Agriculture

La Plata County Fair kicks into high gear

Demolition Derby and Jr. Livestock Auction main attractions for Saturday

La Plata County Fair kicks into high gear this weekend

Demolition Derby and Jr. Livestock Auction to highlight weekend

Orchard project kicks off fundraiser

seeks infrastructure to revive apple economy

Hard work rewarded at La Plata County Fair

rate livestock, baking, handicrafts and more

Virus outbreak hitting horses in La Plata County

Confirmed cases jump during past month, officials say

Montezuma Fair gearing up

Reckless Kelly kicks off events, many youth participate

USDA to issue hemp farming regulations this fall

Industry seeks clarification about banking services, crop insurance

Two cases of livestock virus confirmed in La Plata County

health officials ask ranchers to report sick animals

Farmers Market: Mancos’ High Pine Produce is all over Durango

participating in Potatoes for the People

Outlook weary for young La Plata farmer

growing season and global markets challenge local food producer

Shishito peppers: A summer delicacy available at your farmers market

Asian peppers pack flavor and can be found locally

Lavender farming takes root on Western Slope

Owner Paola Legarre walks through her lavender rows on her Palisade farm on June 19, 2019.Stephanie Wolf/CPR News Paola Legarre…

Photos: Loading hay bales by hand

Annual MORP sale draws ‘big fans of heritage apples’

turn out to diversify orchards, support nonprofit

Bountiful hay harvest begins in Southwest Colorado

‘Some people haven’t had to irrigate at all’

Late winter storms stunt summer produce in La Plata County

Planting season has begun for subsistence farmers, master gardener says

Rancher works to establish water buffalo in Colorado

Roaring Fork Valley provides challenges, possibilities

Local rancher welcomes end to Japanese beef embargo

will open markets, but imposes 38.5% tariff on imports

Could Colorado lose its industrial advantage over hemp?

had a jump-start on growing crop, but it could lag in processing plants

Orchards in Southwest Colorado look promising this year

Southwest Colorado’s apple and peach orchards hold budding hope

New education center opens at Fozzie’s Farm

allows expanded offerings, Land Conservancy says

Drones help farmers detect disease, manage water

imaging saves producers, researchers time

Photo: Potatoes to the people

Mari Perry planted potatoes Thursday on her 3 acres of land near Turtle Lake. She was joined by the Good…

Drones help farmers detect disease, manage water

imaging saves producers, researchers time