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Dredging will provide access to last 5 feet of irrigation water in parched McPhee Reservoir
Drought and historic low-water level reveal sediment blockage
Agriculture
Food
Farmers Market: Leafcutter Farms, like its six-legged namesake, grows mushrooms
Fungus farmers also sell cultivation supplies for would-be growers
Local News
Southwest Coloradans raise questions, concerns about wolf restoration
Diverse crowd attends open house to discuss reintroduction
Local News
Monsoon delivers (so far) across Southwest Colorado
The rains are a welcome sight after last year’s dry summer and low-snowpack winter
Local News
Colorado Parks and Wildlife asks public for input on wolf reintroduction
Feedback will inform reintroduction plans for apex predator
Local News
Southwest food co-op sees success through virtual farmers market
Sales jumped 70% in 2020
Local News
Bayfield’s newest farmers market takes grassroots approach
La Plata County artisans, farmers bring homemade items
Local News
Drought triggers penalties for overuse of water
Dolores Water Conservancy District enacts fines to deter overuse of water
Food
Farmers Market: Kind Hemp Farms is passionate about regenerative agriculture
Archuleta County farmers sell CBD products and honey
Local News
La Plata County commission opposes effort to expand animal cruelty laws to fish, livestock
Initiative seeks to extend life of ag animals, redefine some farm practices as ‘sex acts’
Local News
Montezuma County declares drought disaster
State and federal programs offer drought assistance, emergency loans
Local News
Chew on this: Goats mow down fire danger in La Plata County neighborhood
Herd eats through dense Gambel oak and ponderosa pine to create defensible space
Local News
Drought saps agricultural economy in Southwest Colorado
Weak snowpack leaves McPhee Reservoir low for season
Food
Farmers Market: Blue Heron Farm sells seeds, teas and salves from Sunnyside Mesa
Olson family takes holistic approach to farming vegetables and herbs
Local News
Pueblo Community College to launch new agricultural program in fall
First classes will be offered in ag business, animal science
Business
Basin Coop sales down about $1.5 million during pandemic year
Fuel sales declined, but store goods, feed and grain were up
Local News
Rocky Mountain gardening: Patience required
Last freeze of the year is typically June 3 in Durango
Business
A business founded on fungi
Videographer’s passion for mushrooms sprouts home-based firm and a documentary
Local News
New garden takes root in Bayfield with focus on healthy ingredients, food security
Students learn about produce production to help others
Southwest Life
Forecast for McPhee irrigation ‘worst ever’
Farmers expected to receive just a fraction of normal supply
Local News
Animal cruelty initiative irks Colorado ranchers
Revising code requires 124,632 valid signatures to get on ballot
Local News
Equine lessons featured at the Ag Expo in Cortez
Tips offered on packing adopted mustangs for backcountry hikes
Business
Bill would grant union rights, state minimum wage for Colorado agriculture workers
Bill would grant union rights, state minimum wage for Colorado agriculture workers
Food
Southwest Colorado responds to MeatOut Day by celebrating meat
Durango barbecue just one of many celebrations of livestock industry
Business
Four State Agricultural Expo headed to Cortez
Farm and ranch event held at Montezuma County Fairgrounds
Local News
Hickenlooper and Bennet seek assistance for wildfire recovery
Colorado’s senators urge USDA secretary to support restoration efforts in the West
Local News
Southwest Colorado livestock meeting addresses grazing, wolves
Boebert joins ranchers in opposing plan to reintroduce predator, calls compensation a ‘joke’
Local News
Bennet expresses support for Biden’s secretary of ag pick
Colorado senator invites Cabinet nominee to Colorado
Local News
Some Colorado water officials balk at Wall Street buying rights
This corner of state may be more shielded from issue, for now
Local News
Pine River Shares has big ideas for heritage farm in Bayfield
Project with education focus could combat food insecurity