WATCH: Rocky Ford's famous sweet melons heading to Colorado grocery stores

ROCKY FORD — The summer is getting sweeter in the Lower Arkansas River Valley! Farmers in Rocky Ford are harvesting and sending their famous sweet melons like cantaloupes and watermelons throughout the state.

News5 Photojournalist Carl Winder spoke with farmers about how the melons are important to the culture of the Lower Arkansas River Valley.

A farmer with the Rocky Ford Growers Association says the sweet melons bring in about $5 million to Rocky Ford each year.

Rocky Ford Melons Coverage

Countdown to melon season begins

Weather impacts on Southern Colorado crops

Last Call for Melons

Rocky Ford Melon Processing

Rocky Ford melons hitting grocery store shelves soon

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Over 100 illegal immigrants and more than a dozen active-duty military members detained during raid

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Over 100 illegal immigrants and more than a dozen active-duty military members detained during raid

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