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Colorado growers face “risk like we have never faced before” as coronavirus puts up labor walls
Work in the "essential" agriculture industry can go on, but the pandemic’s threat to the market has shaken some Western Slope farmers and orchard men to their roots. Others call the panic overblown.
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Lost for decades, the Colorado Orange apple variety has been found — officially
By Nancy Lofholm Coloradans Primary category in which blog post is published
Opinion: Colorado FARMS project grant could help address climate change, make agriculture more sustainable
By Lauren Hafford Opinion
An apple revival near Four Corners is restoring hundreds of historic fruits — and the local ag economy
By Nancy Lofholm Business Primary category in which blog post is published
How Colorado’s rural communities could benefit from $600 million in federal broadband grants
By Tamara Chuang News Primary category in which blog post is published
Electric-powered bikes are now allowed on BLM and National Park trails — and not everyone is happy about it
The new rule issued by Interior Secretary aims to ease management and clarify conflicting rules by allowing e-bikes access to all bike trails. But trailbuilding and wilderness groups lament the lack of public involvement in the decision.
How Colorado’s rural education network went from teaching home economics to fighting the opioid epidemic
Colorado State University is banking that its extension agents, trusted and well-known in their communities, can use their local star power to reach vulnerable families
Can rangeland apprenticeships stem the exodus of Colorado ranchers and keep America fed?
The average American farmer is 58 years old. Many inherited their generations-old operations from parents and grandparents, but now find they don't have anyone who wants to take over.
How a small Colorado town fought the Japanese beetle and won
The flying pest feasts on more than 300 types of plants and returns each year in greater numbers. But not in Palisade.
Interior Secretary Bernhardt came home to Colorado — and the swamp monsters were waiting for him in Vail
Protest highlighted conflict over public lands policy as decision on where a new BLM agency HQ might land looms
GMO food labels are coming. But with most products already using modified ingredients, battle lines have shifted.
Food safety advocates still fight for tougher labeling rules, but Colorado farmers feel like they're on a public education campaign of their own
There’s a lot more to the departure of Denver Zoo’s polar bears than you’ve heard
Stressed-out grizzlies, antiquated habitats and an uncertain master plan all played a part
