The Marshall Fire damaged or destroyed over a thousand homes and businesses in Boulder County, when it burned over 6,000 acres of land. In addition to tightly packed urban residences, this geographic region also includes small ranches, backyard horses and livestock, as well as open space and grazing with commercial livestock.
The Colorado Dept. of Agriculture, the USDA's Farm Service Agency, and the Colorado State University Extension Office partnered to bring together a town hall to answer questions for anyone whose agricultural practice or land was impacted by the Marshall Fire.
Watch the virtual town hall below or on the CDA YouTube channel
Resources mentioned during the town hall
FSA Resources:
- Individuals with agricultural/livestock losses can contact Jonathan Weishaar, USDA FSA Boulder County Executive Director at 970-295-5665 to report losses and to receive more information on USDA programs that are available.
- Protection and Recovery webpage on farmers.gov: https://www.farmers.gov/protection-recovery
- Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool
- Disaster Assistance at a Glance - PDF
- ELAP Honeybee Assistance - PDF
- ELAP Livestock Assistance - PDF
- Livestock Indemnity Program - PDF
- Tree Assistance Program - PDF
CSU Extension resources
- Boulder County Extension Office website
- The ReadyAG© workbook: designed to help farm and ranch owners be better prepared to deal with disasters and catastrophic
- Agriculture and Business Management Team
- Food Systems Team
- After the Disaster Guidebook (Boulder County) - PDF
- Overwintering honey bees
State of Colorado Resources
- Mitigation and Recovery Information for the Marshall Fire
- Division of Insurance Marshall Fire Response information
- Division of Insurance town Hall (1/4/22)
Questions? Please email CDA_info@state.co.us.