For 17 years, Nate Midcap has spent his winters traveling hundreds of miles across the plains of northeastern Colorado to measure how far water levels have fallen in farmers’ wells. In bad years, he ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Late summer is a tasty time in Colorado, with tart cherries, succulent Olathe sweet corn, and juicy Palisade peaches. Around the state, chefs at top ...
Autumn is the season when agriculture takes center stage. Every part of our state is resplendent with color in a living advertisement of how agriculture shapes Colorado’s landscapes. From the wheat, ...
There's a farm in Loveland, Colorado, sitting at the foot of the Rockies, where a fifth-generation family has been working the same land for over a century. For most of that time, the Olander family ...
Colorado family farms are resilient. They routinely survive droughts, floods, crushing hailstorms, pest infestations, price uncertainty and even low profit margins. Yet, there is another challenge ...
Colorado led the way in adopting humane farming practices. Now the U.S. House of Representatives is trying to stop that ...
Overhead costs for farmers and ranchers have risen significantly in recent years. Cattle, land, loans and gasoline are all rising in price. High and increasing costs are barriers to establishing ...
A farm in Wellington in Northern Colorado is celebrating its most impacting year of operation. The Harvest Farm, which is owned by the Denver Rescue Mission, helped a record number of men overcome ...
Autumn is the season when agriculture takes center stage. Every part of our state is resplendent with color in a living advertisement of how agriculture shapes Colorado’s landscapes. From the wheat, ...