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Pueblo farmers adjust as poor snowpack cuts Arkansas River water supply
Pueblo County farmers are adjusting to drought conditions caused by historically low snowpack reducing Arkansas River water supply. Milberger Farms, relying on the Bessemer Ditch, is leaving fields bare and spreading crops across multiple locations to conserve water, with melons and other crops affected but chilis remaining unaffected.
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