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8:58 am

Fri October 18, 2013

KVNF Regional Newscast: Friday, October 18, 2013

By Travis Bubenik

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Heather Jensen Will Stand Trial in Grand Junction
Water Conflicts Escalating between Agriculture and Growing Colorado Cities
Aspen Medical Marijuana Dispensary Gears Up for Retail Sales
Colorado Oil and Gas Association Donates Over $604,000 to Pro-Fracking Campaigns
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iSeeChange

9:07 am

Wed September 25, 2013

iSeeChange: Rain and Snow - Signs of a Wet Winter?

A dusting of snow on Mount Lamborn, as seen from McClure Pass just outside of Paonia.

Credit Travis Bubenik/KVNF

By Travis Bubenik

For this week's iSeeChange report, we looked into the recent flurry of rain and some snow, and what, if anything, it might tell us about the coming winter.

9:54 am

Wed August 28, 2013

Farmers look to do more with less water

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Tom Trout, a researcher at the U.S. Department of Agriculture who focuses on efficient and effective irrigation methods, checks sunflowers on a USDA research plot in Weld County, CO.

Credit Luke Runyon/Harvest Public Media

Rod Weimer, farm manager for Fagerburg Produce, checks on some of the farm’s corn, which is watered by a sophisticated drip irrigation system.

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Fagerburg Produce’s drip expansive irrigation system draws from water reservoirs and canals. Debris is filtered out of the water by these cisterns.

Credit Luke Runyon/Harvest Public Media

By Luke Runyon

The future of agriculture across the Great Plains hinges on water. Without it, nothing can grow.

Climate models and population growth paint a pretty bleak picture for water availability a few decades from now. If farmers want to stay in business, they have to figure out how to do more with less. Enter: super efficient irrigation systems.

9:23 am

Fri August 23, 2013

Connecting the Drops: Rethinking Reservoirs

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By Connecting the Drops and Maeve Conran

All around Colorado new collaborations are emerging around water storage and water use. Partnerships with reservoirs are turning out to be key in terms of environmental stewardship, river protection, and healthy communities that rely on water. As part of the year long series Connecting the Drops, KGNUs Maeve Conran looks at some of these collaborations that have produced tangible results.

10:09 am

Tue July 30, 2013

iSeeChange: The Outlook for Western Slope Water Supplies

Credit Eli Nixon (CC BY-NC-SA)

By Travis Bubenik

Afternoon clouds and occasional rains have dotted the Western Slope in the past few weeks, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t still worried about their water.

Last week Matthew Harris posted on the Almanac that the water he gets from German Creek was called on by a senior rights holder for the first time in the eight years he’s lived in Paonia. His creek’s just one of many that snake across the North Fork Valley, but if it’s been that long since that senior rights holder felt like they needed more water, should other residents and farmers be concerned?

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