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CDA at a Glance - January 2026

Year of the Female Farmer

CDA Engagement Opportunities

Urban Agriculture Microgrant Program Info Session

  • January 7, webinar

Colorado Department of Agriculture's Mural Celebrating Agriculture for the U.S. 250-CO 150 Anniversaries Unveiling

  • January 10, Denver

Specialty Crop Block Grant Information Session

  • January 13, webinar

Colorado Proud Webinar: The Power of the Logo

  • January 20, webinar

Colorado State Conservation Board Meeting

  • January 22, Broomfield

Ag Behavioral Health Work Group Meeting

  • January 27, virtual

Public Rulemaking Hearing: Organic Certification Act

  • January 30, Zoom

Grants & Other Opportunities

Exploring Your Farm Dream Colorado State University Course

  • applications open January 5 

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

  • applications open January 5

Grant, Loan, and Grow 2026

  •  register by January 9

The Urban Farm year-Round Equine Classes

  • registration opens January 9

Denver Urban Gardens Food Forestry Training Program

  • application due January 9

2026 AgrAbility National Training Workshop

  • early bird registration open 

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Programs

  • batching deadline January 15

Soil Health and Optimizing Water (SHOW) Grant Program

  • applications due January 20

Urban Agriculture Microgrant Program

  • applications due January 26

Climate Action for Agriculturalists Course: Building Resilience in the West

  • registration open now

2026 Water Workforce Summit

  • registration ends January 30

Colorado Arborists and Lawn Care Professionals Spring Training Conference 2026

  • registration open now

Agricultural Water Quality Program Advisory Committee Vacancies

  • open until filled 

Grossman Scholarship Program 

  • application period now open

Grey to Green Fund

  • application period now open

Colorado Master Irrigator Arkansas Valley Program

  • pre-registration now open

Events

JAN 10 - Manitou Seed Library Seed Saturday, Manitou Springs

JAN 10-25 - The National Western Stock Show 2026, Denver 

JAN 13 - Business Legislative Preview, Denver

JAN 14-15 - Four States Irrigation Council, Northglenn

JAN 15 - Grant, Loan, and Grow 2026, Loveland

JAN 15 - Colorado Chamber of Commerce Legislative Kickoff Reception, Denver 

JAN 15 - BizWest 2026 Economic Forecast, Greeley

JAN 15 - 2026 Colorado Food is Medicine Summit, Englewood

JAN 16 - Pueblo County Livestock Community Animal Response Team Volunteer Orientation Training, Pueblo

JAN 20-22 - VinCO Conference and Trade Show, Grand Junction

JAN 21 - Wilderness Workshop's Naturalist Nights "Ecology and Resilience of Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands under Global Change", Carbondale 

JAN 21 - Business Lab: Stop Forcing It. Start Flowing, Loveland

JAN 23-24 - Roots of Renewal Forum, Montrose

JAN 24 - Denver Winter Whiskey Tasting Festival, Denver

JAN 25 - Future Cowboy 2026 - CSU Spur Ag Innovation Center, Denver

JAN 26-27, Colorado Water Conservation Board Meeting, Aurora

JAN 27-29 - Colorado Farm Show, Greeley

JAN 28 - 2026 Red Rocks Community College Annual Outdoor Education & Park Ranger Career Fair, Lakewood

JAN 28-30 - Colorado Water Congress Annual Convention, Aurora

Online Resources