Hugh Carey, Special to The Colorado Sun
Brett McMurry walks past the painted hay bales on his ranch along U.S. Highway 285 on March 8 in Nathrop. Brett and his brother Ken, owner and operators of McMurry Land and Livestock, are encouraging people to continue to eat beef and support the livelihood of ranching economies across Colorado. “Without this ranch, this land would be developed into houses,” says Ken McMurry.