Tag: Agriculture
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Metro Moves: Colorado Livestock Association leader to retire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to dennis.huspeni@gazette.com. Retiring The longtime leader of the Colorado Livestock Association plans to retire next year after…
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National Western Stock Show rides back in 2022
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Giddy up! The yaks are back. The National Western Stock Show announced Wednesday the “best 16 days in January” will return for 2022 from Jan. 8-23. After the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions foiled the 2021 show — the first time that’s happened in 106 years — organizers are…
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Denver’s annual Mulch Giveaway & Compost Sale scheduled for May 1
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The annual Mulch Giveaway & Compost Sale is returning to Denver on May 1 and aims to help residents “plant the seed.” This year’s compost sale will be held at select Ace Hardware and A1…
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Some Palisade farmers say this year’s peach crop could be best yet
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just over one year ago, a record low temperature sent chills down the backs of the farmers throughout the Grand Valley region. The National Weather Service recorded its coldest temperature in the area since 1933…
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High and Dry: Colorado in Drought — 5th generation El Paso County rancher hit with disaster
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the second part of our series, we follow the trials of a 5th generation cattle rancher in El Paso County facing down a near impossible plight in 2020 due to drought. (Video by Skyler Ballard) Check back Friday, March 5, 2021 for part three…
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High and Dry: Colorado in Drought — Coming this weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The severe drought that swept through Colorado in 2020 could be a harbinger of what the future will hold. However, in the arid Southwest, it’s not the first time that such challenges have wrecked lives…
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Arizona gives three Colorado counties pest-free status
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fruit growers in Montrose, Delta and Mesa counties were granted pest-free status by the Arizona Department of Agriculture, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) announced Thursday. This new status allows fruit growers to ship commercially-grown…