Local News
Montezuma County votes to stop funding CSU Extension Office in Cortez
Commissioners say decision is preliminary
Agriculture
Local News
School to Farm program to hold annual fundraiser in Mancos
Homespun Supper scheduled for Saturday
Local News
Freeze warning issued for Southwest Colorado
An irrigated field in Montezuma County in early October 2016.The Journal file Locations in Southwest Colorado include Cortez, Dove Creek, Mancos, Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio and Pagosa Springs, the weather service…
Local News
Who will be next generation’s farmers?
Average age of state’s farmers is almost 59; cost of start-up, land are hurdles
Business
James Ranch, north of Durango, receives approval for expansion
can now hold more events, build a new restaurant and bakery
Local News
Talk about town: Post office ramps up stamp sale for breast cancer research
The Breast Cancer Research Stamp was first issued in 1998. Since it was first issued in 1998, the semi-postal Breast Cancer Research Stamp has raised more than $82.9 million for…
Local News
Allison farmers grow, roast green chiles
But Big Jim and Miss Junie aren’t people; they’re varieties of green chile, and an Allison farmer is proving he can grow the succulent green veggies just as well as…
Local News
Activists: Decommission Glen Canyon Dam and save water
Activists says decommissioning Glen Canyon Dam will save water and restore a canyon. Are they right?
Local News
Talk about town: La Plata County farms earn special state designation
Waterfall Ranch, owned by Ed and Patty Zink, was be named a Centennial Farm designation last weekend at the Colorado State Fair.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file The Colorado Centennial Farms program…
Food
Farms drawing diners who eat near fields that produced food
What was once a smattering of farms offering expensive dinners within view of the fields where the food was raised, has sprouted into popular summer and fall events that run…
Food
How much does giving up beef help the planet?
A cow/calf pair in Rock County, Neb.Bill Wolf/Associated Press file Estimates vary, but something in the neighborhood of 30 percent of total greenhouse-gas emissions are pegged to food. If you’re…
Food
Could Congress put horsemeat back on the menu in America?
Two young wild horses play while grazing in Reno, Nev. Congress’ ban on Department of Agriculture funding for horsemeat inspections has made it difficult for companies to slaughter horses for…
Food
Animas Grange talk to cover role of pollinators in gardens
Presentation to discuss role of bugs, birds and bats in growing food
Southwest Life
Neighbors clash over a Colorado chicken farm
Decision could hold implications for rights of farmers, property owners
Business
American AgCredit office celebrates 100 years
Association formed to fill agricultural niche
Business
New health care act would harm farmers and ranchers
expected to scale back Medicaid coverage, hurt self-employed agricultural workers
Food
The surprising number of American adults who think chocolate milk comes from brown cows
Bonnie the cow is milked by Erik Ramfjord at the Douglas Ranch in Paicines, Calif. Contrary to what 7 percent of American adults believe, brown cows do not produce chocolate…
Pine River Times news
New Farmers Market opening in Bayfield
“The opening of this market is an effort to attract local producers and artisans to downtown Bayfield, said Jackie Morlan, one of the main organizers of the event. “This is…
Local News
Water managers release drought plan for McPhee Reservoir
districts seeking public comment
Business
How an experiment turned Canadian farmers into cooking oil kings
Corn, canola and vegetable oil sits on display in a supermarket in Princeton, Illinois.Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Farmers across the Prairie Provinces are planting a record acres of canola, a crop that…
Southwest Life
Historic homestead restored in Recapture Wash
Shumway Cabin considered best example of Mormon outlier
Regional News
Southwest Colorado wins federal grant money
9 will award to startups, agriculture businesses
Local News
Hickenlooper signs hemp bill into law in Cortez
supports growers who rely on water stored in federal reservoirs
Local News
Free mulch-loading to be offered in Bayfield
du1-i-syn The Convenience Center accepts dry, brown yard waste, including tree trimmings, slash and tree trunks up to 8 inches in diameter. County staff will be on site with heavy…
Local News
Season opens Saturday for Durango Farmers Market
Durango Herald file The market will be open every Saturday through Oct. 28 at the same location. In October, the hours will be 9 a.m. to noon. For more information,…
Local News
Dove Creek farmer awarded $26,500 in damages from elk
says elk herd caused 100 percent loss of crops
Southwest Life
Montezuma orchard project plants trees at CSU research station
Project to study ways to grow heritage varieties
Local News
Cortez residents help citywide cleanup
Volunteers pick up litter and other debris Saturday at Parque de Vida during the launch of Cortez City Cleanup Week.Stephanie Alderton/The Journal It was the fourth year the city has…
Local News
Montezuma elementary students plant trees for Arbor Day
Montezuma County elementary students celebrate Arbor Day
Southwest Life
Montezuma Land Conservancy developing 80-acre farm
“We’re learning tons about the land and how to take care of it,” Jay Loschert, the group’s outreach and education coordinator, said April 12. “We see this as an opportunity…