Agriculture

Southwest Life

Project to decode apples’ genetic history

supports research in historic orchards

October 21, 2015

Local News

Environmentalists stop grazing on monument

allotments delayed pending more studies

October 4, 2015

Local News

You canâ€™t beat the freshness

Lucas Manymules, 5, takes a big bite of Harvest Stew at Wednesday during lunch at Needham Elementary as the school…

September 30, 2015

Local News

EPA rules extend to pesticides, petroleum

Regulations focus on protecting farmworkers, cutting emissions emissions

September 29, 2015

Local News

State questions tax break

Blanket abatement reduces ag land values

September 24, 2015

Business

Hay production is up, prices are down

N.M. dairies finding buying bales closer to home

September 8, 2015

Local News

Rancher Jerry McCaw dies from pancreatic cancer

Rancher, engineer served community

September 2, 2015

Local News

Le Tour de Farms

The ninth annual Tour de Farms took place Saturday with two separate groups of cyclists visiting local farms, community gardens…

August 22, 2015

Business

High beef prices fueling rustling revival

Plains states

August 18, 2015

Business

Mine spill hits Navajo Nation hard

extends beyond farming and ranching to spiritual life

August 18, 2015

Local News

Ignacio state representative is coming into his own

see an evolution in J. Paul Brown; he says little has changed

August 1, 2015

Local News

Earning low wages in Colorado’s high places

U.S. proposes pay hike for sheepherders

July 31, 2015

Local News

29 cases of livestock disease reported in state

Infection found in La Plata, Montezuma counties

July 27, 2015

Local News

Here comes the harvest

Tremaine Ebeid, right, tries a scarlet nectarine Monday afternoon at MLS Fruit in the Durango High School parking lot. Matt…

July 27, 2015

Business

Rangeland north of Dolores ranches faces changes

U.S. Forest Service proposes allotment revisions, more cowboys

July 21, 2015

Regional News

UNC students learn small-scale farming practices in Greeley

“It’s hands-on,” Trejo said by way of explanation. “I absolutely love coming out here and doing something rather than sitting…

July 18, 2015

Regional News

Cash-strapped State Fair could leave Pueblo

The fair has been losing money and depending on millions of dollars each year in taxpayers’ subsidies for at least…

July 14, 2015

Business

Ag Business 101

Middle School students learn the business side of farming

July 14, 2015

Local News

Montezuma County fair prepared for launch

Carnival, motorcycles, ATV barrel racing scheduled as July 25 start nears

July 13, 2015

Local News

Rural America takes spotlight in Denver

U.S. president and the ag secretary discuss challenges

June 10, 2015

Local News

Hemp corridor sprouts on U.S. 160

Farmer, biochemist, manufacturer join

June 7, 2015

Local News

A beefed-up market

Ranchers benefitting from higher prices, higher demand, but consumers must pay up

May 14, 2015

Local News

La Plata County commissioners discuss farming economics

comprehensive plan: ‘We need a vision about what we want’

May 7, 2015

Good Earth

For pioneer, hemp pays

Springfield farmer answers questions about sales, seeds

March 25, 2015

Good Earth

She traded her cubicle for a plow

Pettyjohn joins rise of female farmers in Montezuma County

March 18, 2015

Local News

Ag Day in Legislature features local food

Cortez, Expo underway at Montezuma County Fairgrounds

March 18, 2015

Business

In the field, drones don’t just mean bees

Colorado startup bets farm on agricultural drones

February 24, 2015

Local News

Officials give updates at livestock meeting

Rep. Tipton speaks on water rights, endangered species

February 16, 2015

Local News

Is more bear hunting needed?

transforms into study to examine this

February 9, 2015

Local News

Disaster designation issued for S.W. Colo. counties

Farmers and ranchers have eight months to file

February 4, 2015