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<a href="http://rmmr.co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Rocky Mountain Micro Ranch</a> is not your typical ranch: there's no cattle or grain for feed. The ranch, which launched in 2015, raises "microlivestock" -- crickets, mealworms and waxworms, for people to eat.

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<a href="http://wendy.lu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wendy Lu McGill</a> is the Rocky Mountain Micro Ranch's founder and CEO. She spoke with Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner.

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The Rocky Mountain Micro Ranch is one of six agricultural startups selected to participate in a business innovation program at New Mexico State University.

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