Ute Mountain Ute Tribe FARM & RANCH ENTERPRISE is a 7,800-acre irrigated agricultural project on the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation in southwest Colorado. In the 1950's, the Bureau of Reclamation completed a project that diverted water away from the reservation on to non-Indian ranches. A dispute followed, and settlement of those water right issues in 1988 eventually led to the creation of Ute Mountain Ute FARM & RANCH ENTERPRISE. The purpose of the project is to operate a market-oriented agricultural enterprise, one that maximizes successful commercial ventures in addition to providing skilled, year-round employment for its tribal members. FARM & RANCH ENTERPRISE completed the development phase of the project in December 2000, and now features 110 center pivot sprinklers equipped with state-of-the-art technology, with systems ranging in size from 40 to 144 acres each. The operation is serenely nestled along the southwest edge of the Sleeping Ute Mountain in the Four Corners Region of Colorado, and has transformed the high desert into a productive agricultural oasis. Streams from the western slope of the Rocky Mountains pour the precious lifeblood of water into the Dolores River, which flows into McPhee Reservoir, located 10 miles north of Cortez, Colorado. The man-made Towaoc Highline Canal links the reservoir to the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation, traveling a distance of 40 miles. FARM & RANCH ENTERPRISE currently produces high quality alfalfa, corn, wheat and triticale products. Garbanzo beans, barley and millet have also been raised on the farm in prior years. In addition to the crops grown, FARM & RANCH ENTERPRISE manages its 900 head, all black Bow & Arrow Cow/Calf herd, for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.