2022 Program of Events

Agriculture, Our Wisest Pursuit

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​3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
 REGISTRATION TABLE OPEN
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

AGRICULTURE, OUR WISEST PURSUIT OPENING REMARKS
President Joyce E. McConnell, Colo. State University

ZACH DUCHENEAUX, ADMINISTRATOR- COLO. BALLROOM
​Farm Service Agency, USDA

KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Presented by Nutrien
​ Leading in a Time of Severe Polarization - Leading with Why
Steve House, Braver Angels

BREAK

BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
 Ag Labor Law Q&A Session
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
Dan Haley, Colo. Oil and Gas Association

Urban & Rural Allies for Colorado Agriculture
Melody MIchel, Co-Founder
Urban & Rural Allies for Colorado Agriculture

An Overview of Colorado's International Markets and Collaborations
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

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE UPDATE​
Kate Greenberg, Commissioner of Agriculture
​Colo. Department of Agriculture 

COLO. AG EXPORT AWARDS
presented by Colo. Department of Agriculture

RURAL AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION V. URBANIZATION DEBATE
Steve House, Braver Angels 
v. 
Jerry Sonnenberg, CALP Board President
Moderated by: Randy LIoz

BREAK

​BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Water Demand Management
Karen Kwon, Assistant Program Director
Colorado River Sustainability Campaign

Climate Change and Its Effects on Agriculture
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 
presented by American AgCredit
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
Paul Pittman, Executive Board Chairman, President, CEO
Farmland Partners

NETWORKING BREAK

BREAKOUT SESSIONS
​Animal Welfare Extremists and Colorado's Livestock Industry
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?
Becca Edlund, Director of Technology and Membership
​Colo. Farm Bureau

Learning From our Neighbors
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
​presented by DairyMAX
​Kathryn Venzor, Director of Education
Colo. State University Spur Campus

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