Summer 2022: How Are Colorado Farms And Ranches Managing Water For Tomorrow?
Farms of the Future
July 20, 2022 by Allen Best
Colorado’s agricultural producers make efficient use of water resources on the ground and in the greenhouse as they look ahead toward a future with less water.
Cultivating Cleaner Water
Farmers and ranchers are adopting irrigation strategies that leave surface and groundwater cleaner. That's benefiting the environment — and farmers' bottom line.
How Do We Sustain Agriculture?
The state's rural communities and producers face an onslaught of challenges that range from water shortage to economics to healthcare. Sustaining Colorado's agricultural economy means facing them, head-on.
New Legislation Brings Water Wins
With the Colorado General Assembly's 2022 session concluded in May, new water laws include funding for turf replacement, wildfire mitigation, groundwater sustainability and Colorado's Water Plan.
P-Free Lawns to Combat Algae Blooms
Drought, rising temperatures and the use of phosphorous-laced lawn fertilizer is making the blooms more common and dangerous in Colorado.Thank You to This Issue's Sponsors
