Agriculture

Getting ready for haying season
June 28, 2008
A rancher’s year is marked by one “season” after another, and the work that has to be done.
Time to think about the Moffat County Fair
June 21, 2008
Did you ever hear a thought similar to this while browsing the exhibits at the Moffat County Fair?
Elisa Shackelton reflects on years at Moffat County Extension Office
June 14, 2008
Elisa Shackelton took some time Wednesday, her last day in the office at Moffat County Extension, to reflect on her 8 1/2 years in Craig.
For pride and money
June 14, 2008
On June 8, adults — young and old — spent the day at Moffat County Fairgrounds.
A way with words
2005 MCHS graduate studies animal science at OSU
June 7, 2008
Mixing animal science with words. “I absolutely love it,” said Sarah Kawcak, of Craig, when referring to her studies in Animal Science Livestock Merchandising at Oklahoma State University.
Memories of winter and spring
May 31, 2008
After the drought-like conditions of recent years, Northwest Colorado ranchers were grateful for the moisture when it began to snow this past fall. After all, some forecasters had predicted a mild, dry winter for this part of the state.
‘Insanely focused’
Meeker High School student keeps busy with 4-H, church activities
May 24, 2008
Dessa Linsley, Rio Blanco 4-H Youth Development Agent, described Meeker teen Morgan Neilson as “insanely focused.”
Going green with 4-H and Ford
May 17, 2008
On Oct. 11, someone in Colorado will win a 2008 Ford XLT F-150 4x4 pickup truck that runs on either gasoline or E-85 ethanol fuel.
Beetle blues across state
May 10, 2008
Results of the 2007 annual forest health aerial survey, completed by the Colorado State Forest Service and U.S. Forest Service, reveal that the bark beetle affected about half a million new Colorado forest acres in 2007.
A growing epidemic
Pine beetle infestations killing trees in Craig, insects also found as far north as Wyoming and east as Kansas
May 3, 2008
In Craig, pine trees are dying from beetles. That’s what Bill Ekstrom, Colorado State University Ext­ension agent for Northwest Colorado, wants Craig residents to know.
The great debate
Sunset Elementary third-graders argue the ban on shooting prairie dogs
April 26, 2008
Recent news about a petition to ban prairie dog hunting has created some debate in one Sunset Elementary third-grade class.
Community Agriculture Alliance: One group, many projects
April 26, 2008
In 1999, a group of Routt County residents thought agriculture was being threatened, and they decided to do something about it.
When life gives you hogs
Local boy turns hobby into diversified business
April 25, 2008
Sometimes you’re up early, and sometimes you’re up late. Sometimes, you’re up early and late, J.B. Chapman said.
A whole lot of bull
Northwestern Colorado Bull Sale today in Routt County
April 19, 2008
Save the day to save your dollars — it’s the sixth annual Northwestern Colorado Bull Sale, going on today at the Routt County Fairgrounds in Hayden.
Parenting, cow style
A look at the relationship between cows and their calves
April 12, 2008
The other afternoon, as I sat waiting for the stock tank to be filled with water, my attention was drawn to Sarah, an older Simmental cow, who came into the back part of the pasture and stood there bawling.

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