Facing a decades-long megadrought, Colorado is considered by the federal government to be a primary natural disaster area.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture typically qualifies individual counties as primary natural disaster areas, unlocking emergency funding for farmers, ranchers and more. The drought is so bad across the entire state that each of Colorado’s 64 counties qualifies, the agency announced Tuesday.
Some of Colorado’s biggest agricultural products include cattle and calves, winter wheat, sheep and lambs, wool, alfalfa, potatoes, onions, apples, peaches, grapes and melons, according to the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.
