CDA at a Glance - July 2025

July: National Hemp Month
Try the Colorado Proud Recipe of the Month: Strawberry Hemp Heart Ice Cream
CDA Engagement Opportunities
CDA Public Forum - Western Slope
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 5:30 - 6:30pm
Colorado Ag Commission Meeting - July 2025
Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 9am - 3pm
Ag Behavioral Health Work Group Meeting - July 2025
Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 1 - 2:30pm
Grants & Other Opportunities
Colorado State Fair Governor's Plate Competition
- application period open
Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program
- application period closes July 31
USDA Emergency Commodity Assistance Program
- application period closes August 15
Colorado Noxious Weeds and Related Jobs
- rolling application periods
Events
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 - Routt Co. Cattlewomen's All Women Ranch Rodeo, Clark
July 12 - CSU Financial Workshop, CSU Spur
July 12-13 - CO Farm Bureau Ag Issues Summit, Gunnison
July 19 - Bringing Farmers Together Field Day, San Luis Valley
July 16-17 - CWCB Board meeting, Salida
July 23-24 - CSU SLV Field Days, Center
July 24 - Innovations in Agriculture Conservation, Canon City
Online Resources
- 2025 CSU (Colorado State University) Wheat Field Days Schedule
- Colorado State Fair and Rodeo
- Colorado Farm2Food Program
- Colorado Climate Center
- U.S. Drought Monitor
- Find Farmers' Markets Near You
- Guidestone Colorado Land Link
- Agriculture Emergency Programs
- 2024 Land Rental & Custom Rates for Colorado Farms & Ranches
- 2025 Southern Colorado Grasshopper Webinar Recording
- Colorado Local Food Program Guidebook
- USDA Tribal Conservation Strategy
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services - Colorado Programs and Initiatives