More farmers are showing interest in sorghum, a drought-tolerant grain. The crop is poised to expand in the U.S. – especially if Americans start consuming it. Read the full article here.

Opened in 2016, Holidaily Brewing Co. is thriving amid a broader craft beer industry slump. Read the full article here.

Southwest Fresh Fest 2026 will bring beer lovers and families together for a day centered on Colorado agriculture and local craft brewing. Guests can sample fresh hop beers made with hops grown at Billy Goat Hop Farm – while enjoying live music, local food, games and farm tours. The event will also feature a lineup of regional breweries and the return of its popular Fresh Hop Trophy competition. Learn more and sign up.

Labor Day for some marks the unofficial end of summer, and many left hoping this upcoming winter season will be filled with snow. This year's severe drought has impacted industries across Colorado, from ski resorts to hay farms, with Denver7 extensively covering the lack of moisture and unusually high temperatures across our state. Read the full article here.

The San Luis Valley is searching for ways to use less water without shrinking agriculture.

One local effort believes rye could help. But turning the grain into part of the valley’s future will require more than convincing farmers to plant it.

Read the full article by Hayley Sanchez (Colorado Public Radio).

Moxie Bread Co. is featured as one of the best bakeries in Colorado. Read the full list.

Denver Bake Fest is a community baking competition and festival celebrating the best of Denver's baking scene. Bakers of all skill levels compete, locals come to taste, and everyone leaves with something new to love about baking. Learn more.

Eat Pizza & Do Good. Link to learn more.

It is the earliest harvest Henry Astor can remember. But walking through the scorched wheatfields of his Cotswolds farm, signs of life are everywhere – swarms of insects, kaleidoscopic wildflower meadows, bushy hedgerows several metres wide. A yellowhammer perches on a nearby tree.

There are 18 other red-listed birds on the farm, says Astor, who this year ringed 23 barn owls, three kestrels, two little owls as well as goshawk chicks. “Last winter we had clouds of goldfinch, chaffinch and greenfinch,” he says. Britain has lost 73 million birds since 1970; but at Bruern Farms, a small but welcome reversal is taking shape.

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