FORT COLLINS — When it comes to cattle life, the 40 or so bovines that loaf around in pens at Colorado State University’s agriculture research center have it pretty good, says Sara…
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Lightning strike kills northern Colorado rancher, more than 30 cattle
A lightning strike killed a Jackson County rancher and more than 30 of his cattle Saturday afternoon as the man tossed hay from the back of a trailer, the local coroner said…
One introduced wolf is dead in Colorado as another is likely expecting pups in Grand County
Just a few hours after U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologists confirmed that one of the 10 gray wolves transplanted to Colorado in December was found dead in Larimer County, the state’s top…
Beef, quality-stamped by an in-person grader, may soon be graded by someone looking at a picture
In the old days, if a small or midsize beef processor wanted to get the most out of their highest-quality meat, they had to do as the big processors do: pay a…
Colorado’s shortgrass prairies at risk of dying off as extreme droughts become more common
What remains of the stunning shortgrass prairie of eastern Colorado is at even more risk of die-off than previously thought, threatened by extreme drought. The same fate awaits most of the world’s…
Replacement ranch needed for storied Colorado family. 86,000 acres or best offer.
Story first appeared in: CHICO BASIN RANCH — With early January winds steadily shredding the Colorado flag outside to tatters, Duke Phillips III hunkers in a century-old ranch office behind 2-foot-thick walls…
Colorado ranchers, processors have a beef with advocacy groups over perceived environmental impacts of meat production
Robbie LeValley sees her family’s cattle ranch settled in the high pastures near Hotchkiss as a linchpin in the state’s food chain and a fifth-generation steward of the local environment. The LeValley…