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Community Agriculture Alliance: Agriculture and wildlife
Fortunately, in Colorado, we have a diverse array of public and private lands intermixed across the landscape. Deer, elk, pronghorn, moose, black bear, mountain lion, numerous small mammals along with birds of all shapes and...
Published: August 31, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Sustainable beef
Today, many of us are thinking about ways to make our lifestyle as sustainable as possible. What does it mean to be sustainable when the subject is beef and raising cattle? Can the ranching industry,...
Published: November 8, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Preparing for fall
In the Yampa Valley, the changing of the leaves and first frosts signal the time for all agriculture producers to prepare for winter. For the traditional or production agriculturists, this means taking stock of all that...
Published: October 4, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Thank a tree
The next time you fill your glass with crystal clean, clear water, thank a tree. Seriously, big bear hug even, bark and all, because that tree is playing an incredibly important role in providing you with...
Published: May 3, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Locally sourced
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Handmade bicycles and local agriculture have more in common than you might think. The Moots Colorado Ranch Rally is celebrating the fifth edition of this 50-mile fundraising event Saturday, June 16 with...
Published: June 14, 2018
Endowment will honor Marsha Daughenbaugh’s love, passion for agriculture
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — When Marsha Daughenbaugh left the offices of the Community Agriculture Alliance in downtown Steamboat Springs on Friday, she left behind a legacy of service to the agricultural community and some of our...
Published: March 30, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Seasonal eating
It’s almost November, and we’ve already seen the first snowfall and hard frost of the fall, meaning no more outdoor tomatoes, peas or lettuce from our high-country farms. There are, however, numerous crops that are...
Published: October 25, 2018
Community Ag Alliance: Preserving local heritage, putting food on the table
Food plays an important role during the holidays. Whether you enjoyed a banquet with family, a party with friends or are part of our community dinners, I hope you took a moment to reflect on...
Published: January 5, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: The importance of agricultural education
Every day, students who are involved in the agricultural program at Soroco High School experience and learn the importance of agriculture education. It’s more than learning how to plant flowers or judge livestock. According to...
Published: February 7, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: The President’s agricultural policy
On Wednesday, this newspaper published an article titled “Trump takes victory lap on taxes with rural US”. The actual article referenced Trump’s speech to the American Farm Bureau’s annual convention, even though the headline was...
Published: January 11, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Listening to the needs of our community
Last July, Yampa Valley Land Trust developed a comprehensive survey to better understand our community’s evolving needs and how land conservation can continue to improve the quality of life we enjoy here. The survey was...
Published: January 17, 2019
Marsha Daughenbaugh: Thank you for the sendoff
Words are not adequate to express my appreciation to our community for everything done to make my retirement from Community Agriculture Alliance so special. It started with Matt Stensland’s wonderful article in Steamboat Today, which...
Published: April 16, 2018
What is the Northwest Colorado Food Coalition?
Did you know there is a group that meets quarterly to discuss food related issues? You’re welcome to join us. The Northwest Colorado Food Coalition is an open community group that meet quarterly to work...
Published: January 13, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Your dream comes with responsibility
Now, you did it … you finally own a piece of property in beautiful Routt County. Your dream of having a horse is about to come true. Maybe you are thinking about purchasing cattle, sheep...
Published: September 7, 2017
Community Agriculture Alliance: Kick off the season of cultivation
I came to the Yampa Valley in 1974. Since that lovely summer, I know there is a chance of snow at anytime of the year. So, as much as I am relishing this sunny spring...
Published: April 9, 2019
Community Agriculture Alliance: Rangelands are a renewable resource
What is a rangeland? Rangelands span nearly 770 million acres across the U.S. and comprise about half of our national forest public lands — yet, common definitions for what a rangeland is often fail to...
Published: March 6, 2019
Community Agricultural Alliance: Personal Water Conservation
The dry summer of 2018 alarmed many people in Northwest Colorado. Thousands of acres burned in areas all around, as fire crews gathered to fight and suppress fires. Kremmling area ranchers were evacuated several times...
Published: December 20, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Open lands forever – together
Open space has always been a defining feature of Routt County — one of its core attributes that is embedded in our identity, culture and outdoor lifestyle. It’s the first thing that greets us as...
Published: July 12, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Enriching experiences of being a volunteer
“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.” — Marjorie Moore...
Published: July 5, 2018
Community Agriculture Alliance: Thinking about spring
While February seems like a wintery month, I always think of it as the beginning of the transition to spring. Indeed, the warm weather that came through last week was just a sampling of what we...
Published: February 22, 2019
