Agriculture

Southwest Life

Colorado farmers battled biblical grasshopper plagues in 1876

150 years ago this week, spring planting season began with warnings about the return of Rocky Mountain locusts

April 3, 2026

Southwest Life

The more things change…

We all know the adage “The more things change the more things stay the same,” right? Well, it rings true…

April 3, 2026

Business

Rivalry between two agricultural overtime bills settled at Colorado Capitol

Colorado lawmakers want to change when overtime pay kicks in for agricultural work. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News file) What began…

March 30, 2026

Southwest Life

Who’s ready to garden?

OK, a quick show of hands: How many of you are ready to get out there into the yard or…

February 27, 2026

Food

A traditional sausage in the shape of a horseshoe is ‘ironed’ for dryness in southeastern Serbia

Misa Rajic irons sausage using a glass bottle in the attic of his home in Pirot, Serbia, on Feb. 13,…

February 25, 2026

Food

A kaleidoscope of oddball tomatoes to try as seed-starting season nears

I can think of no better summer meal than a thick slice of a homegrown Oxheart between two slices of…

February 25, 2026

Food

Backyard vegetable gardens are healthy for people and the planet. Here’s how to start yours

Lettuce seedlings rest in a container under a blue light in Boston on Dec. 8, 2015. (Steven Senne/Associated Press)cca It…

February 25, 2026

Local News

Bayfield town board approves rezoning for faith-based arena project

Proposed facility would host rodeos, stock shows and worship events

February 19, 2026

Travel

India’s migratory beekeepers and their hives follow the flowers to make the honey flow

A migratory beekeeper holds a piece of a beehive in the Binnabari district of Assam, India, on Friday, Jan. 16,…

February 13, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico lawmakers advance $2 million for federally defunded farm-to-food bank program

Lawmakers also approve bill hiking fines for stealing N.M. water

January 30, 2026

From the Extension Office

Women in agriculture: A climate of resilience

I know a lot of our farmers, ranchers and gardeners are men, but right now I want to put a…

January 30, 2026

Local News

Photo: Winter tomatoes

Alice Dwyer, an AmeriCorps member at the Durango School District Soil Outdoor Learning Lab, works on a tomato plant in…

January 27, 2026

Local News

Southwest Colorado yaks offer healthy, eco-friendly beef alternative

Animals that evolved on the Tibetan Steppe becoming more popular across America

January 21, 2026

Local News

Sunnyside plant one piece of food security system in La Plata County

‘Americans have become very separated from where their food is produced,’ owner Jerry Zink says

January 14, 2026

Southwest Life

Getting the best out of your Christmas cactus

Four Seasons Greenhouse and NurseryChristmas cactusFour Seasons Greenhouse and Nursery – Heather Houk Whether you call it a Thanksgiving, Christmas…

January 2, 2026

Southwest Life

Stewards of Colorado’s sweetest crops on high alert as invasive mussels gain ground in water supply

Wine grapes bask in the sun in Palisade, Colorado, in July, 2025. Water suppliers in the Grand Valley have started…

December 19, 2025

Business

Colorado ranchers say White House beef policy making tough job even tougher

Ranchers say the Trump administration’s decision to buy more Argentine beef was damaging during the time of year when they…

December 10, 2025

Local News

Escalante Middle School students learn value of agriculture in greenhouse class

Seventh and eighth graders grow and sell their own plants, herbs

December 6, 2025

From the Extension Office

What team are you on?

Houk When I say cranberry sauce, many of you can hear the distinctive slurp sound it makes sliding out of…

December 6, 2025

New Mexico

Local growers honored for promoting New Mexico grown food

A total of 11 local growers, schools in San Juan County recognized

December 5, 2025

Local News

La Plata County poultry farmers raise Thanksgiving turkeys

producer helps shape legislation to support regional agriculture

November 26, 2025

New Mexico

New Mexico wolf relocation prompts outcry from advocates

‘Taylor’ the latest gray wolf to wander outside government boundary

November 15, 2025

Food

Fruitful advice for getting the most from a refrigerator and making groceries last longer

Groceries lay on a counter before being sorted for storage in the pantry or refrigerator Oct. 25, 2025 in Falgstaff,…

November 11, 2025

Food

High in Peru’s Andes, villagers carry out centuries-old work of collecting salt

Uriel inspects one of his family’s salt ponds at Salineras de Maras, Maras salt mines, in the Sacred Valley near…

November 11, 2025

Food

SNAP has provided grocery help for 60-plus years; here’s how it works

A grocery store employee stocks produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a store…

November 5, 2025

Food

A cheese lover’s cheat sheet to picking the right mozzarella for every dish

A variety of mozzarella products are displayed, from left, buffalo mozzarella, made from the milk of water buffalo; three packaged…

November 5, 2025

Southwest Life

I’ve got a Corny one for ya!

According to the Colorado Climate Center, this October’s precipitation event produced over 500% our normal rain for a typical October,…

November 2, 2025

Food

Don’t toss your Halloween pumpkin – bake, compost or feed it to farm animals instead

A child carves a pumpkin on the front porch of her home Oct. 20, 2023, in Auburn, Maine. (Andree Kehn/Sun…

October 29, 2025

Local News

Producers at Durango Farmers Market reflect on wild weather season

Saturday shopping venue winds down at TBK Bank

October 25, 2025

Local News

New geodesic greenhouse aims to ease food insecurity in Vallecito

Year-round production expected to feed 20 to 30 residents

October 24, 2025