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    Program of Events Release

    2/10/2023

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    Cortez, Colo. - The 2023 Colorado Agriculture Forum, titled "Expect Excellence," will focus beyond just production and profit. The forum zeroes in on this innate quality, with a program full of dynamic speakers and presentations. Featuring the latest in innovation and collaboration, while showcasing what opportunities are on the horizon for Colorado agriculture. 

    Hosted by CALP Class 15's very own Carrie Hackenberger and Preston Schow, the event promises a day full of networking and discovering what lies ahead for our state’s second-largest economic driver.

    Presenters and panelists at this year's forum -- taking place on Thursday, Feb. 23, at The Westin Westminster-- will include:


    • KATE GREENBERG - Commissioner, Colo. Dept. of Agriculture
    • JARED POLIS - Colorado State Governor address pres. by Grid United
    • KEYNOTE ADDRESS pres. by Colo State University, Bruce Vincent, President, ENVIRONOMICS, INC.
    • BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1:
      • THE NEXT FRONTIER OF WILDLIFE AND WESTERN LANDS MANAGEMENT, Gaspar Perricone, Partner, Freestone Strategies
      • WATER CONGRESS ON THE COLORADO RIVER, Becky Mitchell, Director, Colorado Water Conservation Board
      • DEBUNKING MYTHS IN AGRICULTURE presented by Dairy MAX, Paul Dybedahl, Associate Director of Grassroots Advocate Engagement, NCBA
      • SUSTAINABILITY IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES presented by VitaFerm, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Director, AgNext
    • CALP CLASS 15 PERSONAL PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
    • USDA DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY MAE WU pres. by Nutrien Ag Solutions
    • BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2:
      • AGROTERRORISM pres. by Dairy MAX, David Autry, Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator, FBI-Denver
      • OUTLOOK ON THE FARM & FOOD POLICY IN THE 118TH CONGRESS pres. by Colo. Agricultural Development Authority, Rebeckah Adcock, International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA)
      • PESTICIDE APPLICATOR'S ACT SUNSET AND PESTICIDE PREEMPTION, Sandra McDonald, Owner Mountain West Pesticide Education and Safety Training, LLC
      • BUILDING COLORADO'S FOOD POLICY pres. by CSU
        • Jim Ehrlich, Executive Director, Colo. Potato Administrative Committee
        • Hollis Glenn, Deputy Commissioner of Operations, Colo. Dept. of Ag.
        • Roberto Meza, Cofounder and CEO, East Denver Food Hub
        • James Pritchett, Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Director, Agricultural Experiment Stations, Colorado State University
        • Dawn Thilmany, Professor of Agribusiness and Extension Economist, Co- Director of Regional Economic Development Institute, CO State University
        • Ashley Wheeland, Director of Public Policy, Hunger Free Colorado
    • BREAKOUT SESSIONS 3:
      • COLO. NRCS PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT CONSERVATION INVESTMENT
      • EXPLORATION OF AG LITERACY WITH CSU AG EDUCATION AND COLO AG IN THE CLASSROOM
        • Jenny Bennett, Ag Literacy Instructor, CSU Ag Education
        • Jennifer Scharpe, Executive Director, Colo. Foundation for Ag (CFA)
      • "THAT HORSE HAS LEFT THE BARN": LEADING THROUGH SEISMIC SHIFTS IN COLO. FARM LABOR LAW pres. by Range Law 
        • Kevin Paul, attorney and founder, Range PC 
        • Landon Gates, partner, Capitol Focus LLC
      • ON THE HORIZON: CARBON MARKETS AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES pres. by CSU 
        • Jane Zelikova, Executive Director, Soil Carbon Solutions Center; Ecologist, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Colorado State University
        • Alex Zhuk, Co-Founder, Perennial
        • Tim Broderick, Senior Sustainability Strategist, Boulder County
        • Sarah Day Levesque, Managing Director, Regenerative Food Systems Investment
        • Helen Silver, Principal, Round Up Consulting LLC
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