Lyn Halliday News Today

High school agriculture students from across Northwest Colorado competed in the FFA Range Judging and Plant Identification workshop Sept. 20 at the Community Center in Hamilton. The educational event was hosted by Reece Melton, agriculture teacher at Soroco High School in Oak Creek, and Eric Wellman, agriculture teacher at Hayden. The Routt County and Colorado...

On a hot afternoon in August standing in a dry, crunchy hayfield in Routt County, agricultural consultant Eric Fuchs grabbed the full attention of a circle of seasoned ranchers and new landowners. The smooth bromegrass...

With an increase in people recreating in, new homebuyers moving in and second-home owners spending more time in rural Routt County the past few years, agricultural and nonprofit organizations are continuing to educate about “Respect...

You may have heard by now that the Routt County Conservation District kicked off a new soil health initiative in 2019. Recognizing that our landowners and agriculture producers face significant challenges of drought and unpredictable water...

When the Routt County Conservation District Board worked to reconstitute in 2019, the budget was just a few thousand dollars, President Lyn Halliday said. In order to change the district’s bylaws, Halliday explained that the...