Colorado’s ag industry grows despite flooding

On the eve of the National Western Stock Show — Colorado’s biggest livestock exhibition — agriculture has come through the last few years of drought relatively well, with net farm incomes posting record highs despite losses in a few areas. Ag is a key part of Colorado’s economy, generating about $40 billion in economic activity and supporting more than 170,000 jobs, and never is that more important than during the National Western. The state’s net farm income over the last three years…