Tag: ranchers
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Colorado farmers, ranchers wrestle with hurdles amid extreme drought conditions
Some producers take drastic steps to adapt to dry climate, record-low snowpack This is the first time that Jim Magnuson, who operates a family farm in the rural town of Eaton, can ever recall planting only 75% of his acreage. Magnuson and his brother, Tim, primarily grow corn and alfalfa on their farm, Magnuson Bros.,…
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Colorado farmers, ranchers wrestle with hurdles amid extreme drought conditions
Some producers take drastic steps to adapt to dry climate, record-low snowpack This is the first time that Jim Magnuson, who operates a family farm in the rural town of Eaton, can ever recall planting only 75% of his acreage. Magnuson and his brother, Tim, primarily grow corn and alfalfa on their farm, Magnuson Bros.,…
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Colorado farmers, ranchers wrestle with hurdles amid extreme drought conditions
Some producers take drastic steps to adapt to dry climate, record-low snowpack This is the first time that Jim Magnuson, who operates a family farm in the rural town of Eaton, can ever recall planting only 75% of his acreage. Magnuson and his brother, Tim, primarily grow corn and alfalfa on their farm, Magnuson Bros.,…
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Dead cattle and high blood pressure: Wolf depredation takes toll on Colorado ranchers
In the middle of an interview with a group of ranchers last week, Middle Park rancher Doug Bruchez excused himself to retrieve the results of medical tests. His family’s ranching operation was the first in the area to report wolf depredation, and he has been stressing out since the apex predator — reintroduced in Colorado…