# Olathe sweet corn under pressure, farmworker overtime limits, new music from Ballpark!

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Podcast: [Colorado Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682)
Published: 2026-04-20T11:00:00+00:00
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Tuxedo Corn Company launched the Olathe sweet corn that has become a summer staple in Colorado. But environmental and economic pressures have the farm trying something new. Then, it was only a few years ago that Colorado told farmers they had to start paying workers overtime. Now lawmakers are set to raise the threshold for that benefit. And, the band Ballpark!, which formed while its members were at CSU, shares the story behind a new song. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Stina Sieg on the future of Olathe Sweet™ sweet corn . Rae Soloman on the debate over overtime for farm workers . Meet the band Ballpark! , which plays the FoCO MX music festival this Friday in Fort Collins. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Stephanie Wolf, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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