From meat processors such as JBS to row-crop producers throughout the county, ag takes center stage for much of Weld County and Greeley.

Weld real GDP drops 11% in 2020, fourth worst in Colorado

Weld County’s real gross domestic product dropped 11.5% in 2020 as the economy suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic, including sharp declines in demand for oil and natural gas. The data look even worse when examining nominal GDP. While real GDP represents the total value of goods and services produced, adjusted...