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


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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
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​4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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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.

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​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

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​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
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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