Colorado Agriculture

20 years ago, a couple running a nursery in Cortez, Colorado, started looking for an apple variety that had been common in Montezuma County in the early 1900s. Jude and Addie Schuenemeyer's quest to find a Thunderbolt apple tree would change the course of their lives.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

The Business Incubator Center recently commissioned a study of the economic impact of agriculture on the Western Slope. The study was done by Colorado Mesa University Davis School of Business Economics Professor Dr. Nathan Perry, and focused on Garfield, Mesa, Rio Blanco, Delta and Montrose Counties. Dr. Perry says the study also included a census and surveys, and studied agriculture trends over time.

A wolf has killed three sheep in Rio Blanco County, but wildlife officials say the Elk Fire that has burned over 13,000 acres is preventing them from deploying lethal force.

A rogue motion at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting this month sparked a discussion about lethal control of grey wolves in Colorado.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

This weekend the Colorado State Beekeepers Association holds its summer meeting in Rifle. KDNK’s Marilyn Gleason has more on how this weekend’s meeting can help save the bees.

CPW is searching for counties suitable for gray wolf releases including Garfield and Pitkin.

This week, the Colorado House Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources Committee met to hear several potential bills. Senate Bill 24-137, the Planting Uncertified Potatoes Act, passed out of the committee onto the next phase. But, not before committee members had a little fun with it.