March 1, 1996

A third of local economy linked to agribusiness

Agriculture means big business in Weld and Larimer counties.
Weld County is the fourth-largest-producing agricultural county in the United States, following three counties in California where high-value irrigated fruit and vegetable production dominates sales.
Weld County is important not only because of its size but also because of its concentration of livestock and high-value crop production, much of it irrigated. Agribusiness includes more than just the production of crops and livestock. It also includes processing (Monfort of Colorado Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Co. Inc.) and retailing (grocery stores and restaurants).
How large is the agribusiness industry? It accounts for one out…

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Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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