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A experimental irrigation program using Totten Reservoir is helping out McElmo Canyon farmers. The small lake, east of Cortez, is owned by the Dolores Water Conservancy District. But there has not...
DATE: March 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
A wholesale distribution cooperative for local farmers and ranchers launched Thursday under the banner Southwest Farm Fresh, A Farm and Ranch Cooperative. The group of about 20 area producers...
DATE: March 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
State Rep. Don Coram gave an update on state politics and bills during the Four Corners Ag Expo on Saturday morning. Coram represents the 58th District, which includes Montezuma, Dolores,...
DATE: March 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
DENVER – Farmers could be blocked from burning their ditches when fire danger is high under a bill the state Senate approved Friday. House Bill 1007 gives county commissioners the power to limit...
DATE: March 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
The 32nd annual Four States Agricultural Exposition jumped off to a sunny start Thursday morning, and is well prepared to handle the weekend crowd. Organized events, demonstrations, and classes are...
DATE: March 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Scattered in orchards around the county are varieties of apple trees that were largely forgotten until the co-founders of the Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project went looking. In the process,...
DATE: March 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Downtown Durango attracts thousands of tourists each summer who come for its abundant shopping, dining and Old West charm. The area generates a third of sales-tax revenue in the city, more than any...
DATE: March 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Kinder Morgan is expanding its CO2 drilling operations onto private land in the Cow Canyon area of Montezuma County. Fifty residents were served sandwiches and coffee at the Cahone service center...
DATE: March 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Thousands of acres in Montezuma County are protected by conservation easements that prevent subdivision, and a change in the 2014 farm bill may make this kind of conservation easier for those in...
DATE: March 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
A new president has been elected to lead the board of the Colorado Rural Electric Association, the statewide service organization that represents Colorado’s electric cooperatives. Bill Midcap, who...
DATE: Feb. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado recently hired Ryan Pakieser, a finance major at Fort Lewis College, to work jointly with Region 9 and the Small Business...
DATE: Feb. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
The owner of Mr. Happy’s Bakery, Bar and Grill is looking to sell his business after four years in Cortez. Dave Chisholm first announced he was looking to sell on the Mr. Happy’s Facebook page...
DATE: Feb. 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
