Press Release

Proto Taste won the coveted Golden Plate, selected by Governor Polis as the winner of the Governor’s Plate competition at the Colorado State Fair. Meanwhile, the voters selected Stoke Pizza to receive the 2024 People’s Choice Award.

The trucks competed with five other food trucks from Pueblo, Wheat Ridge, Arvada, and Denver to win the awards. The rules were simple: each dish had to include either Palisade peaches or San Luis Valley potatoes, as interpreted by the competing chefs. Submissions this year ranged from pizza to sliders to ice cream.

Recall of the herbicide known as Dacthal, also known as Dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA), a pesticide registered to control weeds in both agricultural and non-agricultural settings, continues.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) have developed a grant program to assist communities with implementing nonlethal wolf conflict reduction measures. The Non-lethal Wolf Conflict Reduction Grant Program will be administered by CDA staff with support from CPW.

The Colorado Wine Industry continues to receive national recognition with the Grand Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA) named as one of the

Today, Governor Polis, the Colorado Department of Agriculture and the Colorado State Fair announced the seven food trucks from across Colorado that have been selected to compete in the 2024 Governor’s Plate competition at the Colorado State Fair.  The event takes place at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at the State Fairgrounds in Pueblo.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture has hired Michele Meyer as the new Markets Division Senior Program Manager. Meyer took on the position after Amanda Laban was promoted to the position of Division Director in December 2023.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an emergency order to halt the use of the herbicide Dacthal, also known as Dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA), a pesticide registered to control weeds in both agricultural and non-agricultural settings.

Effective immediately, no person or business in any state may use, distribute, sell, offer for sale, hold for sale, ship, deliver for shipment, or receive and (having so received) deliver or offer to deliver to any person any pesticide product containing DCPA.

People interested in participating in a working group focused on rural mental and behavioral health can now apply to be part of the Behavioral Health Working Group. The working group is tasked with supporting the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) and the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) in identifying gaps and compiling best practices for providing behavioral health care to agricultural communities.

Rocky Ford cantaloupes are to Colorado as blue is to the sky. Not sure what we mean? Spend a little time in Colorado, and you’ll quickly discover that Rocky Ford cantaloupes are one of *the* go-to summer treats! Let us give you a brief history of a long-time favorite, and of course, we will also provide a fun recipe to wow your friends and family.

In an effort to curb further spread of the HPAI virus and implement additional control measures to protect the dairy and poultry industries and public health in Colorado, the Colorado Department of Agriculture is implementing mandatory statewide surveillance for all Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) licensed commercial cow dairies. This action will help identify any additional infected dairies with the virus with the goal of preventing further spread of the disease.