Colorado
Sakata appointed Colorado ag water policy advisor
The Colorado Department of Agriculture has hired onion grower Robert Sakata to serve as the state's first agricultural water policy advisor. Legislators approved the funding for the position to engage with Colorado farmers and ranchers... more »
Colorado launches ag lending program
The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) has launched a program that offers financing to farmers, ranchers and businesses that support agriculture in an effort to make access more equitable. The Colorado Agricultural Future Loan Program... more »
USDA Grant to Fund Up To $25 million in Colorado soil health projects
The Colorado Department of Agriculture has finalized the grant agreement to significantly invest in Colorado’s Saving Tomorrow’s Agricultural Resources (STAR) program for soil health. CDA’s STAR program was one of the 70 projects selected for... more »
Colorado establishes NextGen ag leadership program
The Colorado Department of Agriculture is launching a new grant program to support the next generation in agriculture through scholarships, career development and other leadership training opportunities. The NextGen Leadership grant program will provide funding... more »
Worker health protected by Colorado growers
Colorado fruit and vegetable growers are working hard to protect the health of the men and women who work to cultivate, harvest and pack fresh fruits and vegetables. At Petrocco Farms in Brighton, workers are... more »
Rocky Mountain growers try remote sensors
During a late-season frost in 2017, western Colorado grower Edward Tuft used a mobile app and a network of remote thermometers to save a crop of Honeycrisp. Tuft, the founder of Leroux Creek Foods, was... more »
Colorado fruit growers talk trade, labor with Perdue
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue met with members of the Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (CFVGA) May 15 at Sakata Farms to discuss the biggest challenges facing their farms. "Securing qualified,... more »
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