Wildlife officers confirm Colorado’s first wolf attack since predators were reintroduced
Agents found tooth marks, tracks and other evidence consistent with wolf depredation
Agriculture
Switching to drought-resistant crops ‘ain’t pretty’ – but support for farmers is there
Ute Mountain Ute farmers are leaders in agricultural community
Tractor Supply Co. adding Bayfield location
Construction on new store expected to start this spring
Colorado scientists develop a laser to measure cow burps
Randy Neil opens a gate as he moves his cattle Tuesday from one pasture to another near Ignacio. Neil rotates his cattle, a cross of Hereford, Angus and Simmental, every…
A group of House lawmakers look to H-2A visa reform to ease labor crisis, but can it get wider support?
Roby Myers of the Montezuma County Noxious Weed program uses a Cat 309 Excavator to clear a pasture of Russian olive and tamarisk trees on Red Canyon Farm near Cortez…
Durango producer to visit U.S. Capitol in effort to uphold organic farming practices
Dixon says big-name producers are not being held to USDA’s standard of organic
2024 Stockman and Cowbelle of the year announced at annual banquet
Leroy Oliver is Stockman, Lanea Donahoo is the Cowbelle on anniversary night
Cowbelles to raffle 70th anniversary quilt at Livestock Association banquet
The Cowbelles formed in 1954
State Historical Fund grants $250K for Root Cellar Barn at The Old Fort in Hesperus
Building deficiencies were harming crops grown by students in Fort Lewis College’s Farmer In Training Program
Pueblo Seed and Food Company to open for 2024
The Cortez company, which will open on Jan. 19, sells products made from whole grains, along with a long list of seeds and other produce
Southwest Colorado ranchers wary as wolves are released
Conflict mitigation efforts have not been deployed in the region, stakeholders say
Low Mississippi River limits barge traffic
Restrictions come as farmers want to move their crops downriver
Marvel peafowl ruffle feathers
Owner of the birds has run afoul of her neighbors, who complain of noise, smell and trespass
U.S. escalates dispute with Mexico over genetically modified corn
U.S. objects to Mexico’s ban on GM corn for human consumption
Historic orchards of Montezuma, La Plata counties are a ‘living museum’
Restoration project aims to propagate rare apple cultivars that would be lost without human involvement
New Mexico, Kansas senators file bill to improve farmer coordination, education
Legislation expands peer-to-peer networks to help with farmers’ challenges
Aztec Farmers Market offers affordable, healthy options
Participation in state food programs helps stretch budgets at the market
Colorado farmers say hemp not the cash crop they had hoped
Overproduction, lack of infrastructure and increasing regulations ended rush to cultivate crop
Nonprofits seek to recruit food producers in Southwest Colorado through educational opportunities
Cost of land and irrigation can result in poverty-level wages for farmers
Farm Service Agency extends its relief deadline to July 14
Montezuma County producers can receive emergency relief and additional pandemic assistance