play_arrow Regenerative agriculture helps Western Slope farmers cope with the warmest winter on record KGNU NewsOn a clear June morning in Missouri Heights, Felix Tornare gazes out over his 87-acre cattle ranch. Across Colorado, farmers are embracing regenerative methods like cover cropping and rotational grazing, which have environmental benefits , including increased biodiversity and carbon storage. But she has gotten creative, using drought-resistant practices like shade structures, drip irrigation, and, like Felix Tornare, cover crops. Regenerative practices can help farmers cope with a warming climate, but they can’t make up for the water lost during this record-low snow year. Western farmers are hoping for a strong monsoon this summer and for El Niño to bring a wetter fall and winter.