rabbit Trails Project has certainly generated controversy and passion from across Routt County. We locals love our outdoor recreation and our abundant wildlife, so it is not surprising that we see passionate debate.
The Routt County Cattlemen’s Classic Cattle Dog Trials at Brent Romick Arena last weekend were an arduous test for the dogs and their handlers. “The course was maybe a little more challenging than I expected.
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Gov. Jared Polis’ MeatOut Day proclamation has garnered sharp backlash from the agricultural community, with some ranchers saying the move is a “slap in the face” to livestock producers.
The move has inspired several counties in Colorado Moffat, Grand and Weld counties so far to proclaim March 20 as a day to celebrate meat rather than to avoid it.
“It felt like a slap in the face,” said Lane Iacovetto, whose husband is a fourth-generation rancher. “You would never see a no tourism day in Colorado.”
Iacovetto said it would have been different if the day was marketed as vegetarian day or something else pro-plant-based diet, but instead, the day is exclusively aimed at one of the state’s largest industries.