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Corn Growers Welcomes Republican River Agreement

October 30, 2009 - 9:23am

Colorado’s farmers  in the Republican River Basin will achieve a measure of their water conservation goals, thanks to an agreement announced earlier this week by Congresswoman Betsy Markey and Senator Michael Bennet. “While it’s unfortunate that Colorado’s farmers would be taking land out of production, the agreement will at least take the edge off the financial impact to farmers,” said Mark Sponsler, CEO of Colorado Corn.

The agreement allows the U.S.