Agriculture
Regional News
Wildlife officers confirm Colorado’s first wolf attack since predators were reintroduced
Agents found tooth marks, tracks and other evidence consistent with wolf depredation
Local News
Switching to drought-resistant crops ‘ain’t pretty’ – but support for farmers is there
Ute Mountain Ute farmers are leaders in agricultural community
Local News
Tractor Supply Co. adding Bayfield location
Construction on new store expected to start this spring
Local News
Photo: Lighting up the lab
Nico Rodriguez, with Eagle Electric, puts up new sign lighting Tuesday at the SOIL Outdoor Learning Lab next to Riverview Elementary School. With warmer temperatures, construction will resume on different…
Regional News
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…
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Darrin Parmenter is climbing the trellis at CSU Extension
Former director and horticulture agent of the La Plata County office has taken a regional leadership position
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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
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La Plata County agricultural classification review underway
Lower actual values benefit farmers, but assessor must verify qualified use
Local News
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
Community
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
Local News
PHOTOS: Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing
Emmitt Carico, 10, smiles as rancher J. Paul Brown’s sheep run past him Saturday during the Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing event in Bayfield. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Rancher…
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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
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Photos: Animals take center stage at La Plata County Fair
The 75th annual fair got underway Wednesday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds
Regional News
Aztec Farmers Market offers affordable, healthy options
Participation in state food programs helps stretch budgets at the market
Local News
Colorado farmers say hemp not the cash crop they had hoped
Overproduction, lack of infrastructure and increasing regulations ended rush to cultivate crop
Local News
Your organic trash is this business’ treasure at composting facility near Durango
Table to Farm Compost strives to capture food waste across La Plata County
Local News
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
Local News
Seeding a sustainable future
Ute Mountain Ute Farm and Ranch using water allocation to prepare for a dry future
Gallery
Photos: It’s rodeo time
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald 06-21-23 – Durango- Sunset on Wednesday during the True Western Roundup rodeo at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.cca
Local News
Photos: Just Peachy
Miles Batchelder assists Alex Sinclair, as Amy Bair, co-owner of Just Peachy, a fruit and vegetable stand, talks with customers on Wednesday after opening up at their new location in…
Local News
Summer program kicks off at Jack-a-lope Acres
Kristen Johnston, owner of Jack-a-lope Acres, works on the barrel train on Tuesday that is one of the rides and 15 activities, including a viewing zoo of chickens, turkeys and…
Local News
Nonprofit offers environmental summer camp for students in Southwest Colorado
Program partners with Fort Lewis College to introduce career pathways
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Hickenlooper seeks to fund community college agriculture programs
Bipartisan bill could be included with 2023 Farm Bill
Local News
One rancher’s approach to drought? Plant more trees
An experimental silvopasture in Bayfield could reduce water consumption
Local News
SOIL lab and community garden reenters fundraising mode after ribbon-cutting celebration Saturday
Plot beside Riverview Elementary serves as learning space for students, growing place for visitors
New Mexico
Four Corners Beekeepers Association provides education, support
Benefits of bees, beekeeping are vast
Regional News
Colorado farmers and ranchers haven’t been able to repair their own equipment, until now
A new state law requires manufacturers to hand over parts, software, instructions and other necessary tools