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CDA at a Glance - July 2025

A meadow with Tomichi Creek running through Gunnison Valley
National Hemp Month

Try the Colorado Proud Recipe of the Month: Strawberry Hemp Heart Ice Cream

CDA Engagement Opportunities

CDA Public Forum - Western Slope

  • July 15, Rifle

Colorado Ag Commission Meeting

  • July 16, Rifle

Ag Behavioral Health Work Group Meeting

  • July 22, Pueblo 

Colorado Agritourism: Connecting Colorado's Ag Experiences

  • July 28, Webinar

Grants & Other Opportunities

Naturally Colorado Mentor Program

  • applications due July 28

Colorado State Fair Governor's Plate Competition

  • application period open

Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program

  • application period closes July 31

Local Implementation, Mitigation, and Policy Action (Local IMPACT) Accelerator

  • firs round deadline Aug 1

Open Call for Muralists to Celebrate Colorado's Agricultural Legacy

  • application period closes Aug 1

USDA Emergency Commodity Assistance Program

  • application period closes August 15 

Colorado Noxious Weeds and Related Jobs

  • rolling application periods

Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom Board of Directors and Advisory Board Position

  • application period open

Colorado Wildlife Habitat Program

  • application period open

Events

JULY 10 - Thirsty Bird: Science on Tap with the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Ft. Collins

JULY 10-11 - Regenerative Ag Summit & Range School, Antonito

JULY 10-11 - Agrivoltaics Workshop at Jack's Solar Garden, Longmont

JULY 11 - Colorado Food Summit Regional Convening Webinar, Virtual

JULY 12 - Guided Walk through Native Open Space with Restoration Ecologists, Loveland

JULY 12 - Routt Co. Cattlewomen's All Women Ranch Rodeo, Clark

JULY 12 - CSU Financial Workshop, Denver

JULY 12-13 - CO Farm Bureau Ag Issues Summit, Gunnison

JULY 16 - Cheatgrass Management Workshop, Ft. Morgan

JULY 16 - Farming with Purpose: How the New Mexico AgrAbility Project Supports Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through Adaptive Apprenticeship, Webinar

JULY 16-17 - CWCB Board meeting, Salida

JULY 19 - Bringing Farmers Together Field Day, Monte Vista

JULY 23-24 - CSU SLV Field Days, Center

JULY 24 - Innovations in Agriculture Conservation, Canon City

JULY 26 - Mile Long Table, Denver

Online Resources