Happy New Year!
CDA Engagement Opportunities
2025 National Western Stock Show
- Jan 11 - 26, Denver
Organic Poultry Workshop at Yoder Family Farms
- Jan 11, Trinidad
Colorado Ag Commission January Meeting
- Jan 15, Virtual
Agricultural Energy Renovation Opportunities (AERO) Project Webinar
- Jan 16, Zoom
Ag Behavioral Health Work Group Meeting
- Jan 28, Virtual
CO Proud Webinar: Developing a Pricing Strategy
- Jan 28, Virtual
CDA Methane Reduction Strategies Survey
- Ongoing, Online
Grant & Other Opportunities
Colorado Business Builder: Small Grants
- application deadline January 10
- scholarships available
Zero Foodprint Restoring Our Climate Grant
- applications open January 15
USDA Specialty Crop 2024 Offset Grant
- applications due January 31
Kiss the Ground Regenerative Transition Grants
- application period open
Meeker Mustang Makeover 2025 Trainer
- application period open
Events
JAN 7 - Film Screening: "Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there)", Edwards
JAN 16-17 - Arkansas Valley Agriculture Exposition, Rocky Ford
JAN 20-21 - Colorado Cattlemen's Association Mid-Winter Conference 2025, Golden
JAN 21 - VinCO Conference and Trade Show, Grand Junction
JAN 22-23 - 2025 Annual Western Colorado Horticultural Conference and Tradeshow, Grand Junction
JAN 23 - Agrivoltaics Seminar-Agriculture Associations & Organizations, Boulder
JAN 24-25 - Western Colorado Soil Health, Food, and Farm Forum, Montrose
JAN 28-30 - Colorado Farm Show, Greeley
JAN 29 - Food & Beverage Leadership Summit, Denver
JAN 31 - Grant and Grow Conference, Ft. Collins or virtual
JAN 31-FEB 1 - Mile High Producers Summit, Denver and Littleton
Online Resources
- Esri's StoryMaps of the 2022 U.S. Census of Agriculture Data
- Colorado State University Research Study on Link Between Soil Health and Farmer Health
- Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (CSAF) Mitigation Activities list for FY2025
- Compaction Reaction: Soil Compaction and Ruts Following a Wet Harvest
- Agritourism Directory
- Colorado Proud Cultivation Station Podcast
- Submit Your Soil Success Stories
- Make Your Event Zero Waste
- Colorado Wild Horse Working Group Year One Recommendations for Wild Horse Management
- Secure your Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share
- Mile High Farmers Resources List
- Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom 2025 Literacy Project - School Sign-Up
- Colorado Mental Health Resources
- Agriculture Emergency Programs
- Join Zero Foodprint Organization
- Colorado Proud Recipe of the Month