Agriculture - The Journal

County votes to defund CSU ag extension office

Performance issues cited: ‘We’re making a statement’

DATE: Oct 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma Land Conservancy hires new leader

Custer’s agricultural background, passion a likely fit

DATE: Sep 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Who will be next generation’s farmers?

Average age of state’s farmers is almost 59; cost of startup, land are hurdles

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Beekeepers to host community talk

The Four Corners Beekeepers will present a community talk by Michele Colopy of the Pollinator Stewardship Council about affordable ways to replace lawns with a pollinator garden for bees at ...

DATE: Sep 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Water dragon feeds Pleasant View farm

Experimental drip line system tested on Pleasant View farm

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Allison farmers grow, roast green chiles

With names such as Big Jim and Miss Junie, a casual listener could have mistaken last weekend’s kickoff of the Ignacio Green Chile Fest as an entirely social affair. But Big Jim a...

DATE: Sep 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

County hopes to display antique equipment

County collection of antiques gain public exposure

DATE: Aug 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ranch Rodeo entertains while showcasing rugged life

For as long as Mancos resident Kole Yeomans can remember, summers have been spent riding horses and rustling cattle on ranches throughout the Southwest, including his family’s ranch near Man...

DATE: Aug 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Young archers compete at Montezuma County Fair

More preteen participants this year

DATE: Aug 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Old Fort at Hesperus offers online auction

The Old Fort at Hesperus recently launched an online silent auction to benefit its Farmer in Training Program. The program allows prospective farmers to co-manage a plot of land with assista...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Montezuma County Fair adds Celtic games and kids’ events

Festivities start Friday with car race

DATE: Jul 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

The golden and delectably healthful home-farmed egg

Eggs are available at the Cortez Farmer’s Market again this year and elsewhere in the county. Homegrown eggs, sometimes charmingly referred to as cackleberries, are a welcome treat in any ho...

DATE: Jul 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Parsnippet