Soil Health Advisory Committee

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Dec
2023
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Soil Health Advisory Committee Meeting, upclose shot of grass with roots running through the soil, background of a scenic Colorado landscape with mountains in the back and cows grazing in a meadow

The June Soil Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) meeting will take place at the Burlington Community Center.

The first part consists of field tours. The first tour begins at 9:00 am. The locations are:

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

Following the Field Tours, SHAC members should meet at the Burlington Community Center at 12:00 pm for lunch. When you arrive, please enter through the South side and look for Meeting Room B. 

The meeting will begin at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, June 14, at the Burlington Community Center.

To RSVP for this event, please email Aubrey Kukral.

Join the meeting via zoom

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Meeting agenda (abbreviated)

1:00 pm - Call to order

1:30 pm - Soil Program Updates

2:30 pm - Updates on STAR Plus 2023 Contract Process

2:45 pm - Colorado Water Conservation Board presentation

3:15 pm - Soil Health Advisory Committee beyond STAR Plus

4:15 pm - NRCS Update

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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.