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Colorado sunflower producers are invited to vote on an amendment to the Sunflower Marketing Order. Currently, the sunflower assessment is set at 3 cents per hundredweight; the proposed new rate...
DATE: June 4, 2012 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Applications are now being accepted for Class 11 of the Colorado Agricultural Leadership Program. Farmers, ranchers, growers and individuals working in allied businesses and organizations are...
DATE: June 4, 2012 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Students from the Cortez FFA Chapter attended the Western Slope FFA judging contests in Fruita, Colo., on April 18. Cortez was represented by four teams consisting of four members each at the...
DATE: May 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Organic farmer produces for School to Farm Project
DATE: May 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Southwestern Cowbelle Scholarship Awards were announced by Chairman Lisa Tozer at its April 17 meeting.Winners were:Chantz Koskie of Montezuma-Cortez High School, who will pursue a degree in animal...
DATE: May 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Spearheaded by LiveWell Montezuma, a food task force is being developed to assess local foods produced in the county.LiveWell Montezuma Coordinator JoDee Powers said some of the questions in the...
DATE: May 15, 2012 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Since 1954, Colorado farm and ranch women have been recognized for their contributions to production agriculture and rural lifestyle by induction into the Colorado Master Farm Homemakers Guild.To...
DATE: April 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Its that time of year. Thin plumes of smoke can be seen rising from the county landscape and where theres smoke, theres fire.Spring is a time when many farmers use flames to clear the ditches...
DATE: April 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Mancos couple enjoys raising bees and rural lifestyle
DATE: April 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen (4CBCH) will host the 16th annual Consignment Tack and Equipment Sale on April 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the La Plata County Fairgrounds in Durango. The...
DATE: April 3, 2012 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Turkeys, rabbits and a 200-pound sow named Candy inhabit the backyard of Nathan and Julie Harris home off County Road 216 in southern La Plata County.Their 16-year-old daughter, Samantha, is...
DATE: March 1, 2012 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
