San Luis Valley cattle rancher George Whitten was halfway through a mental health workshop when he let himself tally up a figure he had never wanted to know — the number of…
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Cost to water crops could nearly quadruple as San Luis Valley fends off climate change, fights with Texas and New Mexico
Hundreds of growers in Colorado’s San Luis Valley could see their water costs nearly quadruple under a new plan designed to slash agricultural water use in the drought-strapped region and deflect a…
What’s Working: San Luis Valley attracts young artists looking for a more affordable, creative Colorado
One of the more challenging places to make a living in Colorado is in the San Luis Valley. While relatively affordable, this southern rural region is also among the poorest, with Costilla,…