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Alan Mazzotti can see the Rocky Mountains about 30 miles west of his pumpkin patch in northeast Colorado on a clear day. He could tell the snow was abundant last winter, and verified it up close when he floated through fresh powder alongside his wife and three sons at the popular Winter Park Resort.
"There's no future after me," says Colorado's Alan Mazzotti. "My boys won't farm."
Water shortages impacted how many pumpkins were planted.
Hudson, Colorado farmer Alan Mazzotti said last year's snow wasn't enough to refill his dwindling reservoir. Drought and temps impact pumpkins in Texas, New Mexico.
Many pumpkins have suffered unfavorable conditions due to this year's unusual weather.