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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) Safety Group Program—a milestone that reflects a quarter century of commitment to protecting Colorado’s livestock producers, their employees, and their families through industry-leading safety education and risk management. Since its establishment in 2001, the CLA Safety Group Program has helped foster a culture…

AURORA, Colo. – The Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) welcomed a record-breaking crowd of more than 200 livestock producers, agribusiness partners, policymakers, and industry leaders to its 2026 Annual Meeting, held June 8–9 at the Monarch Casino Resort & Spa in Black Hawk. The meeting theme, “150 Years of Colorado Agriculture, 250 Years of American Legacy,”…

BLACK HAWK, Colo. – The Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) has elected Britt Dinis of Empire Dairy in Wiggins as its new President. Dinis officially began her term at the conclusion of the Association’s 2026 Annual Meeting, held June 8-9 in Black Hawk. A second-generation dairy farmer, Dinis and her husband, Norm, along with his brother,…

AURORA, Colo. — The Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) has named Congressman Gabe Evans the recipient of the 2026 Legislator of the Year Award in recognition of his leadership and advocacy on behalf of Colorado agriculture and livestock producers. Congressman Evans currently serves Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing most of…

The Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) is proud to recognize CLA Safety Group participants who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to workplace safety and risk management with the 2025 Safe Farm Award. Recipients will receive the Safe Farm Award at the Annual CLA Membership Meeting, held during the CLA Annual Meeting on June 8–9 in Black…