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Seeing 2020 in the review mirror has been a welcomed vantage point on several levels, not the least of which was the crop season for Colorado. While 2021 doesn’t come with the exact same witch’s brew of issues, the ongoing drought has been curtailing irrigation. Transportation has been complicated by Mother Nature as well.

Colorado peach crops should be safe from low temperatures Despite the recent low temperatures, Colorado peach growers are celebrating a solid crop this year. Bruce Talbott from Talbott Farms in Palisade said theyre not worried about hard freezes for the rest of the season: "Right now, we feel like were in pretty good shape and that this crop is pretty secure," said the farm manager. "Our latest historic frost is the 12th. That would be tonight. What we got here now doesnt look that threatening,...

Colorado peach crops should be safe from cold temperatures Peach farmers are excited about this season after losing most of their crop to a late freeze in 2020. Author: Rachel Leuthauser Updated: 7:36 AM MDT May 12, 2021 PALISADE, Colo. — Colorado farmers are celebrating a solid peach crop this year despite the recent cold temperatures. Talbott Farms in Palisade said theyre not worried about hard freezes for the rest of the season.  "Right now, we feel like we...

CFVGA has a new president / More WIC funds target fruits and vegetables The Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association has a new president: Bruce Talbott, of Talbott’s Mountain Gold, Palisade peach, and grape orchards has been elected president of the CFVGA Board of Directors. He will be replacing long-time president Robert Sakata. Sakata of Sakata Farms in Brighton stepped down after he was appointed to the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Talbott says he is honored by his selection...

CFVGA New President/More WIC Funds Target Fruits and Vegetables Monday May 3rd, 2021 The Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association has a new president but his name is familiar to many in the state ag industry. Bruce Talbott, of Talbott’s Mountain Gold, Palisade peach, and grape orchards has been elected president of the CFVGA Board of Directors replacing long-time president Robert Sakata. Sakata of Sakata Farms in Brighton stepped down after he was appointed to the Colorado Water Con...

-Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Bruce Talbott, co-owner/operator of Talbott’s Mountain Gold, a Palisade orchard producing peaches and wine grapes, has been elected president of the Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers board of directors. The vacancy arose when long-time president, Robert Sakata, Sakata Farms, Brighton, was appointed to the Colorado Water Conservation Board and stepped down as CFVGA president. Talbott has been a member of the CFVGA board since the first slate...

The impacts to this year’s apricot crop are a bit more up in the air, but a freeze Tuesday night appears to have generally spared local peach growers. Bruce Talbott of Talbott Farms in Palisade said that fruit trees are only now breaking out of their winter dormancy, helping protect them from the impacts of Tuesday night’s freeze. “Everything except apricots is still very durable. We can probably take 10 degrees (as a low) and still have a peach crop and we weren’t there. We...

for The Fence Post For thrifty homemakers, many fruits and vegetables would soon come at too dear a cost — the widespread desperation of the Great Depression was just beginning when the Good Housekeeping Institute published its 1930 cookbook, “Meals Tested, Tasted and Approved.” Jaunty recipes on the now-yellowed, food-stained pages — which still lay between the red and white striped cover — must have become mid-20th century treats. Others prepared with down-to-earth basic ingredients...