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A new date has been set for the 2023 Marshall Frasier Beef Symposium. Please register for the 15th annual Marshall Frasier Beef Symposium hosted by the Colorado Livestock Association on May 16, 2023, in Hugo, CO. Join livestock producers to learn important industry information, featuring a CattleFax market outlook from market analyst Troy Applehans. KKTV’s…

Show your love for Colorado Agriculture by completing Colorado State University’s annual Custom Rates Survey. Take just 10 minutes to complete the survey before March 10, 2023. Complete the Survey  What is the Custom Rates Survey? Colorado State University Extension conducts an annual survey of custom rates charged for various crop and livestock operations and…

Colorado Livestock Association has developed a Labor and Employment Compliance Guide for livestock producers. The guide, compiled under the guidance of attorneys from Range, PC, covers important topics for all Colorado livestock producers, including background information and what employers are required to do regarding the areas of: Wage and Hour Recordkeeping Requirements Colorado Minimum Wage…

The 2023 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show has touched on important industry issues from Animal Disease Traceability, RFID technology, USDA Rulings to CattleFax 2023 US & Global Protein and Grain Outlook. Staff represented Colorado during numerous NCBA committee meetings on proposed policy updates and resolutions for consideration and vote. At this year’s NCBA…

The recording is now available of last Thursday’s “Colorado Farm Labor Roundup,” the next chapter in the employment law changes on featuring attorneys Kevin Paul and Cindy Coleman, Range PC. This month’s Farm Labor Roundup took a deeper dive into compliance issues, particularly those created by Colorado law and the regulations adopted by the Colorado…

Registration is open for the 15th annual Marshall Frasier Beef Symposium hosted by the Colorado Livestock Association on February 15, 2023, in Hugo, CO. Join livestock producers to learn important industry information, featuring a CattleFax market outlook from market analyst Troy Applehans. KKTV’s chief meteorologist and Weather5280‘s climate and long-range forecast specialist, Brian Bledsoe, will…

The Colorado Livestock Association Board of Directors voted recently to endorse another broker to serve the CLA Safety Group worker’s compensation program. Renaissance Insurance will join the other two endorsed brokers in the group, Flood & Peterson and HUB International, to assist CLA members with their safety programs and workers’ compensation insurance policies. Headquartered in Windsor, Colorado, Renaissance Insurance Group…

At the most recent CLA producer meeting in Fort Morgan, Colorado’s State Veterinarian, Dr. Maggie Baldwin, shared updates from the CDA Animal Health Division and efforts to enhance advanced animal disease traceability. She reviewed the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), which has affected both commercial and backyard poultry farms across 43 states. More…

Colorado Livestock Association provides required labor postings for agriculture employers as a membership benefit. The latest version of the poster, dated June 2022, is available in sets of English and Spanish. Please contact the office to request the most current version of the labor postings at (970) 378-0500 or by email at jlundwall@coloradolivestock.org.   Colorado…