COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, June 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Academy issued the following news: By Ray Bowden The Republic of Korea air force academy will begin hosting cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy for a semester of study later this year. The semester exchange program is the result of an agreement signed by the U.S. and South Korea, June 8. "The Department of the Air Force and Republic of Korea air force share a long history of cooperation based on common interests, shared values and  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.30 billion pounds in May, up 14 percent from the 3.76 billion pounds produced in May 2020. Beef production, at 2.21 billion pounds, was 19 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.70 million head, up 18 percent fr  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: COLORADO Colorado inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2021 was 670,000 head, up 2 percent from March 1, 2021 but down 4 percent from last year. Breeding inventory, at 155,000 head, was up 5,000 head from the previous quarter and unchanged from last year. Market hog inventory, at 515,000 head, was up 1 percent from  more