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Pesticides use in marijuana grows addressed in Colorado Legislature
would create a list of acceptable products for growers to use
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Ute Mountain Utes host ranching symposium
Experts from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Ute Mountain Utes, Jicarilla, Navajo and Hopi tribes gave presentations on livestock management. Topics ranged from rangeland science, ranch business, appropriate herd stocking,…
Regional News
National Western Stock Show teaches kids about agriculture
Lorelei Seibold, 4, from Denver is all smiles after showing the judge her Rhode Island red. Poultry judging and the Junior Poultry Showmanship took place inside the Stadium Hall at…
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Durango farmer says local growers need community support
Dixon says movement just a label
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Canyons of the Ancients National Monument grazing discussed
highlights chasm between ranchers, environmentalists
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You can’t beat the freshness
Lucas Manymules, 5, takes a big bite of Harvest Stew at Wednesday during lunch at Needham Elementary as the school celebrates Colorado Proud Meal Day. The stew is made up…
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EPA rules extend to pesticides, petroleum
Regulations focus on protecting farmworkers, cutting emissions emissions
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Le Tour de Farms
The ninth annual Tour de Farms took place Saturday with two separate groups of cyclists visiting local farms, community gardens and backyard gardens, said Sandhya Tillotson, one of the organizers…
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Ignacio state representative is coming into his own
see an evolution in J. Paul Brown; he says little has changed
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29 cases of livestock disease reported in state
Infection found in La Plata, Montezuma counties
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Here comes the harvest
Tremaine Ebeid, right, tries a scarlet nectarine Monday afternoon at MLS Fruit in the Durango High School parking lot. Matt Hauser, left, said among the fruits for sale are yellow…
Business
Rangeland north of Dolores ranches faces changes
U.S. Forest Service proposes allotment revisions, more cowboys
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 in a classroom.” The urban farming class goes out to…
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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 the last 13 years, and auditors told legislators there’s no…
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Montezuma County fair prepared for launch
Carnival, motorcycles, ATV barrel racing scheduled as July 25 start nears
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Rural America takes spotlight in Denver
U.S. president and the ag secretary discuss challenges
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A beefed-up market
Ranchers benefitting from higher prices, higher demand, but consumers must pay up
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La Plata County commissioners discuss farming economics
comprehensive plan: ‘We need a vision about what we want’