soil health

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Colorado State Conservation Board meeting, image of Mount Garfield in the Grand Valley in the background with lavender fields in the foreground

The June Colorado State Conservation Board (CSCB) meeting will take place at the Burlington Community Center.

The meeting will begin at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, June 13, at the Burlington Community Center. When you arrive, please enter through the South side and look for Meeting Room B. The meeting will adjourn around 5:00 pm to get ready for a group dinner being held at The Dish Room at 6:00 pm (218 S Lincoln St, Burlington, CO 80807).

The meeting will continue on Wednesday, June 14, with a field tours.

Please meet in the lobby of the Fairfield Inn & Suites at 8:20 am. The first tour begins at 9:00 am. The locations include:

  • Bonny State Wildlife Area Grazing - CACD Demonstration Grant Project
  • Herbicide control of CheatGrass in native grasslands
  • STAR Plus Field Tour

To RSVP for this event, please email Aubrey Kukral.

Join the meeting via Zoom

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Meeting Agenda (abbreviated)

1:00 pm - General Business

1:15 pm - Colorado Department of Agriculture Update

1:30 pm - CSCB Updates

2:00 pm - Partner Updates

3:00 pm - Grants

4:00 pm - Update on statutory subcommittee

4:15 pm - Watershed Updates CSCB Board

4:55 pm - Discuss next meeting: September 6 & 7 in Durango

5:00 pm - Adjourn

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Soil Health Advisory Committee Selects Local Partners to Support Soil Conservation

The Colorado STAR soil health program is expanding to an estimated 300 producers, with the addition of 21 Conservation Districts and 7 eligible entities to the list of STAR Plus administrating entities. Funding for this expansion comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Climate Smart Commodities (CSC) grant, which invested $3.1 billion in 141 projects across the country. CDA was the only state department of agriculture to be selected as a project lead on a CSC grant. 

2022 Soil Health Program Inaugural Report

The Colorado STAR Program launched in 2022 as a partnership between the Colorado Department of Agriculture, Colorado State University, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and many other partners.

$2.5 Million Available for Organizations to Implement Soil Health Program

The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is now accepting applications from Colorado’s conservation districts and other eligible entities interested in administering STAR Plus grant funding to agricultural producers who expand or introduce soil health practices in their operations. Improving soil health, a key component of responding to the effects of climate change in agricultural landscapes, can improve available soil moisture, reduce agricultural runoff, decrease erosion, and support more productive, nutritious crops.

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Add to Calendar 2023-12-08 19:13:57 2023-12-08 19:13:57 Approaches to Soil Health and Water in the Lower Ark Colorado Department of Agriculture and Acres U.S.A. will convene the 2nd in a series of Colorado STAR regional events on Friday, February 24, 2023. Please join us at 8 a.m. at the Agricultural Experiment Station at Rocky Ford, CO.   SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Kevin Rein, State Engineer, Colorado Dept. of Water Resources Cindy Lair, Program Manager, CO Conservation Board John Miller, Soil Health Program Coordinator Meagan Schipanski, Assoc. Professor, Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University Eric Wardle, Program Manager, Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University Kenan Diker, Specialist, CDPHE With Local Producers Phillip Chavez, Dereck White Heckman, Joe Hilger, Riley May, and Eric Tucker Locally hosted by the West Otero Timpas Conservation District General Terms Registration is free for this event but you must register in advance to secure your spot and a lunch. Register for the STAR event in Rocky Ford 27901 County Road 21 Rocky Ford, CO 81067 Department of Agriculture no-reply@co.colorado.gov America/Denver public

Colorado Department of Agriculture and Acres U.S.A. will convene the 2nd in a series of Colorado STAR regional events on Friday, February 24, 2023.

Please join us at 8 a.m. at the Agricultural Experiment Station at Rocky Ford, CO.
 

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

  • Kevin Rein, State Engineer, Colorado Dept. of Water Resources
  • Cindy Lair, Program Manager, CO Conservation Board
  • John Miller, Soil Health Program Coordinator
  • Meagan Schipanski, Assoc. Professor, Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University
  • Eric Wardle, Program Manager, Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University
  • Kenan Diker, Specialist, CDPHE
  • With Local Producers Phillip Chavez, Dereck White Heckman, Joe Hilger, Riley May, and Eric Tucker
  • Locally hosted by the West Otero Timpas Conservation District

General Terms
Registration is free for this event but you must register in advance to secure your spot and a lunch.

Register for the STAR event in Rocky Ford

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