The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) has awarded $300,000 in funding to five projects that demonstrate the technology and benefits of combining solar power generation with agriculture through the third round of the agency’s Agrivoltaics Research and Development grant.
By Bethany Howell, Director of Strategic Outreach & Engagement
This year has been a whirlwind of ups and downs, with many surprises that occasionally required some pivots. As the poet Robert Burns wrote, “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” CDA’s annual Insectary biocontrol trip was no exception.
The Colorado Department of Agriculture and Colorado State University's AgNext invite ranchers, dairymen, livestock producers, and agricultural groups to Methane Day, a workshop to discuss opportunities and barriers of reducing methane emissions. Methane Day’s goal is to bring together agricultural voices, learn about current technologies, and discuss hurdles to methane reduction.
By Riley May, CDA Regional Assistant Commissioner
Originally published in the Kiowa County Independent (May 9, 2025)
Colorado farmers and ranchers are resilient. We never see a “normal” year.
One of our favorite lines around our operation is that we like to work in a climate-controlled environment because our environment is truly controlled by the climate.
Register now for this webinar to learn about the new Agricultural Climate Resilience Grant opportunity from CDA. This grant aims to provide funding to farmers and ranchers who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing a climate-change induced disaster to help increase the resilience of their operation.
The Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration grant encourages innovative projects, including demonstrations of agrivoltaics, research studies, and outreach campaigns to further agrivoltaics and Colorado’s agricultural economy.
Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Drought and Climate Resilience Office (ADCRO) announced new grant opportunities to support climate resilience projects within the state's agricultural sector.
“In Colorado we are committed to mitigating the risk associated with climate change, by investing in innovative clean energy technologies, and providing economic avenues for our farmers and ranchers to continue to provide healthy and fresh produce to all Coloradans for generations to come,” said Governor Polis.
For eighty years,