Dry conditions affecting pasture lands in southeastern Colorado
12/20/2017 4:10:21 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Bent County, CO
Crowley County, CO
Las Animas County, CO
Otero County, CO
Start Date: 9/1/2017
- End Date: 12/20/2017
Lack of late season precipitation along with unseasonably high temperatures and multiple days of high winds have caused a quick deterioration of our soil moisture conditions. Pasture lands are suffering the most. Tumbleweeds grown from our early year precipitation have broken loose and are moving, causing headaches for producers and destroying what grass was left for winter grazing.
From Otero County, Colorado, on December 20, 2017
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Dry conditions affecting pasture lands in southeastern Colorado.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
