We Are the Voice of Colorado’s Livestock Industry
Our Vision
To proactively serve members and livestock agriculture with a unified voice, to promote resilience and prosperity, and to encourage a Colorado that recognizes and values the livestock producer’s essential role in feeding the world and shaping our state’s past, present, and future.
Our Mission
To represent and advance Colorado’s livestock producers with a unified voice to protect and promote the interests of members, livestock, and the public benefit.
Organization Overview
Colorado Livestock Association was formed in 1998 through a restructuring of the then 43-year-old Colorado Cattle Feeders Association.
The new name and structure was designed to better reflect the membership of the association. CLA members are cattle & sheep feeders, cow/calf producers, dairy farmers, swine operations, & agribusiness partners.
In 1955, what started as a group of cattle feeders working to eradicate a disease (red nose), has grown into a multispecies organization; working to strengthen & unite animal agriculture in Colorado for future generations.
CLA advocates on behalf of its members in the regulatory & legislative arenas in Colorado.
Advocacy, Governance & Outreach
From testifying at the capitol to participating in rulemaking hearings at the Department of Health, CLA is your boots on the ground partner in addressing regulatory & legislative issues.
As a group of diversified protein producers, we may not always agree on the details of every message, but we all understand that a message coming from our collective membership is much more effective than from each of us individually.