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Cattle prices appear to be coming off of a record high in 2014, but that still doesn’t put a damper on a profitable year for many Montezuma County ranchers. “It’s been a great year for ranchers,”...
DATE: Dec. 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Farm owners and operators in Montezuma County have some tough decisions to make over the next few months as a result of the 2014 Farm Bill. Starting now and rolling into the official enrollment...
DATE: Dec. 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
The Montezuma County Fair is in a rebuilding phase after a fiscal crisis partly derailed the event this year. In an attempt to expand the fair’s appeal, the fair board brought in three prominent...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Staff reportNew farm insurance programs put in place by the 2014 Farm Bill are replacing widely used plans. About 90 percent of the eligible farmers in Montezuma, Dolores and San Juan counties...
DATE: Dec. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
An advocate of hemp farming in Southwest Colorado vows to continue her quest to cultivate a local economic boom on the back of “the devil’s lettuce.” “I plan on persevering,” said Sharon Stewart,...
DATE: Dec. 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
LAS VEGAS – Facing dwindling water supplies, Western states are struggling to capture every drop with dam and diversion projects that some think could erode regional cooperation crucial to managing...
DATE: Dec. 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Associated Press LAS VEGAS – Interior Secretary Sally Jewell says the federal government is trying to find a way to save the sage grouse without having to list the bird as an endangered...
DATE: Dec. 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Montezuma County Farm Service Agency is accepting applications for 2015 non-insured Assistance Program coverage for non-insurable perennial crops. The sales closing date for alfalfa (forage &...
DATE: Nov. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
The Montezuma County Fair Board is looking for three community members who are willing to work together to organize county fair events, contests, and exhibits in order to make the fair a community...
DATE: Sept. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
CAKE DECORATING Unit 1 junior: Kelton Judson, blue, unit champion; Baylee Rollins, blue, reserve champion Unit 2 junior: Tori Glazner, blue, unit champion Unit 2 intermediate: Ashlyn Hallman, blue,...
DATE: Aug. 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Southwest Farm Fresh, a new farm and ranch distribution cooperative in Montezuma County, is about halfway through its first year and looking to ramp up for the harvest season. A spring with cold...
DATE: Aug. 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
More than 100 residents waited in line to taste and cast a ballot for their top salsa and chili recipes at the Montezuma County Fair last week. Labeled S-1 thru S-12, there were a dozen salsa...
DATE: Aug. 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
