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The anglers and bikers traveling to the mountains slowed their cars to a crawl as hundreds of sheep flocked the country road north of Meeker. Ahead, a sheepherder on horseback surveyed the animals...
DATE: Aug. 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Twenty-nine cases of the contagious equine and livestock disease vesicular stomatitis have been confirmed in six counties in Colorado, including Montezuma and La Plata, according to the Colorado...
DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Beginning Sept. 1, farmers and ranchers can apply for financial assistance to help conserve working grasslands, rangeland and pastureland while maintaining the areas as livestock grazing lands. The...
DATE: July 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
In a move that’s likely to be reversed by state officials, Montezuma County commissioners gave across-the-board tax relief to dryland and irrigation farmers this week. The issue was brought to...
DATE: July 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Long after the flames of the 2012 Weber fire were put out, destruction continued in the form of erosion and flooding on area farms. Farmers and ranchers of lower Weber Canyon rely on the Weber...
DATE: July 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Montezuma County native Glenda Humiston has been tapped by University of California President Janet Napolitano to serve as vice president of the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources....
DATE: July 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Amid a 15-year drought, regional ski areas and water districts are continuing to invest in cloud seeding to augment snowpack. The weather modification technology attempts to coax more snowfall from...
DATE: July 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
For The Cortez Journal The Mesa Verde Gardeners will host a Design Class in advance of the Montezuma County Fair and Horticultural Show at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 14 at 29204 Road M. Interested...
DATE: June 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
The Cortez-based Montezuma Land Conservancy signed agreements with three private landowners in May and June to establish 1,035 acres of conservation easements. The volunteer easements attach...
DATE: June 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Montezuma County farmers got some good news in late May when they were told to expect 21 inches of irrigation water per acre, thanks to El Niño-driven rains in late spring. Low winter snowpack had...
DATE: June 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Local ranchers are feeling the impact of drought as the San Juan National Forest considers reducing their cattle herds on federal grazing allotments. The Bond family has been grazing cattle on the...
DATE: June 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees began on Monday, June 15, 2015. It is important for county...
DATE: June 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
