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County fair wraps up events on Sunday

It’s been eight years of hard work for Keanna Smith of Ignacio, but it resulted in her steer, Mastari, winning the grand champion breeding stock prize at the La Plata County Fair. ...

DATE: Aug 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Parks and Wildlife tells livestock owners to protect hay from wildlife

Elk and deer will eat hay reserves during winter

DATE: Aug 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Groups partner to clean up Animas Watershed

Focus on Florida River a starting point of efforts

DATE: May 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Milk from one of Colorado’s largest dairies may not be truly organic

Investigation finds critical problems in Aurora Organic Dairy’s practices

DATE: May 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Montezuma County dog shot after killing neighbor’s goats

A white husky killed three goats and left three others so injured they had to be put down before the owner of the goats was forced to kill the dog last week in Montezuma County. T...

DATE: Feb 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores rancher Al Heaton named Stockman of the Year

A former director of the Al Heaton, of Dolores, is known as a man “who can do anything with nothing,” according to Lynelle Brumley, the livestock association’s treasurer. In addition to hi...

DATE: Feb 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwestern Colorado Livestock Association prepares for annual banquet

Naming of Stockman and Cowbelle caps annual event

DATE: Feb 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado agriculture plummets

Income declines to level not seen since 1986

DATE: Dec 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snow arrives, and two llamas remain missing above Vallecito Reservoir

Hope remains thrifty, tough natives of the Andes are still alive

DATE: Nov 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

For brand inspector Chad Moore, horseback beats an office chair any day

In a county pasture awash in late fall sunlight and surrounded by the distant La Plata Mountains, Chad Moore ambles on horseback through a herd of slow-moving cattle. With the her...

DATE: Nov 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News