/tags/rocky-ford-cantaloupe Rocky Ford cantaloupe en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 01 May 2017 22:57:52 GMT /news/2017-05-01/heavy-snow-causes-localized-damage-to-eastern-plains-crops Farmers across the Great Plains are in their fields trying to gauge the damage from this weekend’s snowstorm. So far, the results are mixed.The storm’s… Mon, 01 May 2017 22:57:52 GMT /news/2017-05-01/heavy-snow-causes-localized-damage-to-eastern-plains-crops Harvest Public Media /health/2014-03-19/unpacking-lessons-from-colorados-cantaloupe-listeria-scare When Colorado cantaloupe laden with the deadly pathogen listeria killed more than 30 people in 2011, shockwaves rippled throughout the food industry. The… Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMT /health/2014-03-19/unpacking-lessons-from-colorados-cantaloupe-listeria-scare Harvest Public Media /health/2013-10-22/cantaloupe-farmers-plead-guilty-to-criminal-charges The Colorado farmers who distributed cantaloupes infected with listeria two years ago pleaded guilty in federal court to criminal charges Tuesday. Jensen… Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:01:15 GMT /health/2013-10-22/cantaloupe-farmers-plead-guilty-to-criminal-charges Harvest Public Media /npr-news/npr-news/2013-08-14/listeria-outbreak-still-haunts-colorados-cantaloupe-growers The contaminated fruit that killed 33 people and sickened at least 147 others in 2011 came from a farm 90 miles from Rocky Ford, Colo. But the town's many melon farmers took a huge hit nonetheless, and are still trying to convince the public their cantaloupes are safe. Wed, 14 Aug 2013 07:05:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2013-08-14/listeria-outbreak-still-haunts-colorados-cantaloupe-growers Eric Whitney /environment/2013-05-07/repairing-cantaloupes-image-after-deadly-outbreaks Drive into the small southeastern Colorado community of Rocky Ford and it’s clear the very character of the town is tied to cantaloupe.A sign on the… Tue, 07 May 2013 23:17:03 GMT /environment/2013-05-07/repairing-cantaloupes-image-after-deadly-outbreaks Luke Runyon /environment/2013-04-30/the-curious-cases-of-contaminated-cantaloupes In the past couple years, cantaloupe has wound up in the headlines for the wrong reasons.If you’ve passed up tossing a cantaloupe into your grocery cart,… Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:30:00 GMT /environment/2013-04-30/the-curious-cases-of-contaminated-cantaloupes Luke Runyon /business/2012-08-19/rocky-ford-melon-growers-rebound Nearly a year after tainted cantaloupes from southeast Colorado sickened hundreds and caused a nationwide melon scare, farmers in Rocky Ford say they're… Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:32:38 GMT /business/2012-08-19/rocky-ford-melon-growers-rebound Emily Boyer /business/2012-04-30/colorado-cantaloupe-farmers-face-uncertain-future Last fall, a listeria outbreak in cantaloupes traced to a southeastern Colorado farm killed thirty people and sickened dozens more in 28 states. The… Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:00 GMT /business/2012-04-30/colorado-cantaloupe-farmers-face-uncertain-future Kirk Siegler /health/2011-10-19/fda-cites-cantaloupe-packing-facility-in-listeria-outbreak The Food and Drug Administration is reporting that conditions in Jensen Farms’ cantaloupe packing facility led to a listeria outbreak that has killed 25… Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:22:05 GMT /health/2011-10-19/fda-cites-cantaloupe-packing-facility-in-listeria-outbreak Grace Hood