‘We’re in a crisis’: Coloradan farmers urge Congress to pass farm bill

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A man wearing a t-shirt, baseball hat and reflective sunglasses stands in a hip-height field of wheat.
Courtesy Mark Arnusch
Farmer Marc Arnusch, like many Colorado agricultural producers, is watching and waiting for Congress to pass a new Farm Bill. The old one was extended through September and it looks like another extension is likely.

FARM FIELD IRRIGATION IN EASTERN WELD COUNTY
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Irrigating a corn field on the Eastern Plains of Colorado, in Weld County., July 8, 2024.

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A tractor at work in the summer on the Eastern Plains of Colorado.

A man wearing a t-shirt, baseball hat and reflective sunglasses stands in a hip-height field of wheat.
Courtesy Mark Arnusch