Agriculture

Local News

Arizona geologist publishes book about Montezuma dryland farming

Geologist John Bezy recounts region’s soil history

March 7, 2017

Local News

2017 Four States Ag Expo aims to educate, entertain

Three-day event set for March 16-18

March 3, 2017

Local News

Durango City Council rethinks marijuana grow facility ban

Cap, excise tax could be part of regulations

March 3, 2017

Southwest Life

Four Corners cover crop study shows mixed results first year

Dryland farmers see mixed results

February 15, 2017

Local News

Dolores rancher Al Heaton named Stockman of the Year

Al Heaton is congratulated by his wife, LaVonne, after being named the Stockman of the Year during the Southwest Colorado…

February 13, 2017

Local News

Montezuma County agriculture summit focuses on finance

Montezuma producers’ summit held Tuesday

January 29, 2017

Local News

Above average snowpack bodes well for McPhee Reservoir, farmers, boaters

Forecast would fill McPhee, allow boating release

January 19, 2017

Local News

Director of Montezuma School to Farm Project resigns

Program faces financial challenges in 2017

January 3, 2017

Local News

Students to build amphitheater for Ohana Kuleana garden

Outdoors Colorado provides funds for labor

December 26, 2016

Local News

Colorado agriculture plummets

declines to level not seen since 1986

December 17, 2016

Business

Cattle prices falling

challenging for ranchers

December 13, 2016

Local News

McElmo Flume established as a monument to pioneers’ ingenuity

flume gets highway pullout

December 13, 2016

Local News

Applications available for 2017 growing season

The Old Fort at Hesperus is offering two different farming opportunities for the 2017 growing season: Farmer in Training, which…

November 22, 2016

Local News

Company eyes Dove Creek for hemp plant

Purchase would provide jobs, boost economy

November 20, 2016

Southwest Life

Montezuma County apples pressed into cider for new market

Restoration project explores setting up pressing facility

November 16, 2016

Food

Winter squashes are stars of seasonal menus

Versatile, delectable vegetables are a meal themselves

November 9, 2016

Local News

For brand inspector Chad Moore, horseback beats an office chair any day

With the herd owner, Shane Truby, Moore surveys each animal for Truby’s brand – an arch above an underscored cross.…

November 6, 2016

Lifestyle

CSU tests hemp crop hidden in corn field

12 varieties being grown

October 31, 2016

Local News

BLM presents plan to save Gunnison sage grouse

Cooperation with private landowners is key, officials say

October 23, 2016

Local News

Seed protection and mandala event Saturday

The Southwest Seed Library will be among many organizations sponsoring the Local Seed Protection and Mandala Event. A mandala, a…

October 17, 2016

Food

‘Feels like a gift’ to preserve annual harvest

Durango cultivates society of hunters and gatherers

October 4, 2016

Local News

Orchard project awarded $42,400 federal grant

tests market for juice

October 2, 2016

Local News

Apple Days is one juicy Durango festival

fruit year in Southwest Colorado

October 2, 2016

Local News

Dolores man sentenced for killing neighbor’s bull

Klassen shot Charolais bull after finding it on his property

September 25, 2016

Local News

Grange to host orchard restoration talk

In this Aug. 31, 2011, photo, Jude Schuenemeyer stands in his orchard near Cortez. Schuenemeyer will present “Colorado is Orchard…

September 15, 2016

Good Earth

Hemp studies yield improved crop in Yellow Jacket

demonstrate real potential, researchers say

September 14, 2016

Nation & World

California expands OT to farmworkers

ends practice of separate rules for agricultural employees

September 12, 2016

Regional News

Colorado gets another cannabis first: Certified hemp seed

In this Oct. 5, 2013, photograph, volunteers harvest hemp during the first known harvest of the plant in more than…

September 7, 2016

Southwest Life

Efforts underway for Montezuma County peach market revival

soil, hot days, cool nights makes McElmo Canyon ideal for fruit

August 28, 2016

Food

Farm to School program grows with new center

District 9-R kicks off school year with new food initiatives

August 23, 2016