All Entries in the "Ranching" Category
Sugar City rancher Curt Russell is 120th President of Colorado Cattlemen’s Association
Curt Russell, 120th President of Colorado Cattlemen’s Association LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Curt Russell, rancher from Sugar City, Colo., stepped into his role as the 120th president of Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) at CCA’s 2025 Annual Convention hosted June 23-25th in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Since 2017, Russell has served on CCA’s Board of Directors and has been […]
Colorado FFA Foundation Announces Four Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame Inductees for 2026
Greeley, Colo. — The Colorado FFA Foundation is pleased to announce four inductees representing excellence in public service, extension, dairy industry and education, into the Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame. Jenifer Gurr (Northglenn), Marlin Eisenach (Fort Morgan), Jon Slutsky (Fort Collins), and Dr. Tony Frank (Denver) will all be formally honored and inducted into the Colorado […]
Colorado’s wolf restoration program costs exceed $8 million over 5 years
Colorado has now spent more than $8 million over five years on the wolf restoration program, according to a presentation made at Thursday’s Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting in Grand Junction. Justin Rutter, the assistant director for financial and capital services at Colorado Parks and Wildlife, also addressed the apparent discrepancy between the General […]
Here’s a list of the county and regional fairs coming up!
The best in state agriculture—and more— is gearing up for the Colorado State Fair later this summer. The event runs for 11 days starting August 22. In addition to competitions, live music, pig racing, and the annual slopper eating contest are on the schedule. Tickets provide entry to the grounds as well as some performances. […]
Herd mentality: Goats deployed by some Colorado cities for better environmental results
Goats graze along the Colorado Riverfront Trail in Grand Junction (photo by Sharon Sullivan for Colorado Newsline) Pedestrians and bicyclists along the Colorado Riverfront Trail in Grand Junction may have noticed something out of the ordinary this spring. In some fenced-off sections near Blue Heron Lake, 700 goats are grazing on an array of […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife awards $50,000 to promote the Born to Be Wild special license plate
CPW announced the recipients of the inaugural Born to Be Wild License Plate Grant Program. Two organizations, The Rocky Mountain Wolf Project and The Endangered Species Coalition were selected to raise awareness and promote the Born to Be Wild specialty license plate to engage and educate the public about the importance of the license plate, ultimately […]
Lower Arkansas Valley Communities Unite Against Colorado Springs Annexations
(ROCKY FORD, CO – May 27, 2025) – Communities throughout the Lower Arkansas Valley are uniting in opposition to new annexations by the City of Colorado Springs that would exacerbate the city’s already projected 34,000 acre-feet annual water supply gap to support build out of land already within its city limits. New annexations, such as for […]
Cattle on Feed report April 17, 2025
REGIONAL NEWS RELEASE United States Department of Agriculture NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE MOUNTAIN REGIONAL FIELD OFFICE P.O. BOX 150969 · Lakewood, CO 80215-0969 CATTLE ON FEED NOTE: This will be the last issue of the state-level Cattle on Feed report made by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. […]
Wyoming rancher invents device to keep stock tank water ice-free – works better and is less costly to run than traditional tank heaters
Necessity is the mother of all inventions. Cold climate ranchers have fought frozen water since time immemorial, but it took one rancher from Oshoto, Wyoming to challenge the notion that it always had to be that way. The Water Rippler, invented by Randall and Shondah Otwell, may transform year-round water access for livestock owners. “There’s […]
Dan May of Stratton, Colorado inducted into Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame recently
Dan May, inductee into Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Feb. 19, 2025) — The Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame recognized Dan May of Stratton, Colorado, as a 2025 inductee during its 16th annual banquet on Feb. 5, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas. Established in 2009, the Hall of Fame was created […]
Interstate power lines threaten farmers’ land in southeastern Colorado
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article provides more in-depth information about the controversial proposed electrical transmission corridor that was discussed at the recent Prowers County Commissioner’s meeting. A federal plan to accelerate electrical grid updates is meeting major resistance in communities across the country, including three Colorado counties Transmission lines along Prowers County Road 13, north of […]
An Idaho rancher lost zero cattle to wolves in a decade. Can he help Colorado ranchers do the same?
A gray wolf looks over its shoulder after being released into an area filled with sage brush. It is one of 20 wolves released in January 2025, 15 of which were translocated from British Columbia (Colorado Parks and Wildlife photo) A room full of ranchers stared at Glenn Elzinga as he told them one of […]
Cattle Rustling is decimating Western Slope ranchers
Cattle graze near Needle Rock in Delta County The grass crunches underfoot and dust billows in dense clouds as a truck and trailer speed out of public lands in Montrose County. The trailer is full of calves lowing plaintively. The driver gives the Western salute, one or two fingers raised as a four-by-four rumbles past. The […]
