How much water can be saved on Colorado high country agricultural land?
In the middle of 300 acres of picturesque hay meadows just north of Kremmling, not far from the headwaters of the Colorado River, a metal pillar surrounded by fencing rises 10 feet from the ground. It looks something like a miniature cellphone tower with various technical instruments and antennas jutting out at the top. … It is providing farmers and researchers with critical information about how much water Colorado agriculture could potentially conserve in the drought-stricken West.