The Denver Post

As 36,500 acres of Colorado farm/ranch land head for the auction block, wheat and cattle markets look bright

With the outlook for both wheat and beef prices looking strong over the next five years, farming and ranching are gaining appeal both as destinations for investors and as a career for young talent.
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Colorado River water auction soaks up $4.7 million

Longmont dairy farmer Jim Docheff has been in the dairy business for all of his 88 years, and his son Joe grows the corn and alfalfa for the dairy cows on the farm east of the city. On Wednesday, ...
Yahoo

From farms to cities: Analysis shows Colorado-Big Thompson water right ownership changes

EATON — For three hours, auctioneer Scott Shuman led a bidding war in a crowded room. In a scene worthy of Wall Street, spotters walked back and forth from bidders yelling new share prices. At stake ...
Longmont Times-Call

Water auction at Boulder County Fairgrounds draws buyers for Colorado-Big Thompson Project units

Water from the Colorado-Big Thompson Project was up for grabs at an auction held Wednesday at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont. Run by the Eaton-based company Hall and Hall Auctions, the ...
Vail Daily

Auction of Colorado River water nets $4.7 million

LONGMONT — Longmont dairy farmer Jim Docheff has been in the dairy business for all of his 88 years, and his son Joe grows the corn and alfalfa for the dairy cows on the farm east of the city. On ...