This week, CLA hosted the 1st Quarter CLA Safety Group Meeting featuring a presentation by Pat Hagge from Flood and Peterson discussing the importance of safe driving. Roughly 40,000 Americans are killed every year in motor vehicle crashes. Pat led attendees in a discussion on defensive strategies that can help you avoid collisions and keep…
Recently the Colorado Department of Agriculture Animal Health Division, Colorado State University Avian Health and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment hosted a webinar addressing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). HPAI has been detected in commercial or backyard flocks in 47 states. HPAI has been detected…
Colorado Livestock Association celebrates National Ag Week advocating for livestock producers at the capitol National Ag Week was celebrated this past week nationwide, with Colorado Ag Day on March 22, 2023. Agriculture reaches every corner of Colorado with over 32 million agricultural acres. The diversity of Colorado agriculture is incredible – from livestock to crops…
Join beef and dairy producers for the upcoming Stockmanship and Livestock Transportation Safety Seminars focused on stockmanship, animal handling, and livestock transportation safety hosted by the Colorado Livestock Association. There will be two sessions, the first focused on beef cattle in Kersey at Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Kuner Feedyard on April 20 and the second…
As we reach the halfway point of the legislative session, CLA continues to be the voice of the livestock industry under the gold dome. Yesterday was a full day of hearings on key bills covering environmental issues, appliance standards, and the right-to-repair bill. CLA testified in opposition to the Right-to-Repair bill, HB23-1011 Consumer Right To…
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…