2018 Colorado Livestock Association Top Choice Award Honoree
Colorado State University College of Ag Dean Ajay Menon receives Colorado Livestock Association’s highest honor At the 2018 Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) Annual Meeting, Dean Ajay Menon was presented with the Top Choice Award. The Top Choice Award is given by CLA to those individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to improving livestock agriculture in…
Read MoreCLA Applauds Senator Bennett’s Co-Sponsorship of the FARM Act in Support of Colorado’s Livestock Industry
This week, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet signed on as a co-sponsor of the bipartisan Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act that will relieve farmers and ranchers of burdensome reporting requirements under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) – a law originally passed in 1980 to provide for the cleanup of hazardous waste. In…
Read MoreJoin us for the 2018 CLA Annual Meeting & Colorado’s Finest Celebration!
April 4-5, 2018 at the Embassy Suites in Loveland CLA’s Annual Meeting is one of the largest gatherings of livestock producers and trade show vendors in Colorado. The event kicks off on Wednesday afternoon with species council meetings followed by the evening welcome reception and Colorado’s Finest Celebration, a delicious meal showcasing Colorado’s livestock industry.…
Read MoreJoin us at the 10th Annual Marshall Frasier Beef Symposium
Cattle Market Update, Weather Forecast, GrassCast, Tools for Farm Transition and more! The Colorado Livestock Association is hosting its annual livestock producer educational symposium in Hugo, CO on February 20, 2018. The Marshall Frasier Beef Symposium will feature a full day of informative speakers covering a multitude of important topics of interest to livestock producers…
Read MoreLivestock Producers Get Paid for Excellent Safety Performance
Colorado Livestock Association Safety Group members returned $1.67 million in performance dividends Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) members lead the livestock industry in their commitment to creating a safe workplace for their employees. Since the group’s inception in 2001, the CLA Safety Group Program has helped group members receive $1,672,898.00 in Safety Group Dividends from Pinnacol…
Read MoreCLA’s 2017 Legislator of the Year Award Presented in Sterling
Colorado State Senator Jerry Sonnenberg recognized for his commitment to livestock producers in Colorado The Colorado Livestock Association named State Senator Jerry Sonnenberg as their “Legislator of the Year” this week for his work and commitment to Colorado’s agriculture and livestock industry. Photo Caption: Julie McCaleb, CLA Legislative Affairs Committee Chair and Steve Holdren, CLA…
Read More3rd Annual CLA Northeast Livestock Symposium
Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) is hosting its annual producer educational symposium in Sterling, CO on November 14, 2017. The Northeast Livestock Symposium will feature a full day of informative speakers covering a multitude of important topics affecting the livestock industry. The symposium will kick off at 8:30 with a discussion about current water issues by…
Read MoreColorado Hog Producers Recognized As 2017 Gold Award Winners
Photo Caption: Mountain Prairie Farms, LLC employees received the Gold Level Environmental Leadership Award. (From the Left) Robert Lovato-Farm Manager, Cristian Lopez- Farm Manager, John Lofdahl- Production Manager, Rick Ochoa- Maintenance Manager, Marguerite Tan- Environmental Engineer Lynette Myers, CDPHE Environmental Leadership Program, Kep Proctor- Support Services Manager, Justin Gallegos- Head of Department and Tracy Osborn-…
Read More2017 National Farm Safety & Health Week – Safety is an Investment
Have you ever thought about how much a workplace injury could cost your farm or ranch? The annual cost of occupational injuries in agriculture is $8.3 billion in medical costs and lost productivity. OSHA’s $afety Pays tool is an online calculator to estimate direct and indirect costs of injuries to your business. For more information…
Read MoreColorado’s Livestock Producers Are Committed to Safety
Since 1944, the third week of September has been recognized as National Farm Safety & Health Week. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports that on average 240 agriculture workers suffer a “serious lost-work-time injury” each day. The rate of fatalities in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector continues to decline, but still remains the…
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