Harvest Public Media

Brewing A Beer That's Colorado Through And Through

Luke Runyon — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

How does a new craft brewer stand apart from the pack? A few have hitched their brewery onto the local food bandwagon. Sourcing the ingredients that form beer’s DNA straight from the fields around them.

Conservation Acres Harder to Come By

Amy Mayer and Harvest Public Media — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000

For 27 years the popular Conservation Reserve Program has transformed small parcels of land, contributing to cleaner water, more habitat for migrating birds and less soil erosion.

Repairing Cantaloupe's Image After Deadly Outbreaks

Luke Runyon — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:17:03 +0000

Drive into the small southeastern Colorado community of Rocky Ford and it’s clear the very character of the town is tied to cantaloupe.

Missouri River Home To Endangered Pallid Sturgeon

Harvest Public Media and Grant Gerlock — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000

More than 20 years after being listed as an endangered species, the pallid sturgeon is just treading water in the Missouri River. Thanks to an ongoing restocking program, the fish population is stable but not recovering.

This Little Piggy Has A Market Niche

Amy Mayer and Harvest Public Media — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000

The pork business certainly has its challenges. Hog farmers continually grapple with high feed prices, environmental hiccups and criticism from animal welfare groups.