2022 Program of Events
(driving directions and maps can be found under contact us)
2022 Colorado Agricultural Forum
Renaissance Stapleton Hotel
3801 Quebec St.
Denver, CO 80207
Tuesday, March 1st
Pre-Forum Reception (all registrants welcome)
presented by Holzer Patel Drennan & McClure & Eggleston
National Western Club at the
National Western Stock Show
5:30-8 pm
4655 Humboldt St
Denver, CO 80216
Pre-Forum Reception (all registrants welcome)
presented by Holzer Patel Drennan & McClure & Eggleston
National Western Club at the
National Western Stock Show
5:30-8 pm
4655 Humboldt St
Denver, CO 80216
Wednesday, March 2nd
Colorado Ag Forum
Agriculture, Our Wisest Pursuit
7:00 AM
7:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:10 AM 8:20 AM 8:30 AM 8:50 AM - 10:00 AM 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM 12:30 PM 12:40 PM 12:45 PM 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 2:00 - 2:15 PM 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
REGISTRATION TABLE OPEN - LOWER LEVEL
presented by National Western Stock Show BREAKFAST - LOWER LEVEL presented by Colorado Department of Agriculture WELCOME - COLORADO BALLROOM Jerry Sonnenberg, CALP President EXCELLENCE IN CALP AWARD PRESENTATION AGRICULTURE, OUR WISEST PURSUIT OPENING REMARKS President Joyce E. McConnell, Colo. State University ZACH DUCHENEAUX, ADMINISTRATOR - COLO. BALLROOM Farm Service Agency, US Department of Agriculture KEYNOTE ADDRESS Leading in a Time of Severe Polarization - Leading with Why Steve House, Braver Angels BREAK BREAKOUT SESSIONS: Ag Labor Law Q&A Session - Big Thompson Daniel Waldvogle, Foreman Everett Ranch Garin Vorthmann, Partner/ Lobbyist Colorado Legislative Strategies Austin Vincent, State Policy Director Colorado Farm Bureau Learning from the Oil & Gas Industry - Boulder Creek Dan Haley, Colo. Oil and Gas Association Urban & Rural Allies for Colorado Agriculture - Clear Creek Melody MIchel, Co-Founder Urban & Rural Allies for Colorado Agriculture An Overview of Colorado's International Markets and Collaborations - Platte River John Addison, Colo. Dept. of Agriculture Markets Director Kerri Wright Platais, Director, International Agriculture, Spur Campus Wallace Ip, Consular for Trade in Canadian Consulate LUNCH Presented by Sakata Farms GOVERNOR JARED POLIS, STATE OF COLORADO COMMISSIONER KATE GREENBERG, Colo. Department of Agriculture COLO. AG EXPORT AWARDS presented by Colo. Department of Agriculture RURAL AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION V. URBANIZATION DEBATE - Colo. Ballroom Steve House, Braver Angels v. Jerry Sonnenberg, CALP Board President Moderated by: Randy LIoz BREAK BREAKOUT SESSIONS Water Demand Management - Big Thompson Karen Kwon, Assistant Program Director Colorado River Sustainability Campaign Climate Change and it's Effects on Agriculture - Boulder Creek Nathan Mueller, Assistant Professor Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences Colorado State University Innovations in Agriculture - Clear Creek Quint Redmond, Co-Owner Agriburbia Jason Suntych, COO and EVP Xiant Technologies Eric Gostenik, Vice President of Operations Farmbox Foods Investment in Agriculture - Platte River Paul Pittman, Executive Board Chairman, President, CEO Farmland Partners NETWORKING BREAK BREAKOUT SESSIONS Animal Welfare Extremists and Colorado's Livestock Industry - Big Thompson presented by VitaFerm Terry Fankhauser, Executive Vice President Colo. Cattlemen's Assoc. Shawn Martini, Vice President of Advocacy Colo. Farm Bureau The Bootstraps are Broken - What's Next? - Boulder Creek Becca Edlund, Director of Technology and Membership Colo. Farm Bureau Learning From our Neighbors - Clear Creek Jason Fearneyhough, Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture State of Texas Dough Miyamoto, Director of Agriculture State of Wyoming Growing Our Future: The Intersection of Water, Health and Ag Innovation at CSU Spur - Platte River presented by DairyMAX Kathryn Venzor, Director of Education Colo. State University Spur Campus |