Agribusiness  July 2, 2026

Historic Weld dairy farm files for bankruptcy protection

Owners of a 73-year-old, 500-acre dairy farm have filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy protection in the wake of financial troubles that began after attempting to modernize their dairy for the future.

Sharon Dunn is an award-winning journalist covering business, banking, real estate, energy, local government and crime in Northern Colorado since 1994. She began her journalism career in Alaska after graduating Metropolitan State College in Denver in 1992. She found her way back to Colorado, where she worked at the Greeley Tribune for 25 years. She has a master's degree in communications management from the University of Denver. She is married and has one grown daughter — and a beloved English pointer at her side while she writes. When not writing, you may find her enjoying embroidery and crochet projects, watching football, or kayaking and birdwatching on a high-mountain lake.

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