Photo by Bridget Manley

A lack of winter and spring moisture has pulled northwest Colorado into a drought that could last well into the fall. Pastures, like this one west of Craig, have turned brown in the dry and hot conditions, and some ranchers are selling their livestock to make ends meet, said J.D. Sexton, extension agent with the Moffat County Extension Office. “If we’re having to sell livestock or sell pasture to pay our bills, we’re losing our livelihood,” he said.

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