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

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Wednesday, March 2nd
Colorado Ag Forum

Agriculture, Our Wisest Pursuit

​7:00 AM


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8:10 AM
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​8:20 AM

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​8:30 AM

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​8:50 AM - 10:00 AM


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​10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

​10:15 AM - 11:30 AM 














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​11:45 AM - 12:45 PM  

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12:30 PM

​12:40 PM​

12:45 PM  

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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM





2:00 - 2:15 PM

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​3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

REGISTRATION TABLE OPEN - LOWER LEVEL
presented  by National Western Stock Show
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BREAKFAST - LOWER LEVEL
presented by Colorado Department of Agriculture
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WELCOME - COLORADO BALLROOM
Jerry Sonnenberg, CALP President
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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
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Innovations in Agriculture - Clear Creek
Quint Redmond, Co-Owner
Agriburbia
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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