Fifth-generation farmer sounds alarm over unexpected factor that could decimate livelihoods: 'A lot of people are hurting'

Fifth-generation farmer sounds alarm over unexpected factor that could decimate livelihoods: 'A lot of people are hurting'

Below-average snowfall in Colorado doesn't just hit skiers, snowboarders, and resort communities hard. Months later, local farmers feel the squeeze on their water-needy crops. What's happening? As 9News reported, a farming family is grappling with the effects of reduced snowfall in the state. The Wilson family, from Montezuma County near Cortez, relies heavily on water-hungry alfalfa, which forms about 70% of their income. The diminished snowpac…