Celebrating Northern Colorado Farmers & Ranchers

Weld County ranks #1 in the entire nation in sheep and lamb production and their products and #1 in the number of sheep and lambs. We tell you how many.

Without water there would be no agriculture in Weld County. It all began with the construction of the No. 3 ditch off the Poudre River in 1870.

Since the 1920s Weld County has been the state leader in sugar beet production. By the 1940s, 150,000 acres of sugar beets would be harvested in Weld County alone.

A study at CSU has revealed that one of our biggest cancer fighters is grown in Northern Colorado. In fact, it is one of the top 5 crops grown in Weld County.

On average a person consumes five eggs a week. A typical hen produces just over five eggs a week and we have over 4,250,000 hens laying eggs in Colorado.

Hemp is becoming a major crop in our State. In 2016 Colorado grew more hemp than all other states combined and acreage used to grow hemp could double this year.

K99 has teamed up with LaSalle Oil to “Celebrate Colorado’s Farmers and Ranchers", who benefit greatly from the responsible production of domestic oil and natural gas. The benefit is from direct involvement with the development of oil and natural gas, and from the boost it provides to the entire state economy...

K99 has teamed up with LaSalle Oil to “Celebrate Colorado’s Farmers & Ranchers!” This month Todd focuses on the "Top 5 Agricultural Products Sold in Weld County.

K99 has teamed up with LaSalle Oil to “Celebrate Colorado’s Farmers and Ranchers!” This month we celebrate the beef cattle industry in the state of Colorado.

Weld’s dairies lead the state in the production of milk. Weld produces 57 percent of the milk in Colorado and has become the 17th largest dairy county in the U.S.

Todd is starting a new monthly series called "Celebrating Northern Colorado Farmers and Ranchers". This month he finds the "Top 5 Crops in Weld County."