To help promote multi-faceted uses of agricultural land, the Colorado Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Grant Program. Open for the second year in a row, the program funds projects that demonstrate and research the use of solar generation on agricultural land.
The Agricultural Drought and Climate Resilience Office (ADCRO) will hold an informational webinar about how to apply for the next round of Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Grant funding.
The Agricultural Drought and Climate Resilience Office (ADCRO) will hold an informational webinar about how to apply for the next round of Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Grant funding.
The Colorado Soil Health Program is seeking to fill four vacant positions on the Soil Health Advisory Committee, which helps advise the Department on aspects of the flagship program.
The Soil Health Advisory Committee provides a critical link between CDA and agricultural producers, water users, and others with expertise in soil health. The committee assists in the implementation of the Colorado Soil Health Program, one of the agency’s key programs that helps Colorado producers introduce or expand the use of water resilient agricultural practices.
In the fall of 2023, the Centennial Conservation District and the USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) sponsored a Soil Pit Field Day for the Logan County FFA chapters.
The Colorado Department of Agriculture has hired farmer Robert Sakata to serve as the first Agricultural Water Policy Advisor, a position which was created as a result of funding approved during the 2023 legislative session to engage with Colorado farmers and ranchers on water issues affecting agricultural users. He will start in his role effective January 1, 2024.