BUSINESSCOLORADO SUN
With their fruit crops obliterated by freeze, these Colorado growers are forced to flex their business muscles to survive
An April freeze destroyed fruit crops in Colorado's North Fork Valley, including a total loss at the Kropp family’s First Fruits orchard. Growers are adapting their business strategies to survive the disaster.
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