Talbott Farm News Today

The small town of Iola is at the bottom of Blue Mesa Reservoir.

A group of ag employers that represent several commodities across the state have filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado seeking a preliminary injunction of the access provisions of the so-called Farm Workers Bill…

Overnight temperatures this week appear so far to have had minimal impacts on fruit trees in the Grand Valley as they begin blooming, but growers are continuing to deal with

Overnight temperatures this week appear so far to have had minimal impacts on fruit trees in the Grand Valley as they begin blooming, but growers are continuing to deal with

At first glance, it’s easy to assume that Ross Talbott chose to pursue a different direction in life than being part of the family fruit-growing business in Palisade. After all, Talbott moved in 1959 as a young man to the New Castle area, where he ended up building Apple Tree Park, a trailer park that became home to more than 1,200 people, making it, at one time, about twice the population of New Castle was then. But if you stop to think more closely about the community’s name, it hin...