Western bean cutworm a growing threat
Colorado State University Extension pheromone trap-based monitoring is showing the emergence of the western bean cutworm moth in northeastern Colorado.
Ag & Business
A lifetime involvement in 4-H and the Phillips County Fair began when Merle Jackson became a member of the Better Beef Makers 4-H Club. He is pictured with Duke, his 1955 grand champion steer.
Riderless horse honors fallen cowboy
A lone horse, with no rider, adorned with a blanket, saddle and boots facing backward. It’s a symbol of a fallen warrior and a tradition that dates back centuries.
Members of Roy Pfaltzgraff’s harvest crew are pictured with a Massey Ferguson Super 92 combine in 1963; from left, Roy Pfaltzgraff and Ike Pauls, Charlie Watkins (front, center) and Elmer Adrian (on top).
Roy Pfaltzgraff’s harvest crew works a field in 1963. The combines pictured are Massey Ferguson Super 92s, which had no cab and cut 14 feet of grain at a time. Pfaltzgraff worked on the crew from 1962 to 1963, to raise money for college.
Harvest brings back memories for Pfaltzgraff
Back in the day, cutting barley used to be itchy business, Roy Pfaltzgraff Jr. of Haxtun explained.
It’s time to get ready for the fair
The July 24-29 Phillips County Fair is right around the corner, so it’s time to explore one of the hundreds of ways to get involved at the “Small Town Showdown.”
Area millet producers debate marketing order
On Friday, June 22, Colorado Agriculture Commissioner Don Brown conducted a public hearing to hear and record testimony on the need to conduct a referendum of millet producers to determine whet