2017 National Farm Safety & Health Week – Livestock Injuries
We don’t need to tell you that livestock are powerful and unpredictable, but have you reminded your employees lately? Annually, CLA members and their employees sustain more injuries caused by livestock than any other injury in the workplace. For more information on safety awareness and resources click here. #NFSHW #SafetyinAg #FarmSafety
Read More2017 National Farm Safety & Health Week – Youth in Agriculture
Every three days, a child dies in an agriculture-related incident. Of the leading sources of fatalities among all youth, 25% involved machinery, 17% involved motor vehicles (includes ATVs), and 16% were drownings. For working youth, tractors were the leading source of fatalities followed by ATVs. The skills and life lessons children learn while growing up…
Read More2017 National Farm Safety & Health Week – ATV Safety
ATV injuries and fatalities on farms and ranches are widespread and increasing. NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health identified 2,090 ATV injuries and 321 ATV fatalities between 2003 and 2011, with three out of five of the occupational deaths occurring in agriculture. #NFSHW #SafetyinAg #FarmSafety For more information on ATV safety resources from High Plains Intermountain…
Read More2017 National Farm Safety & Health Week – Rural Road Safety
This week is National Farm Safety and Health Week! Please remember that cell phones and rural roadways do not mix. Be careful around agriculture equipment on the roads at this busy time of year! Fall harvest and texting do not mix. Avoid texting whether you are operating farm equipment or driving your personal vehicle. #NFSHW #SafetyinAg #FarmSafety #CASN…
Read MoreAnnouncing… CLA’s VISION Magazine and Membership Directory!
The 2017-2018 Colorado Livestock Association VISION magazine and membership directory is hot off the press and on its way to mailboxes across Colorado! This year’s edition features guest articles from Don Brown, Commissioner of Agriculture, Donna Moenning, Center for Food Integrity, Jackie Klippenstein, Dairy Farmers of America, Michael Formica, National Pork Producers Council and many,…
Read MoreBill Hammerich-2017 Livestock Leader Award Honoree
Join the Colorado State University Department of Animal Sciences for the Livestock Leader Reception to celebrate the 2017 Livestock Leader, William Hammerich. The reception will be held on Friday, September 8, 2017 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at the Colorado State University Animal Sciences Building in Fort Collins, CO. About Bill Bill Hammerich has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Colorado Livestock Association (CLA)…
Read MoreLivestock Producers Gather for Colorado Livestock Association Annual Meeting
Greeley, CO – Over 250 producers, industry partners, students, government and agency representatives met at the Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) Annual Meeting & Colorado’s Finest Celebration on April 5-6, 2017 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. CLA…
Read MoreCommissioner of Ag Don Brown Selected as CLA Top Choice Award Honoree
The Top Choice Award is given by the Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) to those individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to livestock agriculture in Colorado. Past honorees have come from all walks of life, but the common denominator has been that they have all embodied a deep rooted belief in the importance of agriculture to…
Read MoreCLA Annual Meeting & Colorado’s Finest Celebration
Colorado Livestock Association invites you to attend the 2017 CLA Annual Meeting and Colorado’s Finest Celebration to be held at the Embassy Suites, Loveland, CO on April 5-6, 2017. 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 evening at…
Read MoreOur Survival Depends on Trust; We Must Earn It
While in the United States Peace Corps a stranger came to my small village in Kenya and stood on a box to gather my fellow villagers around him. He delivered a powerful and convincing story so that he could sell vials of water that he claimed would protect the people from the malaria that was…
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