TWW’s Greg Brophy joined Colorado Gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl on a tour in Eastern Colorado this week. The tour included stops at the Quail Ridge Dairy and Northeastern Junior College’s Applied Technology Campus and focused on important issues impacting rural Colorado.
At Quail Ridge Dairy in Ft. Morgan, owners Chris and Mary Kraft gave an overview of their milking operations and the practices they employ to increase efficiency and use less resources.
“I learned a lot about the efficiency of a dairy farm,” Ganahl said. “Every aspect of the farm creates amazing results of importance for the people of Colorado. I’m also impressed with how much care and love there is for the animals.”
At NJC’s Applied Technology Campus, Ganahl toured the wind technician training facility, hearing from instructors and students on the importance of hands on training that students receive.
The tour also included a visit inside the program’s nacelle model which houses the gear box and generator in a wind turbine. The nacelle was built by students at NJC from donated parts and equipment to help with training.
The tour was covered by the Ft. Morgan Times and Sterling Journal Advocate.