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Bill Miller joins Taya Jae to talk about honoring earth & sacred ground, music as medicine and reconciliation.

On today’s Farm Friday we hear a regional report on alfalfa. The crop requires a lot more water than most crops. Now, researchers are working on new technologies to reduce the amount farmers use. Still, some say allowing them to grow such a thirsty crop in the arid West is the problem. The Mountain West News Bureau’s Kaleb Roedel reports.

On this edition of Local Motion, KVNF's Lisa Young takes a little 'audio' road trip through a few recent KVNF Farm Friday episodes.

The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), through the Division of Housing's State Housing Board, recently allocated $7.2 million dollars for 171 new affordable housing units around the state. Home Trust of Ouray County was granted $100,000 to assist with new construction of two affordable housing units in Ridgway.

Now its time for Rain & Shine, your weekly regional science update.

The City of Delta announced the resignation of Councilor Ryan Crick from the Delta City Council on Monday. Crick, a social studies teacher, resigned with Delta Middle School last week. Delta County School District Superintendent Caryn Gibson, declined to comment further due to the sensitivity of the personnel matter related to his resignation.

KVNF's weekly call in gardening show.

Now its time for Rain & Shine, your weekly regional science update.

Writer Ben Long says old animosities between ranchers and conservationists have had their day and should be forgotten. As ranchette and high-end development replace ranches, wildlife such as wolves and bears get squeezed and lose habitat. Collaboration, he says, can keep the West wild if people are willing to work together.

In this episode host Kori Stanton speaks with Black Hills Energy's West Slope Community Affairs Manager, Jason Auslander.