Agribusiness  March 30, 2018

Ag industry faces headwinds — again

Farmers will need to pull water from storage to support crops this year because the snow pack won’t be sufficient. Fortunately, reservoirs have above-average supplies. Courtesy Northern Water
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Ag industries in Colorado remain under stress due in many cases to commodity prices. Pictured is a dairy operation in Northern Colorado. Courtesy Northern Water

Low commodity prices, scarce water supplies and a lack of workers are continuing to plague Colorado farmers as the industry moves into the spring 2018 planting season. The only thing that seems to be up is the number of regulations that add an extra burden to the task of getting food and drink to market and coming home with any kind of…

Elizabeth Gold
Categories: Agribusiness Industry News Bob Sakata
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