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Farmers and ranchers face stressful challenges every day: From hail and drought to financial pressures. A new film explores those issues, and looks at why farmers don’t always ask for help. “Legacy” screens this weekend at the Breckenridge Film Festival. We talk with the film’s director talks about possible solutions for this silent epidemic.
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Experts say a temporary measure that extended the life of the farm bill last year is likely to expire at the end of this month.
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KUNC talks with Colorado State University horticulture specialist Jeff Pieper to learn more about the conditions that create western Colorado’s peaches. Pieper says it started more than 100 years ago when farmers decided to divert Colorado River water onto arid land near the mouth of De Beque Canyon.
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Palisade peaches are BELOVED in Colorado. Roadside stands and farmers markets that sell the fuzzy fruit do brisk business this time of year. On today’s In The NoCo, we explore the science that makes peaches from western Colorado such a singular summer treat.
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The Imperial Irrigation District in California is the Colorado River's largest water user. A new conservation plan will spend hundreds of millions to save water, but environmental advocates raised concerns.
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It was over 100 degrees last week when 160 workers in Colorado were culling 1.8 million chickens with avian flu at a commercial egg-laying facility.
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Avian flu continues to spread in dairy cows with more than 130 herds affected nationwide. Colorado and Idaho have seen the highest number of cases.
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Colorado scientists trying to control the spread of wheat stem sawfly have just had a major breakthrough.
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A new study shows just how much climate change is shrinking water supplies for Western farmers. But its authors also have some ideas of what they could do to adapt.
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The sugar beet industry was integral to the prosperity that Colorado enjoys today - but it was the workers toiling in the beet fields who built that foundation. Today on In The NoCo, we hear about the enduring legacy of the immigrant families who shaped our region.