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Aurora, CO – The CLA Top Choice Award was presented to Julie McCaleb for her significant contributions to the livestock industry at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Colorado Livestock Association in Black Hawk. Recipients of the Colorado Livestock Association’s Top Choice Award are individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to improving livestock agriculture in…

This morning, Governor Polis signed SB25-128 Agricultural Worker Service Providers Access Private Property at a press event in Keenesburg, fixing the Key Service Provider language included in the 2021 Ag Labor Bill. This is a massive win for farmers and ranchers whose private property rights were at risk from this provision. This regulation allowed unfettered access to…

Aurora, CO – The Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) announced today that the Executive Committee has voted to retain Dwain Weinrich, who served as CLA President from 2020-2022, as the Interim Executive Vice President. He will oversee daily operations while the association seeks a permanent replacement. “We are fortunate to have Dwain stepping in during this leadership…

CLA Hiring Executive Vice President The Executive Vice President (EVP) of the Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) is the chief staff officer of the Association, directly responsible to the CLA Executive Committee and Board of Directors. View the Executive Vice President job description. If you are interested in applying for the position, please submit a cover letter,…

Thanks in part to the generous support of the Colorado Livestock Association, the 2025 Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom Literacy Project reached 47,716 students and teachers across 59 counties with the inspiring story of Dr. John Matsushima—his groundbreaking work in beef cattle nutrition and his courageous journey as a Japanese American during World War II. This year’s program distributed 478…

About National Ag Day March 18, 2025 is National Ag Day, a time when producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others across America gather to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by American agriculture. As the world population soars, there is even greater demand for the food, fiber and renewable resources produced…

CLA Announces CEO Zach Riley to Depart in April Aurora, CO – Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) today announced that the organization’s Chief Executive Officer, Zach Riley, is departing in April 2025, starting a leadership transition. The CLA staff, board, and our partners are grateful to Zach for his many contributions during his term of service…

We are over halfway through the 2025 Colorado Legislative Session. This session has been unique, with the state’s budget deficit at over a billion dollars and the Joint Budget Committee working on making cuts wherever possible. This unique session has also seen legislation focused on environmental issues, labor issues, and other items. CLA’s Legislative Affairs…

When: Tuesday, March 18 at 1:00 pmWhere: Colorado State Capitol West FoyerWhy: Join fellow agricultural producers at the Colorado State Capitol to meet your legislators, celebrate agriculture in the state, and watch policy in action.

The volunteer leaders and staff of the Colorado Livestock Association work diligently to represent, inform, and advance Colorado’s livestock industry. We have had many successes in our efforts to represent, inform, and advance Colorado’s livestock industry. Below is a summary of the top 5 highlights from the first quarter of 2025. #1 The First 60…