Wet, Soggy Spring Hurts Colorado Hay Harvest

ILIFF, Colo. (AP) — Colorado's wet spring has helped some farmers, but it's leaving Eastern Plains hay farmers with a soggy mess.

Farmers say plentiful rain this spring has helped most crops, including grass hay and alfalfa used to feed horses and cattle. But after the hay is cut, too much rain can prevent it from properly drying out.

In northeastern Colorado, farmer Don Leonard calls the wet spring an "economic disaster" for him. ...