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2024 PROGRAM
2024 Colorado Agricultural Forum
The Westin Westminster
10600 Westminster Boulevard
Westminster, CO 80020
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024
Ag Forum Reception (ticket included with registration)
at the
Butterfly Pavilion
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
6252 W 104th Ave.
Westminster, CO 80020
Ag Forum Reception (ticket included with registration)
at the
Butterfly Pavilion
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
6252 W 104th Ave.
Westminster, CO 80020
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Colorado Ag Forum
The Westin Westminster
10600 Westminster Blvd.
Westminster, CO 80020
agriCULTURE: A Culture of Progress
THE FOLLOWING AGENDA IS FINAL AS OF 2.22.24
7:00am - REGISTRATION OPEN - Westminster Foyer
7:00am - BREAKFAST pres. by American Ag Credit- Foyer
7:50am - WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS - Westminster Ballroom
8:15am - COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS - Westminster Ballroom
CSU Chancellor Tony Frank
8:30am - Megatrends: 2024 and Beyond - pres. by Colorado State University:
Dr. David Kohl, Professor Emeritus
Virginia Tech University
10:00am - GOVERNOR JARED POLIS
10:15am - BREAK Sponsored by CSU Spur's Agribusiness and Food Innovation Program
10:30am - BREAKOUT SESSION 1:
COTTON CREEK I USING DOGS TO DETECT DISEASE AND CLEAN TUBER LOTS
Andrea Parish
COTTON CREEK II SHINING A LIGHT ON AGRIVOLTAICS: A WORKSHOP ON CULTIVATING ENERGY AND CROPS
Colorado State University
MEADOWBROOK I HOW THE USDA AND THE IRS MAY AFFECT YOUR FARM OPERATION
sponsored by Dairy MAX
Paul Neiffer, Farm CPA Today
MEADOWBROOK II WHAT AI AND AUTONOMY MEAN FOR AG
Wade Stewart, Trimble
11:45am - LUNCH Sponsored by Colorado Lamb Producers
12:30pm - EXCELLENCE IN CALP AWARD
12:40pm - COMMISSIONER KATE GREENBERG, Colorado Dept. of Ag (tentative)
12:45pm - COLO DEPARTMENT OF AG EXPORT AWARDS
1:00pm - SOIL, MARKETS AND CLIMATE sponsored by 21st Century Equipment
Jeanne Carver, owner and entrepreneur, Shaniko Wool Company
2:00pm - BREAK
2:15pm - BREAKOUT SESSION 2:
COTTON CREEK I "BREAKING THE STATUS QUO" - A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN
METEOROLOGY
Kody Wilson, Meteorologist
COTTON CREEK II POOPSHOT: A WORKSHOP TO CAPTURE MAXIMUM VALUE OF MANURE ON COLORADO'S AG LANDS
sponsored by Colorado State University
MEADOWBROOK I COLLABORATION BEYOND BOUNDARIES - CPW AND CDA DEPREDATION RESOURCES
Wayne East, Ag/Wildlife Programs Manager
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Chad Baca,
Colorado Department of Wildlife
MEADOWBROOK II EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE CROPS FOR COLORADO
Sally Jones-Diamond, Director of Crops Testing Program, Colo. State University
3:15pm - BREAK
3:30pm - BREAKOUT SESSION 3
COTTON CREEK II AG DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Dan Frazen, Agriculture Emergency Coordinator, Colo. Dept. of Agriculture
Jake Rockwell, Emergency Manager, Yuma County
COTTON CREEK I INDUSTRY CULTURE WITH PRODUCERS
Michael Hirakata, owner Hirakata Farms
Mike Shields, owner, San Isabel Ranch
Misty Spiller, Silver Spur Ranches
MEADOWBROOK I MANAGING FOR UNCERTAINTY ON COLORADO WATER
Jim Yahn, manager, North Sterling and Prewitt Reservoirs
Zane Kessler, Director of Government Relations, Colorado River District
MEADOWBROOK II FARM TO TABLE MEAT PRODUCERS
Eric Christensen, owner, Christensen Brothers
Kathy Wood, Christensen Brothers
Jay Knight, marketing manager, Colorado Craft Beef
7:00am - BREAKFAST pres. by American Ag Credit- Foyer
7:50am - WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS - Westminster Ballroom
8:15am - COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS - Westminster Ballroom
CSU Chancellor Tony Frank
8:30am - Megatrends: 2024 and Beyond - pres. by Colorado State University:
Dr. David Kohl, Professor Emeritus
Virginia Tech University
10:00am - GOVERNOR JARED POLIS
10:15am - BREAK Sponsored by CSU Spur's Agribusiness and Food Innovation Program
10:30am - BREAKOUT SESSION 1:
COTTON CREEK I USING DOGS TO DETECT DISEASE AND CLEAN TUBER LOTS
Andrea Parish
COTTON CREEK II SHINING A LIGHT ON AGRIVOLTAICS: A WORKSHOP ON CULTIVATING ENERGY AND CROPS
Colorado State University
MEADOWBROOK I HOW THE USDA AND THE IRS MAY AFFECT YOUR FARM OPERATION
sponsored by Dairy MAX
Paul Neiffer, Farm CPA Today
MEADOWBROOK II WHAT AI AND AUTONOMY MEAN FOR AG
Wade Stewart, Trimble
11:45am - LUNCH Sponsored by Colorado Lamb Producers
12:30pm - EXCELLENCE IN CALP AWARD
12:40pm - COMMISSIONER KATE GREENBERG, Colorado Dept. of Ag (tentative)
12:45pm - COLO DEPARTMENT OF AG EXPORT AWARDS
1:00pm - SOIL, MARKETS AND CLIMATE sponsored by 21st Century Equipment
Jeanne Carver, owner and entrepreneur, Shaniko Wool Company
2:00pm - BREAK
2:15pm - BREAKOUT SESSION 2:
COTTON CREEK I "BREAKING THE STATUS QUO" - A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN
METEOROLOGY
Kody Wilson, Meteorologist
COTTON CREEK II POOPSHOT: A WORKSHOP TO CAPTURE MAXIMUM VALUE OF MANURE ON COLORADO'S AG LANDS
sponsored by Colorado State University
MEADOWBROOK I COLLABORATION BEYOND BOUNDARIES - CPW AND CDA DEPREDATION RESOURCES
Wayne East, Ag/Wildlife Programs Manager
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Chad Baca,
Colorado Department of Wildlife
MEADOWBROOK II EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE CROPS FOR COLORADO
Sally Jones-Diamond, Director of Crops Testing Program, Colo. State University
3:15pm - BREAK
3:30pm - BREAKOUT SESSION 3
COTTON CREEK II AG DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Dan Frazen, Agriculture Emergency Coordinator, Colo. Dept. of Agriculture
Jake Rockwell, Emergency Manager, Yuma County
COTTON CREEK I INDUSTRY CULTURE WITH PRODUCERS
Michael Hirakata, owner Hirakata Farms
Mike Shields, owner, San Isabel Ranch
Misty Spiller, Silver Spur Ranches
MEADOWBROOK I MANAGING FOR UNCERTAINTY ON COLORADO WATER
Jim Yahn, manager, North Sterling and Prewitt Reservoirs
Zane Kessler, Director of Government Relations, Colorado River District
MEADOWBROOK II FARM TO TABLE MEAT PRODUCERS
Eric Christensen, owner, Christensen Brothers
Kathy Wood, Christensen Brothers
Jay Knight, marketing manager, Colorado Craft Beef