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- The Colorado State Fair Is Ready To Return In 2021 After The Pandemic Closed Down Most Activities Last Year
- The 1921 Flood Changed Pueblo Forever. What Has Recovery Looked Like?
- 100 Years Ago, A Devastating Flood Changed The Course Of Pueblo’s Future
- $1.1 Million In EPA Grants Target Contaminants At Trinidad’s Fox West Theatre And Other Historic Las Animas County Buildings
- As The Pueblo Region Plans For The Future, Solving Housing Issues And Supporting Diverse Communities Are Among The Priorities
- New Green Mountain Falls Art Installation To Use Light and Space to Explore Human Perception
- Powerful Pedal Pushers To Pump It Out At This Weekend’s Pueblo Classic Bike Race
- Pueblo Got $36 Million In Federal COVID Aid. City Residents Can Tell The Mayor Their Ideas For Spending It
- A Connection Between The Amtrak Southwest Chief And The Proposed Front Range Rail Chugs Closer To Reality
- Pueblo School District 60 Breaks Ground On Two New High Schools As Part Of Major Upgrade Project
- From Backyards To Balconies It’s Time To Think About Your Garden
- EPA Grant Will Bring Gardens To Pueblo Homes Impacted By The Colorado Smelter Superfund Site
- Pueblo’s Old Steel Mill Headquarters Becomes Colorado’s 26th National Historic Landmark
- Pueblo Wants More Pedestrians On Union Avenue And Main Street
- Colorado Is Cracking Down On Illegal Ponds In The Arkansas River Basin
- Amtrak CEO’s Priorities Could Be Good News For Train Travel In Colorado
- Historic Cabin Hidden Inside Walls Of Modern Home Is Being Restored In Southern Colorado
- In Southern Colorado, Giving The Old Cuchara Mountain Ski Area A New Life
- Potential Arkansas River Dam Safety Project In Pueblo Could Create Better Recreation
- Pueblo Mayor Nick Gradisar Highlights COVID-19 Resilience, Previews Development In State Of The City Address
- Plans Are Underway To Restore Pueblo’s Historic Keating School
- Testing On Amtrak’s Newest High-Speed Train Nears Completion At Pueblo R&D Track
- Wild Bison Return To Colorado’s Great Plains
- How Colorado Women Answered The Call Of World War II
Tag Archives: agriculture
Perseverance Pays Off For San Luis Valley College Graduate
Alejandro Tovar’s mom told him “a pencil weighs less than a shovel.” Tovar worked in the canola, spinach and potato fields during the summers. Hear more of his story on the Colorado Matters podcast
Audio Postcard and Slideshow from the 2015 Colorado State Fair
The Colorado State Fair is in full swing in Pueblo. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to check out the annual celebration of the state’s agriculture and more. They’ll have plenty to do from spinning on rides at the … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, KRCC, Reported Story
Tagged 4-H, 4H, agriculture, animals, Colorado State Fair, pueblo
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What’s financially fair for the Colorado State Fair?
Carnival rides are spinning, kids are showing their prize livestock and the bacon wrapped turkey legs are smoking on the grill at the Colorado State Fair. It goes on through Monday in Pueblo. But in Denver, some legislators are worried about its bottom line. … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio
Tagged 4-H, 4H, agriculture, animals, Colorado State Fair, pueblo, ryan warner
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Photos From the 2015 Colorado State Fair
The Colorado State Fair kicked off Friday, with a full slate of livestock competitions, concerts, rides, food and people watching. More photos at cpr.org
Posted in Animals, Colorado Public Radio, Photography, Rural Issues
Tagged 4-H, 4H, agriculture, Colorado, Colorado State Fair, pueblo
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Water Use Decreases Nationally, Shortages Still Loom in Colorado
Water use across the country has reached its lowest level in nearly 45 years, according to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey. Yet, western states still face shortages and just a dozen states account for half the nation’s water … Continue reading
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Colorado’s wilting sunflower production
Many of Colorado’s farmers have cut back on planting sunflowers. Last year Colorado’s sunflower production dropped to a fraction of its high in 1999. Unlike many other crops, sunflowers aren’t genetically modified in Colorado and they’ve become less economically viable. … Continue reading
Cultivating New Farmers & Ranchers
Listen to Cultivating New Farmers & Ranchers a Colorado Matters interview produced by Shanna Lewis
Posted in Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio, Environment, Land Use, Radio, Rural Issues, Sustainability
Tagged agriculture, Colorado, farmer, land conservation, rancher, rural
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