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2023 Program of Events
(driving directions and maps can be found under contact us)
2023 Colorado Agricultural Forum
The Westin Westminster
10600 Westminster Boulevard
Westminster, CO 80020
Wednesday, Feb. 22nd
Pre-Forum Reception (all registrants welcome)
Welcome Reception presented by McClure & Eggleston, Inc. & Holzer Patel Drennan
hosted by Husch Blackwell Strategies
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
at the
BOK Financial Building
1600 Broadway, Floor 5
Denver, CO 80207
Pre-Forum Reception (all registrants welcome)
Welcome Reception presented by McClure & Eggleston, Inc. & Holzer Patel Drennan
hosted by Husch Blackwell Strategies
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
at the
BOK Financial Building
1600 Broadway, Floor 5
Denver, CO 80207
Thursday, February 23rd
Colorado Ag Forum
The Westin Westminster
10600 Westminster Blvd.
Westminster, CO 80020
Expect Excellence
THE FOLLOWING AGENDA IS TENTATIVE AS OF 1.16.2023
7:00 AM
7:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:10 AM 8:20 AM 8:30 AM 8:45 AM 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM 11:30 AM NOON - 1:00 PM 1:10 PM - 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM 3:15 PM 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
REGISTRATION OPEN - Westminster Foyer
BREAKFAST pres. by Sakata Farms - Legacy Foyer WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS - Legacy Ballroom EXCELLENCE IN CALP AWARD - Legacy Ballroom COLORADO COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, KATE GREENBERG COLORADO EXPORT AWARDS pres. by Colo. Department of Agriculture COLORADO GOVERNOR JARED POLIS pres. by Grid United KEYNOTE ADDRESS pres. by Colorado State University: Bruce Vincent President, ENVIRONOMICS, INC. BREAK BREAKOUT SESSION 1: COTTON CREEK I THE NEXT FRONTIER OF WILDLIFE AND WESTERN LANDS MANAGEMENT Gaspar Perricone, Partner, Freestone Strategies COTTON CREEK II WATER CONGRESS ON THE COLORADO RIVER Becky Mitchell, Director, Colorado Water Conservation Board MEADOWBROOK I DEBUNKING COLORADO AG PERCEPTIONS presented by Dairy MAX Paul Dybedahl, Associate Director of Grassroots Advocate Engagement, NCBA MEADOWBROOK II SUSTAINABILITY IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES presented by VitaFerm Kim Stackhouse Lawson, AgNext LUNCH CALP CLASS 15 PERSONAL PROJECT LIGHTNING PRESENTATIONS DEPUTY UNDERSECRETARY MAE WU pres. by Nutrien Ag Solutions Marketing and Regulatory Programs, USDA BREAK BREAKOUT SESSION 2: COTTON CREEK I AGROTERRORISM pres. by Dairy MAX David Autry, FBI Denver COTTON CREEK II OUTLOOK ON THE FARM AND FOOD POLICY IN THE 118TH CONGRESS pres. by Colo. Ag Development Authority Rebeckah Adcock, VP of US Government Relations, International Fresh Produce Association MEADOWBROOK I PESTICIDE APPLICATOR'S ACT SUNSET AND PESTICIDE PREEMPTION Sandra McDonald, Owner, Mountain West Pest MEADOWBROOK II BUILDING COLORADO'S FOOD POLICY presented by Colo. State University Jim Ehrlich, Executive Director, Colo. Potato Administrative Committee Hollis Glenn, Deputy Commissioner of Operations, Colo. Department of Ag Roberto Meza, Cofounder and CEO, East Denver Food Hub James Pritchett, Dean, College of Ag Sciences and Director, Ag Experiment Stations, CSU Dawn Thilmany, Professor of Agribusiness and Extension Economist, Co-Director of Regional Economic Development Institute, CSU Ashley Wheeland, Director of Public Policy, Hunger Free Colorado BREAK BREAKOUT SESSION 3 COTTON CREEK I COLORADO NRCS PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT CONSERVATION INVESTMENT - NRCS Denver COTTON CREEK II EXPLORATION OF AGRICULTURAL LITERACY WITH CSU AG EDUCATION AND COLO AG IN THE CLASSROOM Jenny Bennett, Colorado State University Jennifer Scharpe, Colorado Foundation for Ag MEADOWBROOK I "THAT HORSE HAS LEFT THE BARN": LEADING THROUGH SEISMIC SHIFTS IN COLORADO FARM LABOR LAW pres. by Range Law Kevin Paul, Range Law Landon Gates, Capitol Focus LLC MEADOWBROOK II ON THE HORIZON: CARBON MARKETS AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES Jane Zelikova, Executive Director, Soil Carbon Solutions Center; Ecologist, Dept. 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 CALP ALUMNI SOCIAL - Meadowbrook I |