Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
Jim Diamond of Diamond Farms harvests wheat with a combine on his land in Akron, Colorado, on Friday, July 15, 2022. Weeds cover dried spots in the field where wheat could not grow. Diamond works to conserve both water and soil through several different farming practices, including no-till and using specialized harvesting equipment to leave behind more of the plants’ stalks in an effort to retain soil and water. 
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Hotter, drier conditions on Colorado's super-parched high plains this week drove state officials to order an emergency salvage operation to stop “catastrophic fish kill” as irrigators draw down a water supply reservoir.
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