Ag stats: Colorado crop progress and condition report – week ending May 3, 2020

USDA designates 28 Colorado counties as disaster areas

39 Colorado counties eligible for small business loans

First time – Colorado 100 percent free from drought, abnormally dry conditions

Colorado – and most of the nation – now drought-free

USDA designates 13 Colorado counties as disaster areas

Severe conditions retreat - Colorado mostly free from drought

After more than a year, the worst drought recedes from Colorado

50% of Colorado was in the worst drought stages – 6 months later, dramatic change

Major improvements for Colorado’s drought picture as strong snowpack continues

Significant improvements for Colorado drought, snowpack continues to increase

Improvements in state snowpack, southeast Colorado drought conditions

Drought improves in southern Colorado, north central dry conditions expand

Extreme, exceptional drought drop from parts of Colorado – snowpack in good condition

Drought Intensifies for Western Colorado, Slight Improvement for Southeast

New Expansion of Exceptional Drought into Southeast Colorado

Drought Improves for Northeast Colorado – ‘Exceptional’ Continues to Expand in Southwest