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Cooperative Extension Service
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The cooperative extension service is designed to help people use research based knowledge to improve their land.  Administered through thousands of county extension offices, extension brings land-grant expertise to the most local of levels in affiliation with the state's designated land-grant universities.& ...

 

Smart Ag

Our vision at Smart Ag is to become the autonomous farming platform of choice in a driverless future.

In our opinion, the smartest way to solve the huge worldwide challenge of feeding a fast growing population is to empower farmers to complete operations faster, more consistently and with less labor than ever before, we believe they can unlock the potential of the land better than anyone else. With the correct tools, technology and knowledge, farmers can do the seemingly impossible.

Our goal is to give farmers the technology to operate smarter and eliminate the choice between what is best for their farm and constraints like available labor, brands of equipment or the cost of larger machinery. That is why our first product AutoCart can be used with an operator in the grain cart tractor or autonomously and will be compatible with any brand of equipment.

Contact Us

2710 S. Loop Drive

Ames, IA 50010

(515) 599-0346 • info@smart-ag.com

 

Agrilyst Inc.

Agrilyst is a web-based software platform that helps indoor farms manage their crops and gain data-driven insights to make more profitable production decisions.

Run your farm optimally at all times. With Agrilyst, you can create quick and easy seeding plans from templates for each of your crops. Built for indoor operations, templates make it simple to schedule cut-and-come again varieties, partial harvests, vine harvests, and more. Seeding plans sync automatically with tasks so everyone in your facility knows what to do every day.

Contact Information

Address:

68 Jay St., Suite 201

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Phone:

(646) 878-6840

Email:

info@agrilyst.com

 

How to receive conservation assistance from NRCS
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Do you farm or ranch and want to make improvements to the land that you own or lease? NRCS offers technical and financial assistance to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.

 

Connecting retiring landowners and beginning farmers to keep agriculture alive
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Are you a retiring farmer, looking for someone to take over? Land Link is a valuable program that connects beginning farmers with retiring landowners to faciliate farm transfers.

 

Small Farms and Woodlots
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Learn about how woodlots of today provide much more for their owners, including income from selling wood and nonwood products, forest-based income opportunities such as lease hunting and recreation, solitude and escape from emotional pressures and stress of modern living and working, and simply the pride of owning and caring for the land.

 

Getting Started in Farming
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This guide was published in NIFA's Small Farm Digest designed for people considering starting up as begining farmers and ranchers.  Provides information on the opportinities and challenges of farming, land ownership, links to programs and resources to help get you started.

 

New Farmers Website

An online resource provides centralized, one-stop shopping for beginning farmers and ranchers to explore the variety of USDA initiatives designed to help them succeed.

USDA’s new farmers site has in-depth information, including:

  • how to increase access to land and capital;
  • build new markets;
  • participate in conservation opportunities;
  • select and use the right risk management tools; and
  • access USDA education and technical support programs.

 

National Young Farmers' Coalition

The National Young Farmers' Coalition represents, mobilizes, and engages young farmers to ensure their success across the country. NYFC supports practices and policies that will sustain young, independent, and prosperous farmers now and in the future through supporting independent family farms, sustainable farming pracices , affordable land for farmers, fair labor practices, farmer-to-farmer training, farmers of every ender, race and sexual orientaion, and cooperation and friendship between all farmers. Click Here.

 

National FFA Organization

The National FFA Organization FFA is an intracurricular student organization for those interested in agriculture and leadership. It is one of the three components of agricultural education.  

The letters “FFA” stand for Future Farmers of America. These letters are a part of our history and our heritage that will never change. But FFA is not just for students who want to be production farmers; FFA also welcomes members who aspire to careers as teachers, doctors, scientists, business owners and more. For this reason, the name of the organization was updated in 1988 after a vote of national convention delegates to reflect the growing diversity and new opportunities in the industry of agriculture.

Today, the National FFA Organization remains committed to the individual student, providing a path to achievement in premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

 

Mix My Sprayer for iOS and Android

Clemson University developed Mix My Sprayer to aid with quick, accurate calculations of product mixes to be applied with spraying equipment. Users can create custom lists of favorite products by category. Simply add or select a product, insert values in each input box, and the app automatically calculates the amount of product to include in the user-defined mix size. Units for each input can be customized by tapping the unit buttons. Products are saved with the user settings last used.

This free mobile smartphone app is designed for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Android devices. Click here to download.

 

Local Dirt

Buy, sell and find local food with Local Dirt. How it works, buyers can search and source local food in their area with the added convenience of online ordering. Sellers can easily find new buyers and sell their products online. Local Dirt will even automate your invoicing and track your inventory. Farmer markets, buying clubs and co-ops can automate ordering, inventory, price sheets and invoicing. Click Here!

 

goCrop

Take farming further with goCrop™

goCrop uses integrated web and mobile applications to help farmers plan, analyze and report nutrient management practices with streamlined speed. Designed by farmers who understand the virtue of efficiency, goCrop keeps you focused on farming.

The app is available for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Learn more

 

Fieldprint Calculator

The Fieldprint Calculator is a free online tool for growers to voluntarily and securely analyze how their management choices impact natural resources and operational efficiency. Field To Market has developed the Calculator as an easy way to find out how your current land use, energy use, water use, greenhouse gas emissions, and soil loss compare with state and national averages.

 

 

 

 

Farmland Information Center (FIC)

 

Farm and Dairy Agri-Book

Farm and Dairy Agri-Book contains a catalog of Agribusinesses as well as Regional, State, Local Listings of Agri-Bureaus, Agencies, Associations and Organizations (Government and Private Sectors). Click here.

 

COMET-FARM™

COMET-FARM™ is a  whole farm and ranch carbon and greenhouse gas accounting system.  The tool guides you through describing your farm and ranch management practices including alternative future management scenarios. Once complete, a report is generated comparing the carbon changes and greenhouse gas emissions between your current management practices and future scenarios.

 

Best Tree Finder

The Arbor Day Foundation has created a tool that helps you find the best tree for your area. Just answer a few quick questions as to what you are looking for and the environment that you are in and the Tree-Finder will give you a list of suggested species. Click here.

 

Annie's Project

Annie's Project offers a variety of extension classes across the country that educate farm women on risk management. The classes empower farm women to be better business partners through networks and by managing and organizing critical information. Click here to see courses offered in your state.

 

Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC)

The Agricultural Marketing Resource Center is an electronic, national resource for producers interested in value-added agriculture. The site works to provide unbiased, science-based marketing information for U.S. farmers and ranchers. There is information related to commodities and products, market and industry trends, business creation and operation, research results and value-added resources.

This site is an on-going project of the Iowa State University and partially funded by USDA Rural Development. Click here. 
 

 

Fifth annual cover crop survey results
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The 2016-2017 cover crop survey report from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension (SARE) program, Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) and American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) is now available.& ...

 

Beginningfarmers.org

First launched in September of 2008, Beginningfarmers.org is a comprehensive compilation of information resources on farm financing, finding land, business planning, agricultural production and marketing, and much more. It is also a constantly updated blog providing the latest information and news on farm policy, farming jobs and internships, agricultural research, and the changing face of American agriculture. Beginning Farmers provides content relevant to new, experienced, and aspiring farmers, as well as farm educators, activists, and policy makers.

Through core resource pages and frequent blog postings, Beginning farmers provides a robust and constantly growing forum for sharing information and ideas about starting new farms, and a broad range of content related to the development of sustainable agriculture and food systems.

 

What are Food Hubs
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A Food Hub is a business or organization that actively manages the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of course-identified food products primarily from local and regional producers to strengthen their ability to satisfy wholesale, retail, and institutional demand.

 

National Organic Farming Handbook
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The handbook describes organic systems and identifies key resources to guide conservation planning and implementation on organic farms. Producers and other audiences may also find the handbook useful, particularly the resources listed in various sections.

 

2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation
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The 2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation was prepared as an introduction for fish and wildlife conservation providers – the on-the-ground biologists and conservation partners who help deliver Farm Bill conservation programs to landowners.

 

Start Farming! Resources for the Beginning Farmer
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If you are seriously considering starting up an agricultural business, there are a number of important things to consider. Get started on the right path by defining your goals and skills, gaining experience and education, choosing your marketing strategies, and financing your agricultural venture.

 

The Biology of Soil Compaction
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Soil compaction is a common and constant problem on most farms that till the soil. Heavy farm machinery can create persistent subsoil compaction (Hakansson and Reeder, 1994).

 

Farmer's Tax Guide
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This publication explains how the federal tax laws apply to farming. Use this publication as a guide to figure your taxes and complete your farm tax return.& ...

 

Let’s Get Serious About Conservation
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This Farm and Dairy article explains how conservation is a journey for our country.

 

Younger Beginning Farmers Tend To Operate Larger Farms
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Younger beginning farmers are more likely to operate large farms than are older operators of beginning farms. These farmers tend to earn more on their farm, and less off their farm, but have more debt than older beginning farmers.

 

Local Food a Growing Trend for Land Trusts
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Land trusts across the country are preserving agricultural lands to support local food systems. 

 

Conservation Buffers on your Land

Considering conservation buffers on your land?  The USDA has 250,000 or more buffer contracts with about 160,000 farms and ranches. They may be a good choice for your land and for the environment.

 

Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities - A Guide to Federal Programs for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Entrepreneurship, Conservation, Food Systems, and Community Development
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This guide lists funding opportunities offered by federal programs, and is indispensable for anyone seeking government help to foster their innovative enterprise in forestry and agriculture.

 

Does America Need More Organic Farmers?
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Organic farming has been one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. agriculture for over a decade.  After the USDA implemented national organic standards in 2002, certified organic farmland doubled by 2005.

 

Show Beginning Farmer Organizations & Professionals (368)
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Agronomists and Crop Advisers
Aaron J. De Joia
Duraroot Environmental Services, LLC - Soil Scientist - Colorado Springs, CO
American Grazing Lands Services LLC
Jim & Dawn Gerrish - May, ID
Bruce Alan Postovit
Monsanto Company - USA - Account Manager - Parker, CO
Charles Thomas Herrmann
Stantec - Wetland/Soil Scientist - Fort Collins, CO
Christina C. Hebb
- Project Soil Scientist - Golden, CO
Crop Quest, Inc.
- Dodge City, KS
Danica L. Kluth
Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Daniel M. Banks
- Founder - Horticultural Scientist - Loveland, CO
David R. Chenoweth
Chenoweth & Assoc.-Env. Consultants - President - Frederick, CO
Eugene H. Backhaus
USDA-NRCS - State Resource Conservationist - Lakewood, CO
Frank Henry Stone
C/O Licensing, Pinnacle Ag. - Loveland, CO
Ian S. Leonard
Horizon Ag Products - Vice President - Louisville, CO
James H. Nyenhuis
James Nyenhuis DBA Consulting Soil Sci. - Senior Soil Scientist - Fort Collins, CO
James J. Hartsig
D & E Agri Service - Senior Soil Scientist - Boulder, CO
James L. Sharkoff
- Wheat Ridge, CO
Jeffrey Dean Hopp
Syngenta Crop Protection - Technical Development Lead - Berthoud, CO
Joe Gid Thompson
JT Consulting - Owner/Crop Advisor - Ramah, CO
Justin W. Mount
- Natural Resource Specialist - Fort Collins, CO
Kari L. Sever
USDA-NRCS - Soil Scientist - Fort Collins, CO
Kelley Eubanks House
Duraroot Environmental Services, LLC - Reclamation Soil Scientist - Westminster, CO
Kenneth E. Carlson
Habitat Management, Inc. - Principal Soil Scientist - Englewood, CO
Matthew Christopher Findley
- Environmental Scientist - Boulder, CO
Matthew Elliot Quist
Wilbur-Ellis Co. - National Director Agronomic Solutions - Aurora, CO
Michael Aaron Emrick
Indigo Ag - Agronomist - Aurora, CO
Michael E. Scharp
- President - Colorado Springs, CO
Michael Gregory Neu
- Manager/Sales - Wellington, CO
Mike L. Salman
Horizon Ag Products - Director of R&D - Louisville, CO
Paul R. Rindfleisch
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture - Soil Data Quality Specialist - Evergreeen, CO
Rodrigo Lopes
- Owner - Arvada, CO
Terry H. Brown
- Principal Scientist - Loveland, CO
Theodore A. Rogers
Northern Seed LLC - Executive VP - Fort Collins, CO
Thomas William Lindsey
Agfinity - Fort Collins, CO
Troy A. Bauder
Colorado State University - Extension Specialist - Fort Collins, CO
Troy Alan Seaworth
Seaworth Ag Enterprises Inc - Vice President - Wellington, CO
Tyler Benninghoven
- Seed and Trait Specialist - Fort Collins, CO
William Dewey Slade Jr.
Loveland Products, Inc. - Director of Sales - Loveland, CO
Conservation Districts
Agate Conservation District
Andrea Richardson - District Manager - Simla, CO
Big Thompson Conservation District
Larry Lempka - District Manager - Berthoud, CO
Boulder Valley Conservation District
Nancy McIntyre - Boulder Valley Conservation District Manager - Longmont, CO
Central Colorado Conservation District
Pamela Davison - District Manager - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Association of Conservation Districts
Sharon Pattee - Executive Director, Secretary/Treasurer - Fountain, CO
Deer Trail Conservation District
Sheryl Wailes - District Manager - Byers, CO
Double El Conservation District
Heather Cross - District Manager - Simla, CO
Douglas County Conservation District
Heather Kelly - District Manager - Franktown, CO
East Adams Conservation District
Sheryl Wailes - District Manager - Byers, CO
El Paso County Conservation District
Pamela Davison - District Manager - Colorado Springs, CO
Fort Collins Conservation District
Laura Knox - District Manager - Fort Collins, CO
Jefferson Conservation District
- Denver, CO
Kiowa Conservation District
- Franktown, CO
Longmont Conservation District
Liz Northrup - Conservation District Manager - Longmont, CO
Platte Valley Conservation District
Cindy Einspahr - District Manager - Brighton, CO
West Adams Conservation District
Rosalie Everson - Secretary/Treasurer - Brighton, CO
West Arapahoe Conservation District
Tasha Chevarria - District Manager - Byers, CO
Conservation Groups and Associations
Access Fund
Jim Chase - Operations Director - Boulder, CO
Agrarian Trust
Ian McSweeney - Director - Weare, NH
AGree
- Transforming Food & Ag Policy - Washington, DC
American Agri-Women
- Colchester, VT
American Forest Foundation
- Washington, DC
American Forests
Eric Sprague - Director of Forest Conservation - Washington, DC
American Friends of Canadian Land Trusts
Sandra Tassel - Program Coordinator - Bellingham, WA
American Hiking Society
- Silver Spring, MD
American Tree Farm System
Paul DeLong - Senior Vice President, ATFS & Conservation - Washington, DC
Arbor Day Foundation
- Nebraska City, NE
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
- Washington, DC
Bat Conservation International
- Austin, TX
Biobased Maine
- Portland, ME
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
- Brighton, CO
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - New Brunswick Chapter
Roberta Clowater - Executive Director - Fredericton, NB
Center for Collaborative Conservation
Warner College of Natural Resources - Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
- Bozeman, MT
Chris Pague
The Nature Conservancy in Colorado - Senior Conservation Ecologist - Denver, CO
Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
- Missoula, MT
CitSci.org
Greg Newman - Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation
Brooke S. Fox - President/CEO - Castle Rock, CO
Colorado Cattlemen’s Association
Sarah Smith - Marketing & Communications Director - Arvada, CO
Colorado Forestry Association
- Littleton, CO
Colorado Mountain Club
Scott Robson - Executive Director - Golden, CO
Colorado Nonprofit Association
Renny Fagan - President and CEO - Denver, CO
Colorado Pheasants Forever
Bob Hix - Regional Representative for Colorado & Wyoming - Aurora, CO
Colorado State Land Board
Mindy Gottsegen - Conservation Services Manager - Denver, CO
Colorado Watershed Assembly
Casey Davenhill - Executive Director - Denver, CO
Community for Sustainable Energy
Fred Kirsch - Director - Fort Collins, CO
Conservation Colorado
Beka WilsonCO
Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)
- West Lafayette, IN
Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forests Insects and Diseases
- Sheffield, MA
EcoResults!
- Flagstaff, AZ
Environment Colorado
Kim Stevens - State Director - Denver, CO
Equine Land Conservation Resource
Denise O’Meara, PLA - Director of Education - Lexington, KY
Family Farm Alliance
Dan Keppen - Executive Director - Klamath Falls, OR
Forest Stewards Guild
Zander Evans - Executive Director - Madison, WI
Forest Stewardship Council
- Minneapolis, MN
Garden for Wildlife
National Wildlife Federation - Merrifield, VA
George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center (Sutton Center)
- Bartlesville, OK
Great Outdoors Colorado
- Denver, CO
Institute for Environmental Solutions
- Denver, CO
Intermountain West Joint Venture
- Missoula, MT
John Sanderson
The Nature Conservancy in Colorado - Director of Conservation Science - Boulder, CO
Journey North
- Madison, WI
Land Conservation and Advocacy Trust
Steve Meltzer - Founder and Executive Director - Framingham, MA
Land Trust Alliance
- Washington, DC
Mississippi Wildlife Federation
- Madison , MS
Monarch Joint Venture
- St. Paul, MN
Mule Deer Foundation
- Salt Lake City, UT
MultiState Conservation Grant Program
- Washington, DC, VA
National Association of State Foresters
- Washington , DC
National Audubon Society
- New York, NY
National Family Farm Coaltion
- Washington, DC
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Jeff Trandahl - Executive Director and CEO - Washington, DC
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Rocky Mountain Regional Office
Chris West - Director - Denver, CO
National Forestry Association
Keith A. Argow - President, Director at Large - Vienna, VA
National Grazing Lands Coalition
Monti Golla - National GLC Executive Director - College Station, TX
National Mitigation Banking Association
- Washington, DC
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Jeremy Emmi - Managing Director - Washington, DC
National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Washington, DC
National Wild Turkey Federation
- Edgefield, SC
National Wild Turkey Federation - Colorado State Chapter
Crystal Adams - Regional DirectorCO
National Wildlife Federation
- Reston, VA
NatureServe
Mary Klein - President & CEO - Arlington, VA
No-till on the Plains
- Berryton, KS
Paige Lewis
The Nature Conservancy in Colorado - Director, Forest Health and Fire Initiative in Colorado - Denver, CO
Partners for Conservation
Steve Jester - Executive Director - Pueblo, CO
Partners for Western Conservation
- Arvada, CO
Pheasants Forever
- St Paul, MN
Pinchot Institute for Conservation
V. Alaric Sample - President - Washington, DC
Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV)
- Lafayette, CO
Pollinator Partnership
- San Francisco, CA
Poudre Valley Community Farms
Seth Jansen - President - Laporte, CO
Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation, Inc.
Craig A. Alderman - Executive Director - Buffalo, MO
Quality Deer Management Association
- Bogart, GA
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- Washington, DC
RiversEdge West
- Grand Junction, CO
Sage Grouse Initiative
Tim Griffiths - Coordinator - Bozeman, MT
Sage Grouse Initiative Strategic Watershed Action Team
Dave Smith - Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV) Coordinator - Missoula, MT
Sand County Foundation
Kevin Kiley, Development & Communications - Madison, WI
Savory Institute
- Boulder, CO
Soil and Water Conservation Society
- Ankeny, IA
Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development
Judith KohlerCO
Stay The Trail Colorado
Dan Gourley - Program CoordinatorCO
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Kathy Abusow - President and CEO - Washington, DC
Sustainable Forests Roundtable
Tammy VerCauteren
Executive Director, Administration - Prairie Partners Program - Fort Collins, CO
Tax Credit Connection, Inc.
Ariel Steele, Owner - Longmont, CO
Terrafirma RRG LLC
Jeremy Johnston - Account Administrator, Marsh Captive Solutions - Burlington, VT
Terri Schulz
The Nature Conservancy in Colorado - Director of Landscape Science and Management - Denver, CO
The Climate Trust
- Portland, OR
The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
Lindsay Thomas - Chairman - Washington, DC
The Conservation Fund
- Arlington, VA
The Fund for Wild Nature
Jeff Petersen, Esq. - Executive Director - Kelso, WA
The Garden Conservancy
- Cold Spring, NY
The Land Institute
- Salina, KS
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
- Portland, OR
Three Rivers Alliance
Don Andrews - Chairman - Kirk, CO
Thunder Bay Field Naturalists
Bruce Thacker - President - Thunder Bay, ON
Trout Headwaters, Inc.
- Livingston, MT
Turtle Islands Earth Stewards
Tyhson Banighen - Tappen, BC
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA)
- Chesterfield, MO
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
Ian Wilcox - General Manager/Secretary-Treasurer - London, ON
USA National Phenology Network
Jake Weltzin - Executive Director - Tucson, AZ
Valleys 2000
Bill Huether - Treasurer - Bowmanville, ON
Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation
- Halifax, VA
Western Aquatic Plant Management Society
Toni Pennington - Tetra Tech, Inc. - Portland, OR
Western Landowners Alliance
Lesli Allison - Executive Director - Santa Fe, NM
Western Native Trout Initiative
Therese Thompson - Project Coordinator - Lakewood, CO
Western Resource Advocates
Jon Goldin-Dubois - President - Boulder, CO
Western Rivers Conservancy
Sue Doroff - President - Portland, OR
Western Water Project
Scott Yates - Director - Bozeman, MT
Wild Ones
Donna VanBuecken - Executive Director - Neenah, WI
Wildlands Restoration Volunteers
Ed Self - Founder and Executive Director - Boulder, CO
Women, Food & Agriculture Network
- Ames, IA
CSU Extension
Adams County Extension
Thad Gourd - County Extension Director - Brighton, CO
Arapahoe County Extension
Tim Aston - CSU Extension - Arapahoe County Director - Centennial, CO
Boulder County Extension
- Longmont, CO
Broomfield County Extension
Holli Campbell - County Extension Director - Broomfield, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Nursery
- Fort Collins, CO
Denver County Extension
Rusty Collins - Denver Extension Director - Denver, CO
Douglas County Extension
- Castle Rock, CO
El Paso County Extension
- Colorado Springs, CO
Jefferson County Extension
Jacki Paone - Director - Golden, CO
Larimer County Extension
Laurel Kubin - County Director - Fort Collins, CO
Federal And State Agency Landowner Specialists
Patty Knupp
Area Biologist - USDA-NRCS Area Three Office - Pueblo, CO
Ty Woodward
Private Lands Wildlife Biologist - Woodland Park, CO
Federal and State Tax Incentives and Programs
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
Federal Endangered Species Tax Deduction
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Arlington, VA
Government Agencies
Bureau of Land Management
Eastern States State Office - Washington, DC
Bureau of Land Management
Nikki Haskett - Office of National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships - Washington, DC
Bureau of Land Management
Colorado State Office - Lakewood, CO
City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Tracy Winfree - OSMP Director - Boulder, CO
City of Fort Collins - Environmental Services Department
Lucinda Smith - Department Head - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Don Brown - Commissioner - Broomfield, CO
Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Mike King - Executive Director - Denver, CO
Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
- Denver, CO
Colorado Division of Water Resources
Laura Kalafus - Program Assistant - Denver, CO
Colorado Division of Water Resources Division Office 1
Linda Korf - Program Assistant - Greeley, CO
Colorado Division of Water Resources Division Office 2
Wendy Hunker - Program Assistant - Pueblo, CO
Colorado Ecological Service Field Office - USFWS
Susan Linner - Colorado Field Supervisor - Denver, CO
Colorado NRCS State Office
Clint Evans - State Conservationist - Denver, CO
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Matt Lepore - Director - Denver, CO
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Bob Broscheid - Director - Denver, CO
Colorado State Forest Service
- Fort Collins, CO
Colorado State Land Board
Mindy Gottsegen - Conservation Services Manager - Denver, CO
Douglas County Conservation District
Heather Kelly - District Manager - Franktown, CO
Farm Service Agency
USDA - Washington, DC
National Invasive Species Council
U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington, DC
Natural Resources Conservation Service
USDA - Washington, DC
Petroleum Storage Tank Fund
Jane Bral - Fund Supervisor - Division of Oil and Public Safety - Denver, CO
Royal Gorge Field Office - BLM
- Canon City, CO
State and Private Forestry
USDA Forest Service - Office of Communication - Washington, DC
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Washington, DC
U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Washington, DC
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC
Uncompahgre Field Office - BLM
- Montrose, CO
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior - Washington, DC
USDA Colorado Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Clarice Navarro - Denver, CO
USDA Rural Development - Colorado Office
- Denver, CO
Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
- Cheyenne, WY
Western Governors’ Association
James Ogsbury - Executive Director - Denver, CO
Irrigation Suppliers and Contractors
Agri Drain
Charlie Schafer - President - Adair, IA
BountiGel
mOasis Inc - Union City, CA
Brink Inc.
Philip Brink, CEP - Erie, CO
Central Pump Company, Inc.
- Center, CO
Circle L Irrigation
- Sterling, CO
Colorado Plains Irrigation, LLC
Randy Long - Owner - Wiley, CO
Deroche Contractors
- Fort Morgan, CO
H. Manning Company
- Lamar, CO
Hitchcock, Inc.
- Burlington, CO
Maximized Water Management LLC
William (Bill) Fuchs - Owner - Chester, ID
Netafim Drip-Micro Irrigation Products
Netafim USA - Fresno, CA
P Diamond Irrigation Sales & Service
- Kersey, CO
Plains Irrigation, Inc.
- Sterling, CO
Pump Monitor
PowWow Energy, Inc. - Sunnyvale, CA
Quality Irrigation - Yuma
- Yuma, CO
Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Chris Roth - President - Deshler, NE
Tule Evapotranspiration
Tule Technologies Inc - Tom Shapland - Concord, CA
Valley Irrigation of Greeley
- Greeley, CO
Wiggins Electric
- Wiggins, CO
Land Surveyors
JeHN Engineering
Joseph A. Jehn, P.E. - Principal in Charge - Arvada, CO
McKeegan Associates Inc
Matt McKeegan - Salmon, ID
Ron Barrett, L.S.
Del-Mont Consultants, Inc. - Vice President, Surveying - Montrose, CO
Rural-Farmer, Rancher, and Fishery Cooperatives
Poudre Valley Community Farms
Seth Jansen - President - Laporte, CO
Poudre Valley Cooperative Association Inc.
- Fort Collins, CO
San Pedro Land & Cattle CO
Chase Currie - CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX
Western Sugar Cooperative
Rodney D. Perry - President and CEO - Denver, CO
Small Farm Resources
American AgAppraisal
Hal Forcey, ARA - Santa Rosa, CA
Brink, Inc.
Phil Brink, CEP - Erie, CO
Chem-Trol Professional Vegetation Management
- Wilber, NE
Colorado Land Link
Guidestone Colorado - Salida, CO
Farm Credit of Southern Colorado, ACA
Russ Tomky - President & CEO - Colorado Springs, CO
FCC Services
Scott Binder - President and CEO - Greenwood Village, CO
Majestic Roofing
- Loveland, CO
Poudre Valley Community Farms
Seth Jansen - President - Laporte, CO
Premier Farm Credit - Ft. Morgan Branch
Bill Gertner - VP-Lending - Ft. Morgan, CO
Premier Farm Credit - Holyoke Contact Point
Steve Kaiser - VP Lending - Holyoke, CO
Premier Farm Credit - Yuma Branch
Chris Hornung - VP Lending - Yuma, CO
Premier Farm Credit, ACA - Sterling Branch
Steve Kaiser - VP-Lending - Sterling, CO
Ranch Management Consultants, Inc.
- Fairfield, CA
State Funding / Technical Resources
Colorado Building Farmers
Project Director - Dawn Thilmany - Longmont, CO
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Don Brown - Commissioner - Broomfield, CO
Colorado Environmental Pesticide Education Program
Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Forest Legacy Program
Joseph A. Duda - Dupty State Forester - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Forest Products Program
Kristina Hughes - Program Administrator - Broomfield, CO
Colorado Natural Heritage Program
David Anderson - Director and Chief Scientist - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Matt Lepore - Director - Denver, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Golden Field Office
- Golden, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Boulder Field Office
Allen Owen - District Forester - Longmont, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Broomfield Field Office
- Broomfield, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Fort Collins Field Office
Boyd Lebeda - District Forester - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Fort Morgan Field Office
Boyd Lebeda - Acting District Forester - Fort Morgan, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Franktown Field Office
- Franktown, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Woodland Park Field Office
- Woodland Park, CO
Colorado Tree Farm Program
- Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Wetlands for Wildlife Program
Brian Sullivan - Wetlands Program Coordinator - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Wildlife Habitat Protection Program
Amanda Nims - Denver, CO
Colorado Wood Utilization and Marketing Program
Susan Matthews - Forest Management Division Supervisor - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado’s Forest Stewardship Program
Susan Matthews - Forest Management Division Supervisor - Fort Collins, CO
Conservation Services Division - Colorado Department of Agriculture
Cindy Lair - State Conservation Program Manager - Broomfield, CO
Cooperative Habitat Improvement Program (CHIP)
Colorado Division of Wildlife - Fort Collins, CO
Forest Agricultural Classification Program
Colorado State Forest Service - Fort Collins, CO
Game Damage Program
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO
Habitat Partnership Program
Pat Tucker - Colorado Parks & Wildlife, State Coordinator - Grand Junction, CO
Hunter Education Shooting Range Small Grant Program
Todd Schmidt, Hunter Education Coordinator - Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO
Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Improvement Program (LPCHIP)
Colorado Parks and WildlifeCO
Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Boise, ID
Petroleum Storage Tank Fund
Jane Bral - Fund Supervisor - Division of Oil and Public Safety - Denver, CO
Ranching for Wildlife
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO
Recovery & Conservation Plans
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO
Southern Rockies Fire Science Network (SRFSN)
Gloria Edwards, SRFSN Program Coordinator - Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship - Fort Collins, CO
Tammy VerCauteren
Executive Director, Administration - Prairie Partners Program - Fort Collins, CO
The Conservation Plan for Grassland Species
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO
Walk-in Access Program
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO
Wetland Wildlife Conservation Program
Brian Sullivan, Wetlands Program Coordinator - Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Fort Collins, CO
USDA - FSA Programs
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Biomass Crop Assistance Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Conservation Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Farm Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Forest Restoration Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Operating Loans & Microloans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Ownership Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Grassland Reserve Program- REPEALED
USDA Farm Service Agency
Guaranteed Farm Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Larimer County Farm Service Agency (FSA)
- Fort Collins, CO
Livestock Forage Disaster Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Livestock Indemnity Program
USDA FSA
Microloans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Minority and Women Farmers and Ranchers Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
Source Water Protection Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement
USDA Farm Service Agency - Washington, DC
Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Transition Incentives Program (TIP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Tree Assistance Program (TAP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
USDA Colorado Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Clarice Navarro - Denver, CO
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
USDA - NRCS Programs
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)- REPEALED
Mark Parson - Program Contact
Colorado Conservation Stewardship Program
Eugene Backhaus - State Resource Conservationist - Denver, CO
Colorado Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Sarah Brooks - FA Program Manager - Denver, CO
Colorado Grassland Reserve Program
- Denver, CO
Colorado Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)
Dawn Jackson - NRCS Colorado Assistant State Conservationist - Denver, CO
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
- Washington, DC
Conservation of Private Grazing Land (CPGL)
Conservation Security Program
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)
NRCS
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI)- REPEALED
Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)
Fred Reaves - National Emergency Watershed Protection Program Manager
Emergency Watershed Protection Program- Floodplain Easement
Jason Weller, Chief - USDA-NRCS - Washington, DC
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
USDA NRCS
EQIP Organic Initiative
Lindsay Haines - EQIP Specialist for Organic
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)- REPEALED
Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
- Tampa, FL
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) REPEALED
Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)
USDA NRCS
James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center
Brandon Carr - PMC Manager - Knox City, TX
Los Lunas Plant Materials Center
Bernadette Cooney - PMC Manager - Los Lunas, NM
Manhattan Plant Materials Center
Fred Cummings - PMC Manager - Manhattan, KS
Morgan Timber Products
Mark Morgan - Fort Collins, CO
National Water Quality Initiative
USDA NRCS
Norman A Berg National Plant Materials Center
David Kidwell-Slak - PMC Manager - Beltsville, MD
Ogallala Aquifer Initiative
Barry Frantz - Coordinator - Washington, DC
Platte River Ag Services, Inc.
Ron Zurlinden, P.E. - Owner - Golden, CO
Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Louis Aspey, Chief of Staff - Regional Conservationist - Washington, DC
Small scale solutions for your farm
USDA - NRCS - Washington, DC
The Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative
USDA-NRCS - Washington, DC
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
USDA-NRCS Colorado
Clint Evans - State Conservationist (STC) - Denver, CO
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP)
NRCS
Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP)- REPEALED
Garry Lee - Acting Director, Easement Programs Division - Washington, DC
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)- REPEALED
- Washington, DC
Working Lands for Wildlife
Tim Griffiths - Bozeman, MT
USDA Programs - Other
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program
Denis Ebodaghe - National Program Leader - Division of Agricultural Systems - Washington, DC
Celebrate Urban Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca, NY
Conservation Reserve Program Longleaf Pine Initiative
Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants
USDA Rural Development
Farmers Market Promotion Program
Douglas Keeler, Director - Farmers Markets and Local Food Marketing
Food Linc
Jim Barham - USDA Rural Development - Washington, DC
Local Food Promotion Program
Nicole Nelson Miller - LFPP Program Manager - Washington, DC
New Farmers
USDA
Organic Certification Cost Share Programs
Rita Meade - OCCSP Coordinator - Washington, DC
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
Lori Washington - USDA Rural Development Loan Specialist
The Advanced Biofuel Payment Program
Business and Cooperative Programs - National Office, USDA Rural Development - Washington, DC
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
USDA Rural Development - Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans & Grants - Washington, DC
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
Value-Added Producer Grant Program
USDA Office of Rural Development
Western SARE
Teryl R. Roper - Regional Coordinator - Logan, UT

 Farm Best Management Practices

   
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Agrilyst Inc.

Agrilyst is a web-based software platform that helps indoor farms manage their crops and gain data-driven insights to make more profitable production decisions.

Run your farm optimally at all times. With Agrilyst, you can create quick and easy seeding plans from templates for each of your crops. Built for indoor operations, templates make it simple to schedule cut-and-come again varieties, partial harvests, vine harvests, and more. Seeding plans sync automatically with tasks so everyone in your facility knows what to do every day.

Contact Information

Address:

68 Jay St., Suite 201

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Phone:

(646) 878-6840

Email:

info@agrilyst.com

 

Mix My Sprayer for iOS and Android

Clemson University developed Mix My Sprayer to aid with quick, accurate calculations of product mixes to be applied with spraying equipment. Users can create custom lists of favorite products by category. Simply add or select a product, insert values in each input box, and the app automatically calculates the amount of product to include in the user-defined mix size. Units for each input can be customized by tapping the unit buttons. Products are saved with the user settings last used.

This free mobile smartphone app is designed for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Android devices. Click here to download.

 

Grasslands Beneficial Management Practices Tool

 

Fifth annual cover crop survey results
By:

The 2016-2017 cover crop survey report from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension (SARE) program, Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) and American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) is now available.& ...

 

Best Management Practices for Reducing Ammonia Emissions
By:

Production of ammonia is an inevitable part of livestock production, but ammonia emissions can be reduced through good management. Strategies to reduce ammonia emissions from livestock production have focused primarily on preventing ammonia formation and volatilization, or downwind transport of ammonia after it is volatilized.

 

Best Management Practices for Reducing Ammonia Emissions - Feedlot Pen Management
By:

Confined cattle feeding operations have been identified as a potential source of airborne ammonia emissions. The majority of ammonia produced at feedlots comes from fresh urine on pen surfaces.

 

Agricultural Chemicals and Groundwater Protection Program
By:

The Agricultural Chemicals and Groundwater Protection Program was created to protect groundwater and the environment from impairment or degradation due to the improper use of agricultural chemicals while allowing for their proper and correct use.

 

Integrating Bird Conservation into Range Management

This manual is designed to assist resource professionals with integrating birds and their habitat needs into range management and monitoring, and to train landowners and land managers to do the same.& ...

 

Sharing Your Land with Prairie Wildlife
By:

This third edition of this manual (formerly entitled Sharing Your Land With Shortgrass Prairie Birds) is about how to help birds and other wildlife make a living from the land while you do the same.

 

Best Management Practices for Shortgrass Prairie Birds
By:

The information in this guide is designed to guide you in creating and maintaining habitat for 13 bird species of the shortgrass prairie, birds that are in need of conservation efforts.

 

Stream Crossing
By:

Learn about small scale solutions for your farm with this instructional pamphlet.

 

AgroClimate

AgroClimate is an innovative web-resource for decision-support and learning, providing interactive tools and climate information to improve crop management decisions and reduce production risks associated with climate variability, climate change, and extreme weather events. Users can monitor variables of interest such as growing degree days, chill hours, freeze risk, disease risks for selected crops, and current and projected drought conditions. Users can also learn about the impacts of climate cycles affecting the Southeastern United States, such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO).

AgroClimate uses crop simulation models along with historic, current, and forecasted climate data to allow decision makers to compare changes in probable outcomes under different climate conditions.

Water and carbon footprint calculators on AgroClimate can provide system-specific estimates of how efficiently water and energy are being used. AgroClimate also includes educational resources, including videos and fact sheets, about management practices and technologies that can help improve efficiency of production and decrease the vulnerability of agricultural systems to climate variability and change.

AgroClimate is regularly used during training events for County Extension faculty and during workshops with agricultural producers. Its modular platform allows for an easy replication in other geographies and for content expansion.

 

How to Compost and Use Horse Manure- A Step-By-Step Guide for Horse Owners
By:

Provides essential steps for building and using a horse manure composting system that can be managed without the aid of a tractor. This system is intended for backyard or small farm (ranchette) operations with 1 to 5 horses.

 

Creating & Using a Sacrifice Area for Horses- A Good Start for Healthy Pastures
By:

A sacrifice area is any small enclosure intended to be a horse's outdoor living quarters during the winter and spring. These areas can improve the health and productivity of pastures.

 

Farmer's Tax Guide
By:

This publication explains how the federal tax laws apply to farming. Use this publication as a guide to figure your taxes and complete your farm tax return.& ...

 

How to Choose a Certification Agency and the Organic Certification Process
By:

There are many USDA accredited certification agencies that can certify your farm or enterprise as organic. So how do you find the right agency to work with you? Here are some questions you should ask the agencies and some things to ask neighboring farmers.

 

Managing Manure with Biogas Recovery Systems BMPs
By:

Improved performance at competitive costs is promised by this 2002 EPA publication all about anaerobic digestion and biogas recovery for energy.

 

Working Lands For Wildlife
By:

Through Working Lands for Wildlife —a voluntary, incentive-based effort—the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its conservation partners will provide landowners with technical and financial assistance to: Restore populations of declining wildlife species.

 

Managing Manure Nutrients at Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)

A lengthy document from EPA (2004), Managing Manure contains information pertinent to Large CAFOs in the Dairy Cows and Cattle other than Veal Calves and the Swine, Poultry, and Veal Calves subcategories of the final CAFO regulations.

 

Working Trees for Agriculture
By:

Putting trees to work in conservation and production systems for farms, ranches, and nearby communities means planting the right trees, in the right places and in the correct design to achieve desired objectives.

 

Watering Facilities for Managed Grazing Systems
By:

 

Drainage Ditch Research Reveals Opportunities for Cleaning Up Runoff
By:

 Vegetated drainage ditches can help clean up runoff water.

 

Farmers’ Guide to Wind Energy
By:

A 293 page guide to the Legal Issues in Farming the Wind on your farm from June 2007

 

Nutrient Management Conservation Practice Standard
By:

Nutrient Management is defined as the management of the 4R's of Nutrient Management:Right amount (rate), Right source, Right placement (method of application), Right timing of commercial fertilizers, manure, soil amendments, and organic by-products to agricultural landscapes as a source of plant nutrients while protecting local air, soil and water quality.

 

 Farm Income Opportunities

   
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Local Dirt

Buy, sell and find local food with Local Dirt. How it works, buyers can search and source local food in their area with the added convenience of online ordering. Sellers can easily find new buyers and sell their products online. Local Dirt will even automate your invoicing and track your inventory. Farmer markets, buying clubs and co-ops can automate ordering, inventory, price sheets and invoicing. Click Here!

 

Harvest To Hand

Are you looking for a local harvest festival, farmers market, pick-your-own, locally made products or family-friendly farms? Harvest to Hand is a smartphone app here to help promote a sustainable way of life for local agriculture across the United States (available for iPhone® and Android™ mobile devices). Consumers have easy access to fresh farm products, events and home-spun goods right at their fingertips through our free Harvest to Hand app. Click here to explore the app online. 

 

Grassroots Guide to Federal Farm and Food Programs

 

AgProfit™

AgProfit™ is a computer program designed to assist agricultural producers make long-run decisions when implementing technologies to a specific crop or analyzing cropping systems. AgProfit™ estimates machinery, labor, and production input costs as well as fruit size, grade, and total yield for calculating returns for crops with multiple establishment and production years. The program allows you to inflate specific return and input cost items over time to analyze the net present value, internal rate of return, and financial feasibility when implementing a particular technology, making minor changes to returns or input costs, or comparing cropping systems.

AgProfit™ is free to use and requires users to register with the AgTools website and obtain a license.

View the AgProfit™ presentation

UPDATE:

The AgTools™ web site is currently unavailable. If you are requesting a AgProfit™, AgLease™, or AgFinance™ program, a license file, or need other assistance please contact Clark Seavert, clark.seavert@oregonstate.edu.

The new online program AgBiz Logic™ - BASIC will replace the AgTools™ suite of software programs. This exciting new program will be released about September 1, 2015. You can track the progress of the AgBiz Logic™ - BASIC program by following us on Facebook or Twitter.

 

Taking the First Step - Farm and Ranch Alternative Enterprise and Agritourism Resource Evaluation Guide
By:

This publication was prepared in response to requests from local advisors, farmers, and ranchers for a simple guide to the first step in identifying alternative income-producing agricultural enterprises and agritourism opportunities.

 

What are Food Hubs
By:

A Food Hub is a business or organization that actively manages the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of course-identified food products primarily from local and regional producers to strengthen their ability to satisfy wholesale, retail, and institutional demand.

 

The Regional Food Hub Resource Guide
By:

The guide is an extensive collection of information and resources, providing background on everything needed to develop or participate in a regional food hub.

 

Farmer’s Markets

Farmers' markets are one of the oldest forms of direct marketing by small farmers.

 

Community Supported Agriculture - What It is and Where to Find It

Community-supported agriculture (CSA) is the practice of focusing on the local production of high quality foods with the support of a consumer group that is willing to fund a whole season's budget in order to get quality foods.

 

Grasslands and Carbon - Processes and Trends
By:

Rebecca McCulley of the University of Kentucky, Dept. of Plant & Soil Sciences presents this video short course on Grasslands, which make up 30% of the U.S ...

 

Guide to Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers
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The Guide to Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers, produced by the American Farmland Trust (AFT), provides an overview of available market opportunities for environmental credits and services, how farmers and ranchers can get involved in them, and ways to encourage their continued growth.

 

Regional Food Hubs - Linking Producers to new markets
By:

This presentation illustrates what the core components of food hubs are; provides examples of  successful food hubs, one urban - La Montanita Co-op Food Market in New Mexico, and one rural - Appalachian Sustainable Development in Virginia; describes the lessons learned to date about coordinating successful food hubs; maps existing and potential food hubs; and, finally, gives the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Regional Food Hub Subcommittees work plan for the future.

 

Selling at Farmers Markets
By:

Ideas and information to make your venture a success.

 

Rural Bounty

Explore North America's Rural Bounty

Discover the rich bounty of farm fresh fruits and vegetables, outdoor activities, and family fun that our rural countryside has to offer!

  • Daytrip or Vacation to a Farm or Ranch
  • Pick Your Own-Fruits, Pumpkins, Trees
  • Discover Charming Countryside Wineries
  • Challenge Your Hunting & Outdoor Skills

In the U.S. and Canada, there are approximately 65,000 farms and ranches that invite the public to visit, and more and more are becoming members on the Rural Bounty website. We invite you to come back often to plan relaxing day trips, or weeks away, enjoying the Rural Bounty of North America.  Visit website »

 

 

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There are 462 resources serving Front Range Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Farm Income Opportunities Organizations & Professionals serving Front Range Region
Agritourism
Alida’s Fruits
- Palisade, CO
Anderson Farms
- Erie, CO
Aspen Moon Farm
- Longmont, CO
Azura Cellars
- Paonia, CO
B Bar S Ranch
- Nederland, CO
Balistreri Vineyards
- Denver, CO
Barefoot Homestead
- Conifer, CO
Bartels Land and Livestock Inc.
Nancy Bartels - Fort Collins, CO
Bee Family Centennial Farm Museum
- Fort Collins, CO
Bee Squared Apiaries
Beth Conrey - Berthoud, CO
Berg Harvest, LLC
- Paonia, CO
Berry Patch Farms
- Brighton, CO
Big B’s Delicious Orchards
- Hotchkiss, CO
Black Forest Meadery
- Colorado Springs, CO
Boxwood Gulch Ranch
- Shawnee, CO
Busy Bee Farm
- Larkspur, CO
C & R Farms
Megan Clark - Manager & Sales - Palisade, CO
Carlson Vineyards, Inc.
Parker Carlson - Palisade, CO
Chico Basin Ranch
- Colorado Springs, CO
Christensen Ranch, LLC
- Weldona, CO
Colorado Cellars Winery / Rocky Mountain Vineyards
- Palisade, CO
Colorado Cider Company
- Denver, CO
Cottonwood Farm
- Boulder, CO
Damn Near Anything Swine Ranch
- Rush, CO
Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms
Larry Vickerman - Director of Chatfield Farms - Littleton, CO
Edelweiss Alpacas, LLC
- Erie, CO
Ewe Bet Ranch
- Loveland, CO
Father Earth Organic Farm
Frank Hodge - Owner - Lafayette, CO
Heritage Belle Farms
- Calhan, CO
High Altitude Rhubarb - Organic Farm & Nursery
- Colorado Springs, CO
High Country Highlands at Maryland Creek Ranch
Leo Causland - Silverthorne, CO
Hill’s Harvest and Jake Hill Farms
- Thornton, CO
Hope Farms
Michelle Congleton - Owner - Fort Collins, CO
Maize in the City & Haunted Field of Screams
- Thornton, CO
Mayberry Farm Alpacas and Sheep
- Byers, CO
MTH Farm
- Franktown, CO
Munson Farms
- Boulder, CO
Pioneer Farmsteaders, LLC
- Arvada, CO
Prairie Harvest Organics
- Byers, CO
Rock Creek Farm
- Broomfield, CO
Stonebridge Farm
- Longmont, CO
Two Brothers Vineyards
- Colorado Springs, CO
Conservation Credit Markets
Blue Source
Jessica Stalberger - Office Manager - Murray, UT
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Colorado Conservation Exchange
Heather Schinkel - Director - Fort Collins, CO
Conservation Tax Credit Transfer, LLC
Jody A. Barbour - Owner - Morrison, CO
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
William Coleman - Co-Founder & CEO - Redwood City, CA
Ecosystem Economics LLC
- Bend, OR
Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Debbie Reed - Executive Director - Falls Church, VA
EP Carbon
Zach Barbane - Director, Projects and Operations - Berkeley, CA
Forest Carbon Fund
- Berkeley, CA
Indigo Ag
- Boston, MA
Marstel-Day, LLC
- Fredericksburg, VA
National Mitigation Banking Association
- Washington, DC
Partners for Western Conservation
- Arvada, CO
Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
Ross Guidry - Region Land Manager - Lafayette, LA
Robert Veldman
K·Coe Conservation - Land Consultant - Loveland, CO
Tax Credit Connection, Inc.
Ariel Steele, Owner - Longmont, CO
TerraCarbon LLC
- Peoria, IL
Westervelt Ecological Services
Lucy Harrington - Rocky Mountain Regional Manager - Centennial, CO
Conservation Districts
Agate Conservation District
Andrea Richardson - District Manager - Simla, CO
Big Thompson Conservation District
Larry Lempka - District Manager - Berthoud, CO
Boulder Valley Conservation District
Nancy McIntyre - Boulder Valley Conservation District Manager - Longmont, CO
Central Colorado Conservation District
Pamela Davison - District Manager - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Association of Conservation Districts
Sharon Pattee - Executive Director, Secretary/Treasurer - Fountain, CO
Deer Trail Conservation District
Sheryl Wailes - District Manager - Byers, CO
Double El Conservation District
Heather Cross - District Manager - Simla, CO
Douglas County Conservation District
Heather Kelly - District Manager - Franktown, CO
East Adams Conservation District
Sheryl Wailes - District Manager - Byers, CO
El Paso County Conservation District
Pamela Davison - District Manager - Colorado Springs, CO
Fort Collins Conservation District
Laura Knox - District Manager - Fort Collins, CO
Jefferson Conservation District
- Denver, CO
Kiowa Conservation District
- Franktown, CO
Longmont Conservation District
Liz Northrup - Conservation District Manager - Longmont, CO
Platte Valley Conservation District
Cindy Einspahr - District Manager - Brighton, CO
West Adams Conservation District
Rosalie Everson - Secretary/Treasurer - Brighton, CO
West Arapahoe Conservation District
Tasha Chevarria - District Manager - Byers, CO
CSU Extension
Adams County Extension
Thad Gourd - County Extension Director - Brighton, CO
Arapahoe County Extension
Tim Aston - CSU Extension - Arapahoe County Director - Centennial, CO
Boulder County Extension
- Longmont, CO
Broomfield County Extension
Holli Campbell - County Extension Director - Broomfield, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Nursery
- Fort Collins, CO
Denver County Extension
Rusty Collins - Denver Extension Director - Denver, CO
Douglas County Extension
- Castle Rock, CO
El Paso County Extension
- Colorado Springs, CO
Jefferson County Extension
Jacki Paone - Director - Golden, CO
Larimer County Extension
Laurel Kubin - County Director - Fort Collins, CO
Department of Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service Programs
Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force
Dr. Susan Pasko - Executive Secretary, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Falls Church, VA
Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Candidate Conservation Program
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Colorado Ecological Service Field Office - USFWS
Susan Linner - Colorado Field Supervisor - Denver, CO
Colorado Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office
Gregory Gerlich - FAC Assistant Regional Director - Denver, CO
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants
Region 6 - Mountain Prairie - Lakewood, CO
Emergency Stabilization - Burned Area Rehabiliation
Erv Gasser - DOI National Interagency BAER Team Leader - Seattle, WA
Fish Passage Program - Mountain-Prairie Region
Bill Rice - Fish Passage Coordinator - Denver, CO
Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Yvette Converse - GNLCC Coordinator - Bozeman, MT
Habitat Conservation Plans
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Landowner Incentive Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
MultiState Conservation Grant Program
- Washington, DC, VA
National Fish Passage Program
Susan Wells - National Fish Passage Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grants Program
Guy Foulks - NMBCA Program Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program
U.S. Department of the Interior - Arlington, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Small Grants Program
Rodecia Mcknight - Small Grants Program Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Standard Grants Program
Stacy Sanchez - U.S. Standard Grants Program Proposal Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
Partners For Fish And Wildlife Program - National
See Description
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in Colorado
Bill Noonan - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Lakewood, CO
Safe Harbor Agreements
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Kevin Johnson, SRLCC Coordinator - Fish Wildlife Service - Lakewood, CO
Sport Fish Restoration Program
Karen Big Crow - Fiscal and Grants Management Specialist - Lakewood, CO
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Coastal Program
Samantha Brooke - Coastal Program Team Lead - Falls Church, VA
Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP)
Dan Johnson - Executive Director - Seattle, WA
Working Lands for Wildlife
Tim Griffiths - Bozeman, MT
Ecotourism
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
- Salida, CO
Barr Lake State Park
- Brighton, CO
Bicycle Colorado
Dan Grunig - Executive Director - Denver, CO
Boyd Lake State Park
- Loveland, CO
Brad Henley
Wildlife Viewing Coordinator, Southeast Region - Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Colorado Springs, CO
Castlewood Canyon State Park
- Franktown, CO
Chatfield State Park
- Littleton, CO
Cherry Creek State Park
- Aurora, CO
Cheyenne Mountain State Park
- Colorado Springs, CO
Chico Basin Ranch
- Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Mountain Club
Scott Robson - Executive Director - Golden, CO
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Bob Broscheid - Director - Denver, CO
Dan Zimmerer
Wildlife Viewing Coordinator, Statewide - Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO
Eldorado Canyon State Park
- Eldorado Springs, CO
Escalante Ranch
- Delta, CO
Golden Gate Canyon State Park
- Golden, CO
Lory State Park
- Bellvue, CO
Mary K. McCormac
Wildlife Viewing Coordinator, Northeast Region - Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO
Ranching for Wildlife
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO
Roxborough State Park
- Roxborough, CO
Staunton State Park
- Pine, CO
Stay The Trail Colorado
Dan Gourley - Program CoordinatorCO
Walking Mountains Science Center
- Avon, CO
Wilderness Aware Rafting
- Buena Vista, CO
Wilderness Bud and Breakfast
Southwest Wilderness Experience - Pagosa Springs, CO
Farm Ranch And Forest Retailers
Beartooth Capital Partners
Robert Keith - Managing Principal and Co-Founder - Bozeman, MT
Brian Stockman
American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers - Executive Vice President and CEO - Denver, CO
Clark & Associates Land Brokers, LLC
Cory Clark - Lusk, WY
Clift Land Brokers
- Amarillo, TX
Cobacha, LLC
Kurt Oriol - Director - New York, NY
CoBank
Robert B. Engel - Chief Executive Officer - Greenwood Village, CO
Colorado Land Link
Guidestone Colorado - Salida, CO
Dow AgroSciences LLC
- Indianapolis, IN
Fay Ranches
Greg Fay - Bozeman, MT
Forest Safety Products
Forest Safety Products - Van Hornesville, NY
Gary Jellum
Broker - Whitney Land Company - Pendleton, OR
Go Native Tree Farm
John Rosenfeld - Owner - Lancaster, PA
Hall and Hall
- Billings, MT
Hayden Outdoors
- Windsor, CO
Ken Mirr
Mirr Ranch Group - Owner/Broker - Denver, CO
L. Sam Middleton, ARA
Chas S. Middleton and Son - Appraiser, Manager - Lubbock, TX
Live Water Properties
- Jackson, WY
Mason & Morse Ranch Company, LLC
- Colorado Springs, CO
Mirr Ranch Group
Mallory Boyce - Marketing Director - Denver, CO
Robert C. Crane
Woodland Management Service - Consulting Forester - Stevens Point, WI
Ron Morris
Ranch Marketing Associates - Broker and Founding Partner - Johnstown, CO
San Pedro Land & Cattle CO
Chase Currie - CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX
Food Hubs and Farmers Markets
Acacia Park Farmers Market
- Colorado Springs, CO
Alamosa Farmers’ Market
- Alamosa, CO
Arapahoe Crossing Farmers Market
- Aurora, CO
Arvada Farmers’ Market
- Arvada, CO
Aspen Grove Farmers Market
- Littleton, CO
Aurora Havana Exchange Farmers Market
- Denver, CO
Banning Lewis Ranch Farmers’ Market
- Colorado Springs, CO
Be Local Winter Farmers Market
- Fort Collins, CO
Belmar Fresh Market Colorado Fresh Markets, Inc.
- Boulder, CO
Bennett Community Market
- Bennett , CO
Berthoud Farmers Market
- Berthoud, CO
Berthoud Local Farmers’ Market
- Berthoud, CO
Boulder Farmers Market
- Boulder, CO
Boulters 5280 Urban Market
- Castle Rock, CO
Briargate Farmers’ Market
- Colorado Springs, CO
Broadridge Plaza Farmers Market
- Denver, CO
Broomfield Farm2table Trading Post
- Elbert, CO
Broomfield Farmers Market
- Broomfield, CO
Broomfield Farmers’ Market at Holy Comforter
- Broomfield, CO
Calvary Temple Farmers Market
- Denver, CO
Castle Rock Farm2Table Market at Briccy’s Coffee
- Castle Rock, CO
Castle Rock Farmers Market
- Castle Rock, CO
Castle Rock Farmers’ Market
- Castle Rock, CO
Centennial Health and Wellness Market
- Centennial, CO
Cherry Creek Fresh Market
- Denver, CO
Cherry Creek Fresh Market Colorado Fresh Markets, Inc.
- Boulder, CO
City of Edgewater Farmers’ Market & Music
- Edgewater, CO
City of Loveland Farmers Market
- Loveland, CO
City of Loveland Farmers’ Market
- Loveland, CO
City Park Esplanade Fresh Market
- Denver, CO
Civic Center Eats
- Denver, CO
Colorado Agricultural Marketing Cooperative
Barbara Lytle - Treasurer - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Farm & Art Market at The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
- Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Farm & Art Market at The Margarita at Pine Creek
- Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Farm and Art Market
- Colorado Springs, CO
Conifer Farmers Market
- Conifer, CO
Conifer Summer Market
- Conifer, CO
Cordera Farmers’ Market
- Colorado Springs, CO
Denver Federal Center Farmers Market
- Denver, CO
DFC Farmers Market
- Lakewood, CO
Downtown Longmont Farmers Market
- Longmont, CO
Drake Road Farmers Market
- Fort Collins, CO
Drake Road Farmers’ Market
- Fort Collins, CO
Edgewater Farmers Market
- Edgewater, CO
Erie Farmers’ Market
- Erie, CO
Estes Valley Farmers’ Market
- Estes Park, CO
Florence Farmers’ Market
- Florence, CO
Fort Collins Farmers Market
- Fort Collins, CO
Fort Collins Farmers’ Market
- Fort Collins, CO
Fort Collins Winter Farmers Market
- Fort Collins, CO
Fountain City Hall Market
- Fountain, CO
Fountain Farmers’ Market Localvore Colorado CoOp
- Fountain, CO
Four Seasons Farmers & Artisans Market
- Wheat Ridge, CO
Four Seasons Farmers and Artisans Market
- Wheat Ridge, CO
Friday Marketplace
- Colorado Springs, CO
Golden Farmers Market
- Golden, CO
Golden Farmers’ Market
- Golden, CO
Heinie’s Market
- Wheat Ridge, CO
High Plains Food Coop
- Denver, CO
Highland Farmers Market
- Denver, CO
Highlands Ranch Farmers Market
- Highlands Ranch, CO
Highlands Ranch Town Center Farmers’ Market
- Highlands Ranch, CO
Hilltop Gardens & Farm Market
- Westminster, CO
Jefferson Park Farm & Flea Market
- Denver, CO
Lakewood Farmers’ Market
- Lakewood, CO
Larimer County Farmers Market
- Fort Collins, CO
Larimer County Farmers’ Market
- Fort Collins, CO
Littleton Farmers Market
- Littleton, CO
Littleton Farmers’ Market
- Littleton, CO
LoCo Food Distribution
Elizabeth Mozer - CEO,COO - Fort Collins, CO
Longmont Farmers Market
- Longmont, CO
Louisville Farmers Market
- Louisville, CO
Louisville Farmers’ Market
- Louisville, CO
Loveland Farmers Market
- Fort Collins, CO
Loveland Farmers’ Market
- Loveland, CO
Lulu’s Farm Roadside Market
- Brighton, CO
Memorial Park Farmers Market
- Colorado Springs, CO
Meridian Farmers’ Market
- Peyton, CO
Metro Denver Farmers Market
- Denver, CO
Metro Denver Farmers Market
- Broomfield, CO
Mile High Marketplace Farmers Market
- Commerce City, CO
Monument Hill Farmers Market
- Monument, CO
Monument Hill Farmers’ Market
- Monument, CO
Northglenn Farmers’ Market
- Northglenn, CO
Old Colorado City Farmers’ Market
- Colorado Springs, CO
Old South Pearl Street Sunday Farmers Market
- Denver, CO
Olde Town Farmers Market
- Arvada, CO
Palombo Farms Market
- Henderson, CO
Parker Farm2Table Market
- Parker, CO
Parker Farmers Market
- Parker, CO
Parker Farmers’ Market
- Parker , CO
Rocky Mountain Green Market
- Lyons, CO
Solaire Shoppes Farmers Market
- Westminster, CO
South Pearl Street Farmers’ Market
- Denver, CO
Southlands Farmers’ Market
- Aurora, CO
Southwest Plaza Farmers Market
- Littleton, CO
Southwest Plaza Farmers’ Market
- Littleton, CO
Stapleton Farmers Market
- Denver, CO
Stapleton Fresh Market
- Denver, CO
The Berkeley Lake Farmers’ Market
- Denver, CO
The Evergreen Farmers Market
- Denver, CO
The Evergreen Farmers’ Market
- Evergreen, CO
The Loveland Farmers Market
- Loveland, CO
The Market at Belmar
- Lakewood, CO
Tiris Garden Farmers Market
- Denver, CO
Union Station Farmers Market
- Denver, CO
Vista Grande Baptist Church Farmers’ Market
- Colorado Springs, CO
Wellington Farmers Market
- Wellington, CO
Wellington Farmers’ Market
- Wellington, CO
Western Museum of Mining & Industry Farmers Market
- Colorado Springs, CO
Westminster Farmers’ Market
- Westminster , CO
Woodland Park Farmers’ Market
- Woodland Park, CO
Young’s Market & Garden Center
- Wheat Ridge, CO
Grant Programs
Acorn Foundation
- Oakland, CA
Acres for America
Thomas E. Kelsch - Vice President, Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund - Washington, DC
BoatUS Foundation Grassroots Grants
Alanna Keating - Alexandria, VA
Bring Back the Natives
Kirstin Neff, Ph.D. - Manager, Southwest Rivers Program - Portland, OR
Celebrate Urban Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca, NY
Clean Trail Grant Program
Leah Leitch - Grant Outreach - ExtremeTerrain.com - Malvern, PA
Clean Water Act Section 319
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Colorado Tree Coalition
Mike McGill - Broomfield, CO
Common Counsel Foundation
Laura Livoti - CEO - Oakland, CA
Conservation Colorado
Beka WilsonCO
Conservation Partners Program
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Eric Forward - Washington, DC
Conservation Partners Program
Eric Forward - Program Director, Central Region Working Lands - Bloomington, MN
Cooperative Watershed Management Program
Bureau of Reclamation Office of Program & Policy Services - Denver, CO
Environmental Solutions for Communities
Carrie Clingan - Manager, Community-Based Conservation Programs - Washington, DC
FACT's Fund-a-Farmer Grants
Food Animal Concerns Trust - Chicago, IL
FishAmerica Foundation Conservation Grants
Ruth Jackson - Grants Manager - Alexandria, VA
Forestry on Indian Lands
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Washington, DC
Gates Family Foundation
Thomas A. Gougeon - President - Denver, CO
Great Outdoors Colorado
- Denver, CO
Keystone Initiatives
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
Maki Foundation
Patricia Humphry - Aspen, CO
Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas (MCFA)
Yasuyuki Sugiura - President - New York, NY
Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund
Crystal Boyd - Manager, Pollinator Programs - Washington, DC
National Wildlife Refuge Friends Group Grant Program
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Brise Tencer - Executive Director - Santa Cruz, CA
Pulling Together Initiative
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program
Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. - Washington, DC
The Community Foundation - Boulder County
Josie Heath - President - Boulder, CO
The Conservation Alliance
John Sterling - Executive Director - Bend, OR
The FruitGuys Community Fund
Chris Mittelstaedt - Founder and Project DirectorCA
The Fund for Wild Nature
Jeff Petersen, Esq. - Executive Director - Kelso, WA
The Summerlee Foundation
Lynne Starnes - Director of Administration - Dallas, TX
Value-Added Producer Grant Program
USDA Office of Rural Development
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP)
NRCS
WaterSMART Grants
Josh German - U.S. Department of the Interior - Denver, CO
Western Aquatic Plant Management Society
Toni Pennington - Tetra Tech, Inc. - Portland, OR
Western SARE
Teryl R. Roper - Regional Coordinator - Logan, UT
Small Farm Resources
American AgAppraisal
Hal Forcey, ARA - Santa Rosa, CA
Brink, Inc.
Phil Brink, CEP - Erie, CO
Chem-Trol Professional Vegetation Management
- Wilber, NE
Colorado Land Link
Guidestone Colorado - Salida, CO
Farm Credit of Southern Colorado, ACA
Russ Tomky - President & CEO - Colorado Springs, CO
FCC Services
Scott Binder - President and CEO - Greenwood Village, CO
Majestic Roofing
- Loveland, CO
Poudre Valley Community Farms
Seth Jansen - President - Laporte, CO
Premier Farm Credit - Ft. Morgan Branch
Bill Gertner - VP-Lending - Ft. Morgan, CO
Premier Farm Credit - Holyoke Contact Point
Steve Kaiser - VP Lending - Holyoke, CO
Premier Farm Credit - Yuma Branch
Chris Hornung - VP Lending - Yuma, CO
Premier Farm Credit, ACA - Sterling Branch
Steve Kaiser - VP-Lending - Sterling, CO
Ranch Management Consultants, Inc.
- Fairfield, CA
State Funding / Technical Resources
Colorado Building Farmers
Project Director - Dawn Thilmany - Longmont, CO
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Don Brown - Commissioner - Broomfield, CO
Colorado Environmental Pesticide Education Program
Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Forest Legacy Program
Joseph A. Duda - Dupty State Forester - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Forest Products Program
Kristina Hughes - Program Administrator - Broomfield, CO
Colorado Natural Heritage Program
David Anderson - Director and Chief Scientist - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Matt Lepore - Director - Denver, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Golden Field Office
- Golden, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Boulder Field Office
Allen Owen - District Forester - Longmont, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Broomfield Field Office
- Broomfield, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Fort Collins Field Office
Boyd Lebeda - District Forester - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Fort Morgan Field Office
Boyd Lebeda - Acting District Forester - Fort Morgan, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Franktown Field Office
- Franktown, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Woodland Park Field Office
- Woodland Park, CO
Colorado Tree Farm Program
- Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Wetlands for Wildlife Program
Brian Sullivan - Wetlands Program Coordinator - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Wildlife Habitat Protection Program
Amanda Nims - Denver, CO
Colorado Wood Utilization and Marketing Program
Susan Matthews - Forest Management Division Supervisor - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado’s Forest Stewardship Program
Susan Matthews - Forest Management Division Supervisor - Fort Collins, CO
Conservation Services Division - Colorado Department of Agriculture
Cindy Lair - State Conservation Program Manager - Broomfield, CO
Cooperative Habitat Improvement Program (CHIP)
Colorado Division of Wildlife - Fort Collins, CO
Forest Agricultural Classification Program
Colorado State Forest Service - Fort Collins, CO
Game Damage Program
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO
Habitat Partnership Program
Pat Tucker - Colorado Parks & Wildlife, State Coordinator - Grand Junction, CO
Hunter Education Shooting Range Small Grant Program
Todd Schmidt, Hunter Education Coordinator - Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO
Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Improvement Program (LPCHIP)
Colorado Parks and WildlifeCO
Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Boise, ID
Petroleum Storage Tank Fund
Jane Bral - Fund Supervisor - Division of Oil and Public Safety - Denver, CO
Ranching for Wildlife
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO
Recovery & Conservation Plans
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO
Southern Rockies Fire Science Network (SRFSN)
Gloria Edwards, SRFSN Program Coordinator - Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship - Fort Collins, CO
Tammy VerCauteren
Executive Director, Administration - Prairie Partners Program - Fort Collins, CO
The Conservation Plan for Grassland Species
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO
Walk-in Access Program
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO
Wetland Wildlife Conservation Program
Brian Sullivan, Wetlands Program Coordinator - Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Fort Collins, CO
Sustainable Ag / Community Supported Agriculture
Aspen Moon Farm
- Longmont, CO
Bartels Land and Livestock Inc.
Nancy Bartels - Fort Collins, CO
Beartooth Capital Partners
Robert Keith - Managing Principal and Co-Founder - Bozeman, MT
Berry Patch Farms
- Brighton, CO
Brickyard Produce, LLC
- Salida, CO
Castle Rock Farm2Table Market
- Castle Rock, CO
Castle Rock Farm2Table Market at Briccy’s Coffee
- Castle Rock, CO
Cure Organic Farm
Anne Cure - Boulder, CO
Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms
Larry Vickerman - Director of Chatfield Farms - Littleton, CO
DUG’s Delaney Community Farm
- Aurora, CO
Ela Family Farms / Silver Spruce Orchards
- Hotchkiss, CO
Father Earth Organic Farm
Frank Hodge - Owner - Lafayette, CO
High Plains Food Coop
- Denver, CO
Isabelle Farm
Jason Condon - Lafayette, CO
LoCo Food Distribution
Elizabeth Mozer - CEO,COO - Fort Collins, CO
Monroe Organic Farms
Jacquie and Jerry Monroe - Kersey, CO
Munson Farms
- Boulder, CO
No-till on the Plains
- Berryton, KS
Pioneer Farmsteaders, LLC
- Arvada, CO
Platte River Ag Services, Inc.
Ron Zurlinden, P.E. - Owner - Golden, CO
Prairie Harvest Organics
- Byers, CO
Red Wagon Organic Farm
Wyatt Barnes and Amy Tisdale - Longmont, CO
Star Acre Farms
- Arvada, CO
Stonebridge Farm
- Longmont, CO
Venetucci Farm
- Colorado Springs, CO
Western SARE
Teryl R. Roper - Regional Coordinator - Logan, UT
Windy Acres Farm
- Colorado Springs, CO
USDA - FSA Programs
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Biomass Crop Assistance Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Conservation Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Farm Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Forest Restoration Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Operating Loans & Microloans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Ownership Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Grassland Reserve Program- REPEALED
USDA Farm Service Agency
Guaranteed Farm Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Larimer County Farm Service Agency (FSA)
- Fort Collins, CO
Livestock Forage Disaster Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Livestock Indemnity Program
USDA FSA
Microloans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Minority and Women Farmers and Ranchers Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
Source Water Protection Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement
USDA Farm Service Agency - Washington, DC
Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Transition Incentives Program (TIP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Tree Assistance Program (TAP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
USDA Colorado Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Clarice Navarro - Denver, CO
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
USDA - NRCS Programs
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)- REPEALED
Mark Parson - Program Contact
Colorado Conservation Stewardship Program
Eugene Backhaus - State Resource Conservationist - Denver, CO
Colorado Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Sarah Brooks - FA Program Manager - Denver, CO
Colorado Grassland Reserve Program
- Denver, CO
Colorado Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)
Dawn Jackson - NRCS Colorado Assistant State Conservationist - Denver, CO
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
- Washington, DC
Conservation of Private Grazing Land (CPGL)
Conservation Security Program
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)
NRCS
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI)- REPEALED
Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)
Fred Reaves - National Emergency Watershed Protection Program Manager
Emergency Watershed Protection Program- Floodplain Easement
Jason Weller, Chief - USDA-NRCS - Washington, DC
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
USDA NRCS
EQIP Organic Initiative
Lindsay Haines - EQIP Specialist for Organic
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)- REPEALED
Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
- Tampa, FL
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) REPEALED
Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)
USDA NRCS
James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center
Brandon Carr - PMC Manager - Knox City, TX
Los Lunas Plant Materials Center
Bernadette Cooney - PMC Manager - Los Lunas, NM
Manhattan Plant Materials Center
Fred Cummings - PMC Manager - Manhattan, KS
Morgan Timber Products
Mark Morgan - Fort Collins, CO
National Water Quality Initiative
USDA NRCS
Norman A Berg National Plant Materials Center
David Kidwell-Slak - PMC Manager - Beltsville, MD
Ogallala Aquifer Initiative
Barry Frantz - Coordinator - Washington, DC
Platte River Ag Services, Inc.
Ron Zurlinden, P.E. - Owner - Golden, CO
Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Louis Aspey, Chief of Staff - Regional Conservationist - Washington, DC
Small scale solutions for your farm
USDA - NRCS - Washington, DC
The Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative
USDA-NRCS - Washington, DC
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
USDA-NRCS Colorado
Clint Evans - State Conservationist (STC) - Denver, CO
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP)
NRCS
Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP)- REPEALED
Garry Lee - Acting Director, Easement Programs Division - Washington, DC
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)- REPEALED
- Washington, DC
Working Lands for Wildlife
Tim Griffiths - Bozeman, MT
USDA Programs - Other
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program
Denis Ebodaghe - National Program Leader - Division of Agricultural Systems - Washington, DC
Celebrate Urban Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca, NY
Conservation Reserve Program Longleaf Pine Initiative
Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants
USDA Rural Development
Farmers Market Promotion Program
Douglas Keeler, Director - Farmers Markets and Local Food Marketing
Food Linc
Jim Barham - USDA Rural Development - Washington, DC
Local Food Promotion Program
Nicole Nelson Miller - LFPP Program Manager - Washington, DC
New Farmers
USDA
Organic Certification Cost Share Programs
Rita Meade - OCCSP Coordinator - Washington, DC
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
Lori Washington - USDA Rural Development Loan Specialist
The Advanced Biofuel Payment Program
Business and Cooperative Programs - National Office, USDA Rural Development - Washington, DC
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
USDA Rural Development - Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans & Grants - Washington, DC
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
Value-Added Producer Grant Program
USDA Office of Rural Development
Western SARE
Teryl R. Roper - Regional Coordinator - Logan, UT

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Cooperative Extension Service
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The cooperative extension service is designed to help people use research based knowledge to improve their land.  Administered through thousands of county extension offices, extension brings land-grant expertise to the most local of levels in affiliation with the state's designated land-grant universities.& ...

 

Smart Ag

Our vision at Smart Ag is to become the autonomous farming platform of choice in a driverless future.

In our opinion, the smartest way to solve the huge worldwide challenge of feeding a fast growing population is to empower farmers to complete operations faster, more consistently and with less labor than ever before, we believe they can unlock the potential of the land better than anyone else. With the correct tools, technology and knowledge, farmers can do the seemingly impossible.

Our goal is to give farmers the technology to operate smarter and eliminate the choice between what is best for their farm and constraints like available labor, brands of equipment or the cost of larger machinery. That is why our first product AutoCart can be used with an operator in the grain cart tractor or autonomously and will be compatible with any brand of equipment.

Contact Us

2710 S. Loop Drive

Ames, IA 50010

(515) 599-0346 • info@smart-ag.com

 

Agrilyst Inc.

Agrilyst is a web-based software platform that helps indoor farms manage their crops and gain data-driven insights to make more profitable production decisions.

Run your farm optimally at all times. With Agrilyst, you can create quick and easy seeding plans from templates for each of your crops. Built for indoor operations, templates make it simple to schedule cut-and-come again varieties, partial harvests, vine harvests, and more. Seeding plans sync automatically with tasks so everyone in your facility knows what to do every day.

Contact Information

Address:

68 Jay St., Suite 201

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Phone:

(646) 878-6840

Email:

info@agrilyst.com

 

How to receive conservation assistance from NRCS
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Do you farm or ranch and want to make improvements to the land that you own or lease? NRCS offers technical and financial assistance to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.

 

Connecting retiring landowners and beginning farmers to keep agriculture alive
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Are you a retiring farmer, looking for someone to take over? Land Link is a valuable program that connects beginning farmers with retiring landowners to faciliate farm transfers.

 

Mix My Sprayer for iOS and Android

Clemson University developed Mix My Sprayer to aid with quick, accurate calculations of product mixes to be applied with spraying equipment. Users can create custom lists of favorite products by category. Simply add or select a product, insert values in each input box, and the app automatically calculates the amount of product to include in the user-defined mix size. Units for each input can be customized by tapping the unit buttons. Products are saved with the user settings last used.

This free mobile smartphone app is designed for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Android devices. Click here to download.

 

Forage Information System

The Forage Information System, provided by Oregon State University is a resource for forage-related topics, including Extension, research, and teaching.

 

Geospatial Data Gateway

The Geospatial Data Gateway (GDG) provides access to a map library of over 100 high resolution vector and raster layers in the Geospatial Data Warehouse. It is the One Stop Source for environmental and natural resources data, at any time, from anywhere, to anyone. It allows you to choose your area of interest, browse and select data, customize the format, then review and download. 

This service is made available through a close partnership between the three Service Center Agencies (SCA); Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development (RD).

 

Greenbook Plant Protection Product Search

Greenbook.net has an extensive database of chemical product information that you can use to help control unwanted plants. You can search by plant name and the database will list what chemicals you could use. If you need to know more about a specific chemical, you can type it in and search for product info. You need to register with the site to get the detailed information.  Some chemicals require a pesticide license.

 

goCrop

Take farming further with goCrop™

goCrop uses integrated web and mobile applications to help farmers plan, analyze and report nutrient management practices with streamlined speed. Designed by farmers who understand the virtue of efficiency, goCrop keeps you focused on farming.

The app is available for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Learn more

 

Fieldprint Calculator

The Fieldprint Calculator is a free online tool for growers to voluntarily and securely analyze how their management choices impact natural resources and operational efficiency. Field To Market has developed the Calculator as an easy way to find out how your current land use, energy use, water use, greenhouse gas emissions, and soil loss compare with state and national averages.

 

 

 

 

Farmland Information Center (FIC)

 

Farm and Dairy Agri-Book

Farm and Dairy Agri-Book contains a catalog of Agribusinesses as well as Regional, State, Local Listings of Agri-Bureaus, Agencies, Associations and Organizations (Government and Private Sectors). Click here.

 

Driftwatch - a tool to help protect pesticide-sensitive crops and habitats

Driftwatch™ is a tool to help protect pesticide-sensitive crops and habitats in Nebraska. Managers of ecologically sensitive areas and owners of commercial fields and apiaries may register. The Driftwatch™ registry is intended for commercial sites that are at least a half-acre in Indiana Minnesota Michigan Illinois Wisconsin Montana Nebraska Colorado Missouri It is not intended for homeowners.

Driftwatch™ was designed by staff from the Purdue University Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Agricultural Communications departments with input and support from Purdue University Cooperative Extension Specialists.

The Driftwatch site is meant to help pesticide applicators, specialty crop growers, and stewards of at-risk habitats in Nebraska communicate more effectively to protect pesticide-sensitive areas. The DriftWatch map is designed to display sensitive commercial agricultural areas. Driftwatch is not intended to be a registry for homeowners or sites less than half an acre.

This site features an easy-to-use Google Maps™ interface that clearly shows applicators the locations of registered areas so they can take the appropriate precautions before they spray. It's important to remember that the lines on the maps are not property lines; they merely indicate approximate positions of sensitive lands submitted to us. Sensitive crop areas registered on this site include beehives, certified organic crops, fruits, grapes, nursery crops, pumpkins, melons, tomatoes, and vegetables.

 

Annie's Project

Annie's Project offers a variety of extension classes across the country that educate farm women on risk management. The classes empower farm women to be better business partners through networks and by managing and organizing critical information. Click here to see courses offered in your state.

 

Fifth annual cover crop survey results
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The 2016-2017 cover crop survey report from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension (SARE) program, Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) and American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) is now available.& ...

 

Cover Crop Economics Tool

The Cover Crop Economics Tool is a user-friendly economic assessment tool to assess the costs and benefits of incorporating cover crops into a crop rotation. The tool assesses both the short term and long term expected costs and benefits. For questions, please contact Bryon Kirwan, bryon.kirwan@il.usda.gov.

Download: Cover Crop Economics Tool

 

Pioneer® Field360™

DuPont Pioneer is bringing the next generation of powerful Web-based field management tools to growers with the introduction of Pioneer® Field360™ Select software. This new subscription service combines field-by-field data with real-time agronomic and weather information to help growers make informed management decisions.  Check out Field360 Select.

"Pioneer®Field360 Select software guides growers to better use the field data they have collected, currently and in prior years, to increase farm productivity and profitability," says Justin Heath, DuPont Pioneer new services manager.

UPDATE:

The Pioneer® Field360™ website is no longer available. EncircaSM Services is the current DuPont Pioneer program that combines the latest technology for weather, soils, agronomy and analytics to help agricultural producers maximize crop yields and reduce risk. Contact your DuPont Pioneer Sales Professional for more information.

 

AgBizEnvironment™

AgBizEnvironment gives you the ability to account for environmental impacts when analyzing business decisions.

AgBizEnvironment utilizes various components to measure and track environmental aspects of crop and livestock production. Aspects include pesticide, herbicide, fertilizer, and energy use, as well as tillage and land management practices. Combined with other AgBiz Logic tools, users can compare environmental, economic and financial tradeoffs.

An example of a component utilized by AgBizEnvironment is the Environmental Impact Quotient (EIQ) developed by Cornell University. The EIQ measures the effect of various pesticides and herbicides on consumers, workers, and ecosystems.

Learn more about EIQ and other AgBizEnvironment components when you sign up for AgBiz Logic.

 

AgLease™

AgLease™ is a computer program designed to assist growers and landowners establish equitable crop share and cash rent lease agreements. With AgLease™ you can easily comprehend and evaluate the potential risks associated with annual and long-term leases, reevaluate current leases, or changing cropping systems. AgLease™ estimatesmachinery, labor, and production input costs as well as fruit size, grade, and total yield for calculating returns for crops with multiple establishment and production years. The program allows you to inflate specific return and input cost items over time to analyze the net present value, internal rate of return, and financial feasibility for a crop share and cash rent lease.

AgLease™ is free to use and requires users to register with the AgTools website and obtain a license.

UPDATE:

The AgTools™ web site is currently unavailable. If you are requesting a AgProfit™, AgLease™, or AgFinance™ program, a license file, or need other assistance please contact Clark Seavert, clark.seavert@oregonstate.edu.

The new online program AgBiz Logic™ - BASIC will replace the AgTools™ suite of software programs. This exciting new program will be released about September 1, 2015. You can track the progress of the AgBiz Logic™ - BASIC program by following us on Facebook or Twitter.

View the AgLease™ Presentation

 

AgFinance™

AgFinance™ is a computer program designed to assist agricultural producers make long-run decisions on a whole farm and ranch basis. You can load scenario files from AgProfit™ and AgLease™ into AgFinance™ to analyze your farm’s financial ratios and performance measures, which include working liquidity, solvency, profitability, debt repayment capacity, and efficiency. You can change the number of units in each scenario and observe the financial effects of implementing technologies, adding value to your products, conservation practices, changing cropping systems or livestock enterprises, or leasing additional land.  Visit AgFinance™

UPDATE:

The AgTools™ web site is currently unavailable. If you are requesting a AgProfit™, AgLease™, or AgFinance™ program, a license file, or need other assistance please contact Clark Seavert, clark.seavert@oregonstate.edu.

The new online program AgBiz Logic™ - BASIC will replace the AgTools™ suite of software programs. This exciting new program will be released about September 1, 2015. You can track the progress of the AgBiz Logic™ - BASIC program by following us on Facebook or Twitter.

 

AgProfit™

AgProfit™ is a computer program designed to assist agricultural producers make long-run decisions when implementing technologies to a specific crop or analyzing cropping systems. AgProfit™ estimates machinery, labor, and production input costs as well as fruit size, grade, and total yield for calculating returns for crops with multiple establishment and production years. The program allows you to inflate specific return and input cost items over time to analyze the net present value, internal rate of return, and financial feasibility when implementing a particular technology, making minor changes to returns or input costs, or comparing cropping systems.

AgProfit™ is free to use and requires users to register with the AgTools website and obtain a license.

View the AgProfit™ presentation

UPDATE:

The AgTools™ web site is currently unavailable. If you are requesting a AgProfit™, AgLease™, or AgFinance™ program, a license file, or need other assistance please contact Clark Seavert, clark.seavert@oregonstate.edu.

The new online program AgBiz Logic™ - BASIC will replace the AgTools™ suite of software programs. This exciting new program will be released about September 1, 2015. You can track the progress of the AgBiz Logic™ - BASIC program by following us on Facebook or Twitter.

 

Ranching as a Conservation Strategy - Can Old Ranchers Save the New West?
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Working ranches are often promoted as means of private rangeland conservation because they can safeguard ecosystem services, protect open space, and maintain traditional ranching culture.

 

AgroClimate

AgroClimate is an innovative web-resource for decision-support and learning, providing interactive tools and climate information to improve crop management decisions and reduce production risks associated with climate variability, climate change, and extreme weather events. Users can monitor variables of interest such as growing degree days, chill hours, freeze risk, disease risks for selected crops, and current and projected drought conditions. Users can also learn about the impacts of climate cycles affecting the Southeastern United States, such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO).

AgroClimate uses crop simulation models along with historic, current, and forecasted climate data to allow decision makers to compare changes in probable outcomes under different climate conditions.

Water and carbon footprint calculators on AgroClimate can provide system-specific estimates of how efficiently water and energy are being used. AgroClimate also includes educational resources, including videos and fact sheets, about management practices and technologies that can help improve efficiency of production and decrease the vulnerability of agricultural systems to climate variability and change.

AgroClimate is regularly used during training events for County Extension faculty and during workshops with agricultural producers. Its modular platform allows for an easy replication in other geographies and for content expansion.

 

What are Food Hubs
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A Food Hub is a business or organization that actively manages the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of course-identified food products primarily from local and regional producers to strengthen their ability to satisfy wholesale, retail, and institutional demand.

 

National Organic Farming Handbook
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The handbook describes organic systems and identifies key resources to guide conservation planning and implementation on organic farms. Producers and other audiences may also find the handbook useful, particularly the resources listed in various sections.

 

2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation
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The 2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation was prepared as an introduction for fish and wildlife conservation providers – the on-the-ground biologists and conservation partners who help deliver Farm Bill conservation programs to landowners.

 

Farmer's Tax Guide
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This publication explains how the federal tax laws apply to farming. Use this publication as a guide to figure your taxes and complete your farm tax return.& ...

 

Let’s Get Serious About Conservation
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This Farm and Dairy article explains how conservation is a journey for our country.

 

Conservation Buffers on your Land

Considering conservation buffers on your land?  The USDA has 250,000 or more buffer contracts with about 160,000 farms and ranches. They may be a good choice for your land and for the environment.

 

Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities - A Guide to Federal Programs for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Entrepreneurship, Conservation, Food Systems, and Community Development
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This guide lists funding opportunities offered by federal programs, and is indispensable for anyone seeking government help to foster their innovative enterprise in forestry and agriculture.

 

AgPlan™

AgPlan™ helps rural business owners develop a business plan. To use AgPlan you first need to register and setup a password to access your business plan.  Once you have registered, you can login to AgPlan using your email address and your password.
Everyone can use AgPlan—for FREE.

  • Develop your own business plan
  • Learn what you need to include in your plan with Tips & Resources
  • View Sample business plans for ideas
  • Share your plan—print, download and work with your own Reviewers

AgPlan™ is brought to you by the Center for Farm Financial Management. Regents of the University of Minnesota

 

Forest Loss on the Rebound - Sustaining Investments for America's Natural Resource Future
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Plant Image Gallery

The Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery is designed to assist botanists, ecologists, natural resource managers, educators and hobbyist with the identification of plants commonly found in the southern Great Plains. The Plant Image Gallery includes numerous images of each plant species for your ease in their identification.

 

Cool Farm Tool

The Cool Farm Tool (CFT) is an online greenhouse gas calculator that is free for growers to help them measure the carbon footprint of crop and livestock products. The CFT is an online, farm-level greenhouse gas emissions calculator based on empirical research from a broad range of published data sets. It is designed to be intuitive and easy to complete based on information that a farmer will have readily available. Click here to go to the Cool Farm Tool

 

Show Farm Resources Organizations & Professionals (357)
There are 357 resources serving Front Range Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Farm Resources Organizations & Professionals serving Front Range Region
Agronomists and Crop Advisers
Aaron J. De Joia
Duraroot Environmental Services, LLC - Soil Scientist - Colorado Springs, CO
American Grazing Lands Services LLC
Jim & Dawn Gerrish - May, ID
Bruce Alan Postovit
Monsanto Company - USA - Account Manager - Parker, CO
Charles Thomas Herrmann
Stantec - Wetland/Soil Scientist - Fort Collins, CO
Christina C. Hebb
- Project Soil Scientist - Golden, CO
Crop Quest, Inc.
- Dodge City, KS
Danica L. Kluth
Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Daniel M. Banks
- Founder - Horticultural Scientist - Loveland, CO
David R. Chenoweth
Chenoweth & Assoc.-Env. Consultants - President - Frederick, CO
Eugene H. Backhaus
USDA-NRCS - State Resource Conservationist - Lakewood, CO
Frank Henry Stone
C/O Licensing, Pinnacle Ag. - Loveland, CO
Ian S. Leonard
Horizon Ag Products - Vice President - Louisville, CO
James H. Nyenhuis
James Nyenhuis DBA Consulting Soil Sci. - Senior Soil Scientist - Fort Collins, CO
James J. Hartsig
D & E Agri Service - Senior Soil Scientist - Boulder, CO
James L. Sharkoff
- Wheat Ridge, CO
Jeffrey Dean Hopp
Syngenta Crop Protection - Technical Development Lead - Berthoud, CO
Joe Gid Thompson
JT Consulting - Owner/Crop Advisor - Ramah, CO
Justin W. Mount
- Natural Resource Specialist - Fort Collins, CO
Kari L. Sever
USDA-NRCS - Soil Scientist - Fort Collins, CO
Kelley Eubanks House
Duraroot Environmental Services, LLC - Reclamation Soil Scientist - Westminster, CO
Kenneth E. Carlson
Habitat Management, Inc. - Principal Soil Scientist - Englewood, CO
Matthew Christopher Findley
- Environmental Scientist - Boulder, CO
Matthew Elliot Quist
Wilbur-Ellis Co. - National Director Agronomic Solutions - Aurora, CO
Michael Aaron Emrick
Indigo Ag - Agronomist - Aurora, CO
Michael E. Scharp
- President - Colorado Springs, CO
Michael Gregory Neu
- Manager/Sales - Wellington, CO
Mike L. Salman
Horizon Ag Products - Director of R&D - Louisville, CO
Paul R. Rindfleisch
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture - Soil Data Quality Specialist - Evergreeen, CO
Rodrigo Lopes
- Owner - Arvada, CO
Terry H. Brown
- Principal Scientist - Loveland, CO
Theodore A. Rogers
Northern Seed LLC - Executive VP - Fort Collins, CO
Thomas William Lindsey
Agfinity - Fort Collins, CO
Troy A. Bauder
Colorado State University - Extension Specialist - Fort Collins, CO
Troy Alan Seaworth
Seaworth Ag Enterprises Inc - Vice President - Wellington, CO
Tyler Benninghoven
- Seed and Trait Specialist - Fort Collins, CO
William Dewey Slade Jr.
Loveland Products, Inc. - Director of Sales - Loveland, CO
Conservation Districts
Agate Conservation District
Andrea Richardson - District Manager - Simla, CO
Big Thompson Conservation District
Larry Lempka - District Manager - Berthoud, CO
Boulder Valley Conservation District
Nancy McIntyre - Boulder Valley Conservation District Manager - Longmont, CO
Central Colorado Conservation District
Pamela Davison - District Manager - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Association of Conservation Districts
Sharon Pattee - Executive Director, Secretary/Treasurer - Fountain, CO
Deer Trail Conservation District
Sheryl Wailes - District Manager - Byers, CO
Double El Conservation District
Heather Cross - District Manager - Simla, CO
Douglas County Conservation District
Heather Kelly - District Manager - Franktown, CO
East Adams Conservation District
Sheryl Wailes - District Manager - Byers, CO
El Paso County Conservation District
Pamela Davison - District Manager - Colorado Springs, CO
Fort Collins Conservation District
Laura Knox - District Manager - Fort Collins, CO
Jefferson Conservation District
- Denver, CO
Kiowa Conservation District
- Franktown, CO
Longmont Conservation District
Liz Northrup - Conservation District Manager - Longmont, CO
Platte Valley Conservation District
Cindy Einspahr - District Manager - Brighton, CO
West Adams Conservation District
Rosalie Everson - Secretary/Treasurer - Brighton, CO
West Arapahoe Conservation District
Tasha Chevarria - District Manager - Byers, CO
CSU Extension
Adams County Extension
Thad Gourd - County Extension Director - Brighton, CO
Arapahoe County Extension
Tim Aston - CSU Extension - Arapahoe County Director - Centennial, CO
Boulder County Extension
- Longmont, CO
Broomfield County Extension
Holli Campbell - County Extension Director - Broomfield, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Nursery
- Fort Collins, CO
Denver County Extension
Rusty Collins - Denver Extension Director - Denver, CO
Douglas County Extension
- Castle Rock, CO
El Paso County Extension
- Colorado Springs, CO
Jefferson County Extension
Jacki Paone - Director - Golden, CO
Larimer County Extension
Laurel Kubin - County Director - Fort Collins, CO
Farm Equipment Sales and Service
Agri Drain
Charlie Schafer - President - Adair, IA
American Grazing Lands Services LLC
Jim & Dawn Gerrish - May, ID
Central Pump Company, Inc.
- Center, CO
Circle L Irrigation
- Sterling, CO
Cobacha, LLC
Kurt Oriol - Director - New York, NY
Conservis
- Minneapolis, MN
COR Enterprises
Tony Braunstadter - Woodshop Manager - Billings, MT
Deroche Contractors
- Fort Morgan, CO
DripWorks
- Willits, CA
Forest Safety Products
Forest Safety Products - Van Hornesville, NY
H. Manning Company
- Lamar, CO
High Country Equipment LLC
Andy Pavlisick - Owner - Hotchkiss, CO
Hitchcock, Inc.
- Burlington, CO
On Target Spray Systems
Progressive Grower Technologies, Inc. - Mt. Angel, OR
P Diamond Irrigation Sales & Service
- Kersey, CO
Plains Irrigation, Inc.
- Sterling, CO
Quality Irrigation - Yuma
- Yuma, CO
Rau Irrigation
- Springfield, CO
Valley Irrigation of Greeley
- Greeley, CO
Wiggins Electric
- Wiggins, CO
Farm Ranch And Forest Retailers
Beartooth Capital Partners
Robert Keith - Managing Principal and Co-Founder - Bozeman, MT
Brian Stockman
American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers - Executive Vice President and CEO - Denver, CO
Clark & Associates Land Brokers, LLC
Cory Clark - Lusk, WY
Clift Land Brokers
- Amarillo, TX
Cobacha, LLC
Kurt Oriol - Director - New York, NY
CoBank
Robert B. Engel - Chief Executive Officer - Greenwood Village, CO
Colorado Land Link
Guidestone Colorado - Salida, CO
Dow AgroSciences LLC
- Indianapolis, IN
Fay Ranches
Greg Fay - Bozeman, MT
Forest Safety Products
Forest Safety Products - Van Hornesville, NY
Gary Jellum
Broker - Whitney Land Company - Pendleton, OR
Go Native Tree Farm
John Rosenfeld - Owner - Lancaster, PA
Hall and Hall
- Billings, MT
Hayden Outdoors
- Windsor, CO
Ken Mirr
Mirr Ranch Group - Owner/Broker - Denver, CO
L. Sam Middleton, ARA
Chas S. Middleton and Son - Appraiser, Manager - Lubbock, TX
Live Water Properties
- Jackson, WY
Mason & Morse Ranch Company, LLC
- Colorado Springs, CO
Mirr Ranch Group
Mallory Boyce - Marketing Director - Denver, CO
Robert C. Crane
Woodland Management Service - Consulting Forester - Stevens Point, WI
Ron Morris
Ranch Marketing Associates - Broker and Founding Partner - Johnstown, CO
San Pedro Land & Cattle CO
Chase Currie - CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX
Federal and State Tax Incentives and Programs
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
Federal Endangered Species Tax Deduction
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Arlington, VA
Federal Incentives
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program
U.S. Department of Defense - Washington, DC
Sustainable Ranges Initiative
John Conger, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations & Environment) - US Department of Defense
Irrigation Suppliers and Contractors
Agri Drain
Charlie Schafer - President - Adair, IA
BountiGel
mOasis Inc - Union City, CA
Brink Inc.
Philip Brink, CEP - Erie, CO
Central Pump Company, Inc.
- Center, CO
Circle L Irrigation
- Sterling, CO
Colorado Plains Irrigation, LLC
Randy Long - Owner - Wiley, CO
Deroche Contractors
- Fort Morgan, CO
H. Manning Company
- Lamar, CO
Hitchcock, Inc.
- Burlington, CO
Maximized Water Management LLC
William (Bill) Fuchs - Owner - Chester, ID
Netafim Drip-Micro Irrigation Products
Netafim USA - Fresno, CA
P Diamond Irrigation Sales & Service
- Kersey, CO
Plains Irrigation, Inc.
- Sterling, CO
Pump Monitor
PowWow Energy, Inc. - Sunnyvale, CA
Quality Irrigation - Yuma
- Yuma, CO
Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Chris Roth - President - Deshler, NE
Tule Evapotranspiration
Tule Technologies Inc - Tom Shapland - Concord, CA
Valley Irrigation of Greeley
- Greeley, CO
Wiggins Electric
- Wiggins, CO
Mapping/Cartographic and GIS services
Conservation Science Partners - Colorado Headquarters
Brett Dickson, PhD - President & Chief Scientist - Fort Collins, CO
Dawn Reeder
Rare Earth Sciences, LLC - Principal Biologist - Paonia, CO
Jim McGannon
Forestry/Landscape Consultant - Golden, CO
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc.
James Schriever - Vice President Geospatial Services - Woodland Park, CO
Unique Places Southwest
Michael Scisco - Regional Director & Director of GIS and Cartography - Albuquerque, NM
West Elks Ecological Consulting
Dawn Barton - Owner, Founder of West Elks, and Principal Biologist - Carbondale, CO
Mediators
Colorado Agricultural Mediation Program
Mark Gallegos - Program Administrator - Denver, CO
Daniel P. Kapsak
The Kapsak Law Firm, LLC - Longmont, CO
Design Workshop
Anna Laybourn - Principal - Aspen, CO
Eric Gross
Whitsitt & Gross PC - Carbondale, CO
Mark Cohen, J.D., LL.M.
- Boulder, CO
Max A. Minnig, Jr.
Carpenter & Klatskin, P.C. - Denver, CO
Michael C. Dawson
O'Hayre Dawson P.C. - Gunnison, CO
Pete F. Michaelson
Law Office of Peter F. Michaelson, P.C. - Westcliffe, CO
Resource Analytical & Management Group, LLC
Billy K. Lemons - President & Principal Consultant - Nacogdoches, TX
Wade Ash Woods Hill & Farley, P.C.
- Denver, CO
Riparian and Wetlands Specialists
3 Quarter Circle Land and Water Co.
Casey Kemp - President - Greenwood Village, CO
Barry Rhea
Rhea Environmental Consulting - Owner, primary consultant - Mancos, CO
Bishop-Brogden Associates, Inc.
Joy E. Barnett - Office Manager - Englewood, CO
Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc.
Janet Wolfe - Director of Marketing and Communications - Albuquerque, NM
Dawn Reeder
Rare Earth Sciences, LLC - Principal Biologist - Paonia, CO
Ecoresource Solutions Inc
Tony Byrne - President/Principal Ecologist - Arvada, CO
ESCO Associates Inc.
David Buckner, PhD - Boulder, CO
John Sanderson
The Nature Conservancy in Colorado - Director of Conservation Science - Boulder, CO
Jonathan E. Jones, P.E., D.WRE
CEO and President - Wright Water Engineers - Denver, CO
Kenneth R. Wright, P.E., D.WRE
Chief Financial Officer and Principal Engineer - Wright Water Engineers - Denver, CO
Marstel-Day, LLC
- Fredericksburg, VA
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc.
James Schriever - Vice President Geospatial Services - Woodland Park, CO
Matt Tobler
Blue Mountain Environmental Consulting, LLC - Natural Resource Specialist/Director - Fort Collins, CO
Robert Veldman
K·Coe Conservation - Land Consultant - Loveland, CO
SME Environmental, Inc.
Sean Moore - Principal - Durango, CO
Society for Range Management
- Littleton, CO
T. Andrew Earles, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, CPESC
Vice President of Water Resources - Wright Water Engineers - Denver, CO
Wayne F. Lorenz, P.E.
Chief Engineer - Wright Water Engineers - Denver, CO
Seed / Seedling Suppliers
Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Materials Center
Steve Parr - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Meeker, CO
American Grazing Lands Services LLC
Jim & Dawn Gerrish - May, ID
American Tree Seedling
- Bainbridge, GA
ArborGen
- Ridgeville, SC
Arkansas Valley Seed Inc
Paul Hahn - Denver, CO
ATS Partners, LLC
Chuck Whittaker - Bainbridge, GA
BBB Seed
Mike Wade - Boulder, CO
Bell Brothers, Inc.
- Claxton, GA
Brent and Becky's Bulbs
- Gloucester, VA
Buckeye Nursery, Inc
- Perry, FL
Central Florida Lands & Timber Nursery, L.L.C.
- Mayo, FL
Chestnut Hill Nursery & Orchards
- Alachua, FL
Colorado Seed Solutions
Terry Hillin - Monte Vista, CO
Creative Land And Wildlife Solutions, LLC
Rans Thomas - Owner - Athens, GA
Deep South Growers
- Douglas, GA
Dwight Stansel Farm Nursery
- Wellborn, FL
Elberta Forest Tree Nursery
Rayonier Inc. - Elberta, AL
Evergreen Nursery
Tammy - Kittredge, CO
Fossil Creek Nursery
Brenda - Fort Collins, CO
High Mowing Organic Seeds
Tom Stearns - Founder/Head Seedsman - Wolcott, VT
Ivy Garth Seeds & Plants, Inc.
- Chesterland, OH
J. R. Simplot Company
- Boise, ID
James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center
Brandon Carr - PMC Manager - Knox City, TX
Johnny's Selected Seeds
- Winslow, ME
Los Lunas Plant Materials Center
Bernadette Cooney - PMC Manager - Los Lunas, NM
Manhattan Plant Materials Center
Fred Cummings - PMC Manager - Manhattan, KS
Norman A Berg National Plant Materials Center
David Kidwell-Slak - PMC Manager - Beltsville, MD
Osborne Seed Company, LLC
Chris Osborne - Mount Vernon, WA
Pagosa Nursery Company
Nancy Hanes - Pagosa Springs, CO
Pawnee Buttes Seed Inc
Don Hijar - Greeley, CO
Phelan Gardens
Mark Phelan - Colorado Springs, CO
Ranchland Development Inc.
Roland N. Spencer - Founder - Winfield, KS
Rock Bridge Trees
David Hughes - Bethpage, TN
Sharp Bros. Seed Co.
- Greeley, CO
Southwest Seed Inc
Roberta Henes - Dolores, CO
Speedling, Inc.
- Ruskin, FL
Sunscapes
Bill Adams - Pueblo, CO
Superior Trees, Inc.
- Lee , FL
Tagawa Garden Center & Florist
Nancy - Centennial, CO
Utah Seed
Orson Boyce - Tremonton, UT
Western Native Seed
Alex Tonnesen - Coaldale, CO
Wildflower Farm
- Coldwater, ON
Soil / Water Testing Labs
Brink Inc.
Philip Brink, CEP - Erie, CO
Brink, Inc.
Phil Brink, CEP - Erie, CO
DBSA Soil Testing & Research Laboratory
Joleen Hines - Laboratory Manager - Albuquerque, NM
Ecoresource Solutions Inc
Tony Byrne - President/Principal Ecologist - Arvada, CO
Perry Agricultural Laboratory
- Bowling Green, MO
Resource Analytical & Management Group, LLC
Billy K. Lemons - President & Principal Consultant - Nacogdoches, TX
TPS Lab
- Edinburg, TX
State Funding / Technical Resources
Colorado Building Farmers
Project Director - Dawn Thilmany - Longmont, CO
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Don Brown - Commissioner - Broomfield, CO
Colorado Environmental Pesticide Education Program
Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Forest Legacy Program
Joseph A. Duda - Dupty State Forester - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Forest Products Program
Kristina Hughes - Program Administrator - Broomfield, CO
Colorado Natural Heritage Program
David Anderson - Director and Chief Scientist - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Matt Lepore - Director - Denver, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Golden Field Office
- Golden, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Boulder Field Office
Allen Owen - District Forester - Longmont, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Broomfield Field Office
- Broomfield, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Fort Collins Field Office
Boyd Lebeda - District Forester - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Fort Morgan Field Office
Boyd Lebeda - Acting District Forester - Fort Morgan, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Franktown Field Office
- Franktown, CO
Colorado State Forest Service Woodland Park Field Office
- Woodland Park, CO
Colorado Tree Farm Program
- Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Wetlands for Wildlife Program
Brian Sullivan - Wetlands Program Coordinator - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Wildlife Habitat Protection Program
Amanda Nims - Denver, CO
Colorado Wood Utilization and Marketing Program
Susan Matthews - Forest Management Division Supervisor - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado’s Forest Stewardship Program
Susan Matthews - Forest Management Division Supervisor - Fort Collins, CO
Conservation Services Division - Colorado Department of Agriculture
Cindy Lair - State Conservation Program Manager - Broomfield, CO
Cooperative Habitat Improvement Program (CHIP)
Colorado Division of Wildlife - Fort Collins, CO
Forest Agricultural Classification Program
Colorado State Forest Service - Fort Collins, CO
Game Damage Program
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO
Habitat Partnership Program
Pat Tucker - Colorado Parks & Wildlife, State Coordinator - Grand Junction, CO
Hunter Education Shooting Range Small Grant Program
Todd Schmidt, Hunter Education Coordinator - Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO
Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Improvement Program (LPCHIP)
Colorado Parks and WildlifeCO
Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Boise, ID
Petroleum Storage Tank Fund
Jane Bral - Fund Supervisor - Division of Oil and Public Safety - Denver, CO
Ranching for Wildlife
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO
Recovery & Conservation Plans
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO
Southern Rockies Fire Science Network (SRFSN)
Gloria Edwards, SRFSN Program Coordinator - Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship - Fort Collins, CO
Tammy VerCauteren
Executive Director, Administration - Prairie Partners Program - Fort Collins, CO
The Conservation Plan for Grassland Species
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO
Walk-in Access Program
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO
Wetland Wildlife Conservation Program
Brian Sullivan, Wetlands Program Coordinator - Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Fort Collins, CO
USDA - FSA Programs
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Biomass Crop Assistance Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Conservation Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Farm Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Forest Restoration Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Operating Loans & Microloans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Ownership Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Grassland Reserve Program- REPEALED
USDA Farm Service Agency
Guaranteed Farm Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Larimer County Farm Service Agency (FSA)
- Fort Collins, CO
Livestock Forage Disaster Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Livestock Indemnity Program
USDA FSA
Microloans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Minority and Women Farmers and Ranchers Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
Source Water Protection Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement
USDA Farm Service Agency - Washington, DC
Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Transition Incentives Program (TIP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Tree Assistance Program (TAP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
USDA Colorado Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Clarice Navarro - Denver, CO
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
USDA - NRCS Programs
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)- REPEALED
Mark Parson - Program Contact
Colorado Conservation Stewardship Program
Eugene Backhaus - State Resource Conservationist - Denver, CO
Colorado Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Sarah Brooks - FA Program Manager - Denver, CO
Colorado Grassland Reserve Program
- Denver, CO
Colorado Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)
Dawn Jackson - NRCS Colorado Assistant State Conservationist - Denver, CO
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
- Washington, DC
Conservation of Private Grazing Land (CPGL)
Conservation Security Program
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)
NRCS
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI)- REPEALED
Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)
Fred Reaves - National Emergency Watershed Protection Program Manager
Emergency Watershed Protection Program- Floodplain Easement
Jason Weller, Chief - USDA-NRCS - Washington, DC
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
USDA NRCS
EQIP Organic Initiative
Lindsay Haines - EQIP Specialist for Organic
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)- REPEALED
Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
- Tampa, FL
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) REPEALED
Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)
USDA NRCS
James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center
Brandon Carr - PMC Manager - Knox City, TX
Los Lunas Plant Materials Center
Bernadette Cooney - PMC Manager - Los Lunas, NM
Manhattan Plant Materials Center
Fred Cummings - PMC Manager - Manhattan, KS
Morgan Timber Products
Mark Morgan - Fort Collins, CO
National Water Quality Initiative
USDA NRCS
Norman A Berg National Plant Materials Center
David Kidwell-Slak - PMC Manager - Beltsville, MD
Ogallala Aquifer Initiative
Barry Frantz - Coordinator - Washington, DC
Platte River Ag Services, Inc.
Ron Zurlinden, P.E. - Owner - Golden, CO
Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Louis Aspey, Chief of Staff - Regional Conservationist - Washington, DC
Small scale solutions for your farm
USDA - NRCS - Washington, DC
The Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative
USDA-NRCS - Washington, DC
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
USDA-NRCS Colorado
Clint Evans - State Conservationist (STC) - Denver, CO
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP)
NRCS
Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP)- REPEALED
Garry Lee - Acting Director, Easement Programs Division - Washington, DC
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)- REPEALED
- Washington, DC
Working Lands for Wildlife
Tim Griffiths - Bozeman, MT
USDA Programs - Other
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program
Denis Ebodaghe - National Program Leader - Division of Agricultural Systems - Washington, DC
Celebrate Urban Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca, NY
Conservation Reserve Program Longleaf Pine Initiative
Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants
USDA Rural Development
Farmers Market Promotion Program
Douglas Keeler, Director - Farmers Markets and Local Food Marketing
Food Linc
Jim Barham - USDA Rural Development - Washington, DC
Local Food Promotion Program
Nicole Nelson Miller - LFPP Program Manager - Washington, DC
New Farmers
USDA
Organic Certification Cost Share Programs
Rita Meade - OCCSP Coordinator - Washington, DC
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
Lori Washington - USDA Rural Development Loan Specialist
The Advanced Biofuel Payment Program
Business and Cooperative Programs - National Office, USDA Rural Development - Washington, DC
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
USDA Rural Development - Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans & Grants - Washington, DC
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
Value-Added Producer Grant Program
USDA Office of Rural Development
Western SARE
Teryl R. Roper - Regional Coordinator - Logan, UT
Water Districts and Associations
Central Colorado Water Conservancy District
Tammy Rusch - Office Manager - Greeley, CO
Colorado Rural Water Association
Tom Wall - Executive Director - Pueblo West, CO
Douglas County Conservation District
Heather Kelly - District Manager - Franktown, CO
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
Greg Silkensen - Assistant Communications Manager - Berthoud, CO
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District
Margie Medina - Pueblo, CO
St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District
Terry Lance - Office Manager - Longmont, CO
The Water Supply & Storage Company
- Fort Collins, CO
Upper South Platte Water Conservancy District
- Fairplay, CO
Wildlife / Habitat Specialists
Barry Rhea
Rhea Environmental Consulting - Owner, primary consultant - Mancos, CO
Basin Wildlife Consulting
Rick Danvir - Casper, WY
Conservation Science Partners - Colorado Headquarters
Brett Dickson, PhD - President & Chief Scientist - Fort Collins, CO
Dan Prenzlow
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Southeast Region Manager - Colorado Springs, CO
Dawn Reeder
Rare Earth Sciences, LLC - Principal Biologist - Paonia, CO
Ecoresource Solutions Inc
Tony Byrne - President/Principal Ecologist - Arvada, CO
ESCO Associates Inc.
David Buckner, PhD - Boulder, CO
Frederick Environmental Consulting, LLC
David Frederick - Pagosa Springs, CO
George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center (Sutton Center)
- Bartlesville, OK
Greg Simons
Wildlife Consultants, Inc. - Wildlife Biologist - San Angelo, TX
Headwaters Partners, LLC
Travis Morse - Denver, CO
Kit H. Buell
Buell Environmental LLC - Ecologist - Oak Creek, CO
Lannie B. Philley, AFM
Delta Land & Farm Mgmt Co, LLC - Appraiser, Manager - Mer Rouge, LA
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc.
James Schriever - Vice President Geospatial Services - Woodland Park, CO
Patty Knupp
Area Biologist - USDA-NRCS Area Three Office - Pueblo, CO
Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV)
- Lafayette, CO
Robert Veldman
K·Coe Conservation - Land Consultant - Loveland, CO
Roe Ecological Services, LLC
Chris and Kelly Roe - Logan, KS
Roger Wolfe
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Lesser Prairie Chicken Program Manager - Topeka, KS
Ruben Cantu
Wildlife Consultants, Inc. - Certified Wildlife Biologist, Certified Professional Rangeland Management - San Angelo, TX
Seth Gallagher
Sage Grouse Initiative - Field Capacity and Delivery Coordinator - Fort Collins, CO
SME Environmental, Inc.
Sean Moore - Principal - Durango, CO
Society for Range Management
- Littleton, CO
Steve Boyle
BIO-Logic, Inc. - Principal & Senior Biologist - Montrose, CO
Terri Schulz
The Nature Conservancy in Colorado - Director of Landscape Science and Management - Denver, CO

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Guide for Organic Livestock Producers
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This guide is an overview of the process of becoming certified organic. It is designed to explain the USDA organic regulations as they apply to livestock producers.

 

Organic Farming - Results from the 2014 Organic Survey
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In 2014, the United States had 14,093 organic farms producing $5.5 billion in organic products.

 

Organic Certification Guide
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This publication provides an overview of organic certification and provides some additional resources for prospective organic farms and businesses.

 

National Organic Farming Handbook
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The handbook describes organic systems and identifies key resources to guide conservation planning and implementation on organic farms. Producers and other audiences may also find the handbook useful, particularly the resources listed in various sections.

 

Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities - A Guide to Federal Programs for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Entrepreneurship, Conservation, Food Systems, and Community Development
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This guide lists funding opportunities offered by federal programs, and is indispensable for anyone seeking government help to foster their innovative enterprise in forestry and agriculture.

 

Guide for Organic Crop Producers
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This guide is intended to help lead farmers through the organic certification process. Chapters 1 through 4 explain the National Organic Program (NOP) and describe the process of organic certification.

 

How to Choose a Certification Agency and the Organic Certification Process
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There are many USDA accredited certification agencies that can certify your farm or enterprise as organic. So how do you find the right agency to work with you? Here are some questions you should ask the agencies and some things to ask neighboring farmers.

 

What is Organic Certification?
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Organic certification verifies that your farm or handling facility located anywhere in the world complies with the USDA organic regulations and allows you to sell, label, and represent your products as organic.

 

Managing Manure with Biogas Recovery Systems BMPs
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Improved performance at competitive costs is promised by this 2002 EPA publication all about anaerobic digestion and biogas recovery for energy.

 

Does America Need More Organic Farmers?
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Organic farming has been one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. agriculture for over a decade.  After the USDA implemented national organic standards in 2002, certified organic farmland doubled by 2005.

 

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There are 153 resources serving Front Range Region in the following categories:
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Organic Certification Programs
A Bee Organic
Sarah Costin and Ro Elgas - De Luz, CA
Agricultural Services Certified Organic (ASCO)
Katherine Borchard - ASCO Director - Salinas, CA
Alyssa Mack
Colorado Organic Program - Organic Certification Specialist - Broomfield, CO
Americert International
Jonathan Austin - Gainesville, FL
Certified Naturally Grown
Alice Varon - Executive Director - Brooklyn, NY
Colorado Organic Program
Janis Kieft - Organic Program Manager - Broomfield, CO
Ecocert ICO
Dave DeCou - Greenwood, IN
EQIP Organic Initiative
Lindsay Haines - EQIP Specialist for Organic
Global Organic Alliance, Inc
Betty Kananen - President/CEO - Bellefontaine, OH
International Certification Services, Inc
Christina Dockter - President & CEO - Medina, ND
Midwest Organic Services Association, Inc.
Stephen Walker - Processor Certification and Compliance Manager - Viroqua, WI
Minnesota Crop Improvement Association
Susan Stewart - Organic Certification Specialist - St. Paul, MN
National Organic Program (NOP)
Miles McEvoy - Deputy Administrator - Washington, DC
Natural Food Certifiers
Reuven Flamer - Spring Valley, NY
OCIA International
Kevin Koester - President, USA - Lincoln, NE
OneCert, Inc.
Sam Welsch - Lincoln, NE
Oregon Tilth
- Corvallis, OR
Primus Auditing Operations
- Santa Maria, CA
Pro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd.
- Saskatoon, SK
Quality Assurance International
Jonathan Lackie - San Diego, CA
Quality Certification Services
- Gainesville, FL
Scientific Certification Systems, Inc.
Ned Halaby - Emeryville, CA
Stellar Certification Services
Sally Lammers - Certification Director - Philomath, OR
USDA National Organic Program
Miles McEvoy - Deputy Administrator - Washington, DC
Organic Products and Services
Abundant Life Organic Farms
Jeff and Kaylee Armstrong - Hotchkiss, CO
Ackerman Farms, Inc.
Eldon Ackerman - Wellington, CO
Alida’s Fruits
- Palisade, CO
Alyssa Mack
Colorado Organic Program - Organic Certification Specialist - Broomfield, CO
Ambrosia Farm LLC
- Bennett, CO
Anders Farm
- Fort Lupton, CO
Anderson Farms
- Erie, CO
Anita’s Pantry & Produce
- Palisade, CO
Arnold Land & Cattle
Dale Arnold - Strasburg, CO
Aspen Moon Farm
- Longmont, CO
Azura Cellars
- Paonia, CO
B Bar S Ranch
- Nederland, CO
Balistreri Vineyards
- Denver, CO
Barefoot Homestead
- Conifer, CO
Bartels Land and Livestock Inc.
Nancy Bartels - Fort Collins, CO
Beartooth Capital Partners
Robert Keith - Managing Principal and Co-Founder - Bozeman, MT
Bee Family Centennial Farm Museum
- Fort Collins, CO
Bee Squared Apiaries
Beth Conrey - Berthoud, CO
Berg Harvest, LLC
- Paonia, CO
Berry Patch Farms
- Brighton, CO
Berry Patch Farms, LLC
Tim & Claudia Ferrell - Brighton, CO
Big B’s Delicious Orchards
- Hotchkiss, CO
Big Tree Organic Farms
Susan Cook - Customer Service - Turlock, CA
Black Forest Meadery
- Colorado Springs, CO
Blue Sky Natural Angus
- Windsor, CO
Bolton’s Orchards
- Grand Junction, CO
BookCliff Vineyards
- Boulder, CO
Botanical Interests Inc.
Judy Seaborn & Curtis Jones - Broomfield, CO
Boxwood Gulch Ranch
- Shawnee, CO
Brickyard Produce, LLC
- Salida, CO
Busy Bee Farm
- Larkspur, CO
C & R Farms
Megan Clark - Manager & Sales - Palisade, CO
Carlson Vineyards, Inc.
Parker Carlson - Palisade, CO
Castle Rock Farm2Table Market
- Castle Rock, CO
Castle Rock Farmers’ Market
- Castle Rock, CO
Certified Naturally Grown
Alice Varon - Executive Director - Brooklyn, NY
Chapmans Produce
- Windsor, CO
Christensen Ranch, LLC
- Weldona, CO
Cleta’s Natural Beef - Piedmontese
- Limon, CO
Coda Coffee Company
Timothy and Thomas Thwaites - Denver, CO
Colo-Pac Produce, Inc.
Jim Garin, John Garin, Joe Garin - Denver, CO
Colorado Cellars Winery / Rocky Mountain Vineyards
- Palisade, CO
Colorado Cider Company
- Denver, CO
Colorado Organic Program
Janis Kieft - Organic Program Manager - Broomfield, CO
Colorado’s Best Beef Company
- Boulder, CO
Coosemans-Denver, Inc.
James Macek - Denver, CO
Copoco’s Honey
- Fort Collins, CO
Cottonwood Farm
- Boulder, CO
Coulee Region Organic Produce Pool (CROPP)
- La Farge, WI
Creative Natural Products, Inc. d.b.a. Chocolove
Timothy Moley - Boulder, CO
CSU Horticulture Field Research Center
William Folsom - Fort Collins, CO
Cultiva Youth Project of Growing Gardens
Vanessa Keeley - Boulder, CO
Cure Organic Farm
Anne Cure - Boulder, CO
Damn Near Anything Swine Ranch
- Rush, CO
Daniel A. Frihauf
Daniel A. Frihauf - Byers, CO
Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms
Larry Vickerman - Director of Chatfield Farms - Littleton, CO
Desert Weyr, LLC
Ken & Oogie McGuire - Paonia, CO
DUG’s Delaney Community Farm
- Aurora, CO
Eagle Springs Organic Produce and Eagle Springs Meats
- Silt, CO
Edelweiss Alpacas, LLC
- Erie, CO
Ela Family Farms / Silver Spruce Orchards
- Hotchkiss, CO
Falafel King Enterprises Inc.
Ammon Gilady - Boulder, CO
Father Earth Organic Farm
Frank Hodge - Owner - Lafayette, CO
Flying B Bar Ranch Grassfed Beef
- Strasburg, CO
Friends Fields/Friends Trading Company
Margy Dalpes - Northglenn, CO
Good Grin Farm
- Fort Collins, CO
Goodwin Garlic
- Longmont, CO
Green Place Ranch, LLC
- Olathe, CO
Grower's Organic LLC
Brian Freeman - Denver, CO
Hazel Dell Mushrooms
James P. Hammond - Fort Collins, CO
Heritage Belle Farms
- Calhan, CO
Heritage Lavender, LLC
Bob and Trudy Perry - Berthoud, CO
High Altitude Rhubarb - Organic Farm & Nursery
- Colorado Springs, CO
High Country Highlands at Maryland Creek Ranch
Leo Causland - Silverthorne, CO
High Mowing Organic Seeds
Tom Stearns - Founder/Head Seedsman - Wolcott, VT
Hill’s Harvest and Jake Hill Farms
- Thornton, CO
Hoffman Farms, LLC
- Greeley, CO
Infinite Harvest, Inc.
- Lakewood, CO
Isabelle Farm
Jason Condon - Lafayette, CO
Keen One Foods LLC
Christopher Algea - Longmont, CO
KW Farms - Kretsinger Beef
- Alamosa, CO
Leader Organics
Scott & Danielle Sauer - Byers, CO
Longmont Dairy Farm
- Longmont, CO
Lukens Farms
- Carr, CO
Masonville Orchards
- Fort Collins, CO
Mayberry Farm Alpacas and Sheep
- Byers, CO
Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service
Faye Jones - Executive Director - Spring Valley, WI
Monroe Organic Farms
Jacquie and Jerry Monroe - Kersey, CO
Morton’s Organic Orchards
- Palisade, CO
Mountain Man Nut & Fruit Company
Dave Conner - Parker, CO
MTH Farm
- Franktown, CO
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
- Butte, MT
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Brise Tencer - Executive Director - Santa Cruz, CA
Osborne Seed Company, LLC
Chris Osborne - Mount Vernon, WA
Palizzi Farm
- Brighton, CO
Phillips Pharms
- Parker, CO
Pioneer Farmsteaders, LLC
- Arvada, CO
Plantorium, Inc.
Jim Roberts - Fort Collins, CO
Prairie Harvest Organics
- Byers, CO
Rabbit Creek Emu Ranch
- Livermore, CO
Ralston Valley Beef
- Arvada, CO
Ranch-Way Feeds
Kim Szidon - Fort Collins, CO
Red Wagon Organic Farm
Wyatt Barnes and Amy Tisdale - Longmont, CO
Redtail Ranch
- Elbert, CO
Regenterra Solutions
Matthew Honkonen - Founder - Quincy, MA
Rock Creek Farm
- Broomfield, CO
Rocky Mountain Spice Company
David Tenenbaum - Denver, CO
Rodelle Inc.
Mike Peters - Fort Collins, CO
Roth Farms
Wayne Roth - Wellington, CO
Royal Crest Dairy
- Denver, CO
Scofield Fruits, LLC
- Loveland, CO
Seaworth Ag Enterprises Inc.
Troy & Richard Seaworth - Wellington, CO
Silverado Ranch
- Monument, CO
Snowy Peaks Winery
- Estes Park, CO
Spero Winery
- Denver, CO
Sprouts Extraordinaire, LLC / Astec Ltd.
Steve Carlson - Denver, CO
Star Acre Farms
- Arvada, CO
Stonebridge Farm
- Longmont, CO
Sunfield Natural Foods / Fiona's Natural Foods
Ed and Vicki Eggers - Longmont, CO
Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch
- Loveland, CO
TAMCO / Earthstar Farms
David Tresemer - Boulder, CO
The Tea Spot, Inc.
Maria Uspenski - Boulder, CO
Tom Bay Farm Stand
- Bennett, CO
Two Brothers Vineyards
- Colorado Springs, CO
Venetucci Farm
- Colorado Springs, CO
Waterhouse Gardens
- Brighton, CO
Welby Gardens
Al Gerace - Denver, CO
Xylitol USA Inc.
Nancy Rhodes - Aurora, CO
Zweck's Fresh
Tom and Connie Zweck - Longmont, CO
 

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Feds asked to ‘direct’ Union Pacific to sell Tennessee Pass line to ag company
2/19/2020 7:16:01 PM
KCVN, a Kansas and Colorado agriculture company is trying to buy the Tennessee Pass railroad line from Union Pacific, which says it’s in discussions with other entities. KCVN is asking the federal Surface Transportation Board...
CSU System announces date for Spur campus groundbreaking celebration
2/19/2020 6:16:00 PM
DENVER – On April 30 at 1:30 p.m., the Colorado State University System will host a groundbreaking ceremony for its planned Spur campus, a major component of the future National Western Center in north Denver....
Important information for the 2020 Governor`s Forum on Colorado Agriculture
2/19/2020 2:44:00 PM
DENVER – This years Governor`s Forum on Colorado Agriculture will feature a slate of dynamic speaker from across agriculture representing a broad spectrum of current issues facing the industry. The pre-forum reception will be held...
Ramah teen wins CSA youth grant, picks heifer
2/18/2020 7:04:01 PM
Teenager Charley Maranville has been awarded the Colorado Simmental Association’s Youth Grant. Maranville, a student at Big Sandy School in Simla, Colo., farms and ranches with her family near Ramah. She was awarded the scholarship...

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Beginning Farmer News Items
Legislative Initiatives That Could Help Colorado's Young Farmers - 5280 | The Denver Magazine
10/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Legislative Initiatives That Could Help Colorado's Young Farmers    5280 | The Denver Magazine
Colorado Divide: As pressures mount for Colorado farmers, state pushes crisis hotline into remote, sometimes reluctant communities - The Denver Post
9/8/2017 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Divide: As pressures mount for Colorado farmers, state pushes crisis hotline into remote, sometimes reluctant communities    The Denver Post
Veterans to Farmers blossoming partnerships in Denver - Colorado State University News
10/10/2016 3:00:00 AM
Veterans to Farmers blossoming partnerships in Denver    Colorado State University News
College of Ag alumnus to lead Rocky Mountain Farmer's Union - Colorado State University News
11/17/2015 3:00:00 AM
College of Ag alumnus to lead Rocky Mountain Farmer's Union    Colorado State University News
The struggle of celebrity farmers - The Coloradoan
1/19/2015 3:00:00 AM
The struggle of celebrity farmers    The Coloradoan
Farm Income Opportunities News Items
Colorado's housing crisis has gotten so bad that small towns are now building people homes - The Colorado Sun
2/18/2020 12:05:00 AM
Colorado's housing crisis has gotten so bad that small towns are now building people homes    The Colorado Sun
Colorado’s housing crunch reaches beyond Front Range, as mountain and plains communities struggle to provide affordable options - The Denver Post
2/16/2020 8:00:00 AM
Colorado’s housing crunch reaches beyond Front Range, as mountain and plains communities struggle to provide affordable options    The Denver Post
CSU leads national effort to draw more women, minorities to agriculture - The Coloradoan
2/11/2020 3:00:00 AM
CSU leads national effort to draw more women, minorities to agriculture    The Coloradoan
Colorado legislature debates country of origin labeling - Fence Post
2/7/2020 3:00:00 AM
Colorado legislature debates country of origin labeling    Fence Post
Updated overtime protections will expand to more workers more quickly - The Colorado Independent
1/23/2020 3:00:00 AM
Updated overtime protections will expand to more workers more quickly    The Colorado Independent
Farm Credit of Southern Colorado announces record cash patronage dividend of $6.5M for 2019 - Fence Post
1/20/2020 3:00:00 AM
Farm Credit of Southern Colorado announces record cash patronage dividend of $6.5M for 2019    Fence Post
How Colorado's rural and urban food communities are coming together - The Colorado Sun
1/15/2020 3:00:00 AM
How Colorado's rural and urban food communities are coming together    The Colorado Sun
Q&A with Jerry Sonnenberg | Speaking up for rural Colorado - coloradopolitics.com
1/6/2020 3:00:00 AM
Q&A with Jerry Sonnenberg | Speaking up for rural Colorado    coloradopolitics.com
Next Napa Valley? The Cañon City area is hoping wineries can lead to an agricultural renaissance - The Colorado Sun
1/3/2020 3:00:00 AM
Next Napa Valley? The Cañon City area is hoping wineries can lead to an agricultural renaissance    The Colorado Sun
Suspicious Night Drones Raise Concerns in Colorado and Nebraska - DTN The Progressive Farmer
1/2/2020 3:00:00 AM
Suspicious Night Drones Raise Concerns in Colorado and Nebraska    DTN The Progressive Farmer
Slowing Colorado economy still to outpace nation in 2020 - CU Boulder Today
12/12/2019 3:00:00 AM
Slowing Colorado economy still to outpace nation in 2020    CU Boulder Today
Colorado's economy is predicted to keep growing in 2020, but slower. Here's what this means. - The Colorado Sun
12/9/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado's economy is predicted to keep growing in 2020, but slower. Here's what this means.    The Colorado Sun
New Federal Food Stamp Rules Will Affect Coloradans. But It'll Likely Be Hundreds, Not Tens Of Thousands - Colorado Public Radio
12/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
New Federal Food Stamp Rules Will Affect Coloradans. But It'll Likely Be Hundreds, Not Tens Of Thousands    Colorado Public Radio
Feed the world in 2050? National Western-based consortium tackles food, workforce challenges - The Colorado Sun
11/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
Feed the world in 2050? National Western-based consortium tackles food, workforce challenges    The Colorado Sun
Colorado's newest farmers are YouTube-taught, social justice-minded and preaching the gospel of microgreens - The Colorado Sun
11/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado's newest farmers are YouTube-taught, social justice-minded and preaching the gospel of microgreens    The Colorado Sun
For farmers in a mental health crisis, it's often tough to seek help. A Colorado program aims to begin conversations. - The Colorado Sun
11/6/2019 3:00:00 AM
For farmers in a mental health crisis, it's often tough to seek help. A Colorado program aims to begin conversations.    The Colorado Sun
Gardner talks up visit with Colorado farmers on the Senate floor - coloradopolitics.com
10/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Gardner talks up visit with Colorado farmers on the Senate floor    coloradopolitics.com
Showcasing pork sustainability for Colorado governor in Yuma County - Fence Post
10/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Showcasing pork sustainability for Colorado governor in Yuma County    Fence Post
Legislative Initiatives That Could Help Colorado's Young Farmers - 5280 | The Denver Magazine
10/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Legislative Initiatives That Could Help Colorado's Young Farmers    5280 | The Denver Magazine
Apply for Colorado Farm show scholarships - Fence Post
10/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Apply for Colorado Farm show scholarships    Fence Post
Agriculture groups endorse Colorado ballot measure on sports betting - coloradopolitics.com
10/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Agriculture groups endorse Colorado ballot measure on sports betting    coloradopolitics.com
Colorado farmers fight to save their water and their community's future - The Colorado Independent
9/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado farmers fight to save their water and their community's future    The Colorado Independent
Colorado Centennial farms and ranches - Fence Post
9/6/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Centennial farms and ranches    Fence Post
Colorado producers introduce Better with Beef campaign with governor in attendance - Fence Post
9/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado producers introduce Better with Beef campaign with governor in attendance    Fence Post
Colorado's minimum wage rules don't apply to farm, construction and other jobs. But that might be changing. - The Colorado Sun
8/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado's minimum wage rules don't apply to farm, construction and other jobs. But that might be changing.    The Colorado Sun
Rich farmers get Trump’s bailout - Colorado Springs Independent
8/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
Rich farmers get Trump’s bailout    Colorado Springs Independent
Can rangeland apprenticeships stem the exodus of Colorado ranchers and keep America fed? - The Colorado Sun
8/6/2019 3:00:00 AM
Can rangeland apprenticeships stem the exodus of Colorado ranchers and keep America fed?    The Colorado Sun
Colorado State launches new agritourism program - The Denver Post
7/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado State launches new agritourism program    The Denver Post
Colorado Peach Growers Depend on Foreign H-2A Workers to Pick Local Fruit - Westword
7/16/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Peach Growers Depend on Foreign H-2A Workers to Pick Local Fruit    Westword
Colorado's Income Growth Just Did Something Unusual (For Us) — Stayed Average - Colorado Public Radio
7/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado's Income Growth Just Did Something Unusual (For Us) — Stayed Average    Colorado Public Radio
Colorado prisons chief outlines inmate work program for Logan County hemp farm - Journal Advocate
5/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado prisons chief outlines inmate work program for Logan County hemp farm    Journal Advocate
Former Colorado Ag Commissioner Don Brown and Crisis Line featured at 3R Symposium - Fence Post
4/12/2019 3:00:00 AM
Former Colorado Ag Commissioner Don Brown and Crisis Line featured at 3R Symposium    Fence Post
More Southwest Colorado farmers see a future in growing hemp - The Durango Herald
3/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
More Southwest Colorado farmers see a future in growing hemp    The Durango Herald
Bankers in Colorado, neighboring states losing confidence in farm economy - coloradopolitics.com
3/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Bankers in Colorado, neighboring states losing confidence in farm economy    coloradopolitics.com
Kate Greenberg, Colorado's new agriculture commissioner, talks climate change, mental health and social barriers - The Colorado Independent
2/12/2019 3:00:00 AM
Kate Greenberg, Colorado's new agriculture commissioner, talks climate change, mental health and social barriers    The Colorado Independent
Hemp has arrived: Colorado crops double after Farm Bill makes growing more legit - The Colorado Sun
2/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Hemp has arrived: Colorado crops double after Farm Bill makes growing more legit    The Colorado Sun
Drought, tariffs, low prices: Times are hard on Colorado farms and ranches — and may get harder - The Denver Post
10/9/2018 3:00:00 AM
Drought, tariffs, low prices: Times are hard on Colorado farms and ranches — and may get harder    The Denver Post
Colorado Divide: As pressures mount for Colorado farmers, state pushes crisis hotline into remote, sometimes reluctant communities - The Denver Post
9/8/2017 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Divide: As pressures mount for Colorado farmers, state pushes crisis hotline into remote, sometimes reluctant communities    The Denver Post
Farm Resources News Items
CommoditAg Adds Colorado Retailer, Unveils New Features - AgWeb
1/15/2020 11:41:07 AM
CommoditAg Adds Colorado Retailer, Unveils New Features    AgWeb
Organic Certification News Items
Panacea Life Sciences Acquires Colorado Hemp Farm to Complete Seed to Sale Model - EIN News
2/4/2020 3:00:00 AM
Panacea Life Sciences Acquires Colorado Hemp Farm to Complete Seed to Sale Model    EIN News
Colorado Employers Can Still Fire Workers for Off-Hours Cannabis Use | Westword - Westword
1/18/2020 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Employers Can Still Fire Workers for Off-Hours Cannabis Use | Westword    Westword
Colorado, the First State to Legalize Pot, Still Lacks Expungement For Marijuana Crimes | Westword - Westword
1/14/2020 3:00:00 AM
Colorado, the First State to Legalize Pot, Still Lacks Expungement For Marijuana Crimes | Westword    Westword
Changes Coming to Colorado Marijuana in 2020 | Westword - Westword
1/3/2020 3:00:00 AM
Changes Coming to Colorado Marijuana in 2020 | Westword    Westword
The Hemp Was Legal in Colorado, but Kansas Still Busted the Jensens | Westword - Westword
12/31/2019 3:00:00 AM
The Hemp Was Legal in Colorado, but Kansas Still Busted the Jensens | Westword    Westword
Biggest Colorado Marijuana Stories of 2019 | Westword - Westword
12/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Biggest Colorado Marijuana Stories of 2019 | Westword    Westword
Cheba Hut's Pot-Centric Sandwiches Have Found a Home in Colorado | Westword - Westword
11/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Cheba Hut's Pot-Centric Sandwiches Have Found a Home in Colorado | Westword    Westword
Colorado Dispensaries Measure Impact of Digital IDs After Governor's Executive Order | Westword - Westword
11/12/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Dispensaries Measure Impact of Digital IDs After Governor's Executive Order | Westword    Westword
Most of Colorado Must Wait a Couple Years for Marijuana Delivery | Westword - Westword
11/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
Most of Colorado Must Wait a Couple Years for Marijuana Delivery | Westword    Westword
2019 Best Of Colorado Springs: Neighborhood/Community, Shopping & Services, Health & Wellness, Cannabis | Neighborhood/Community, Shopping & Services, Health & Wellness, Cannabis | Colorado Springs - Colorado Springs Independent
10/30/2019 3:06:08 AM
2019 Best Of Colorado Springs: Neighborhood/Community, Shopping & Services, Health & Wellness, Cannabis | Neighborhood/Community, Shopping & Services, Health & Wellness, Cannabis | Colorado Springs    Colorado Springs Independent
Cheesy Rider: Why Colorado Tokers Love This Strain | Westword - Westword
10/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
Cheesy Rider: Why Colorado Tokers Love This Strain | Westword    Westword
Colorado School District Allows School Personnel to Administer Medical Marijuana to Students | Westword - Westword
10/16/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado School District Allows School Personnel to Administer Medical Marijuana to Students | Westword    Westword
Colorado Marijuana Sales on Pace For Another Record Year | Westword - Westword
10/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Marijuana Sales on Pace For Another Record Year | Westword    Westword
Marijuana-Friendly Retirement Homes in Colorado | Westword - Westword
10/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Marijuana-Friendly Retirement Homes in Colorado | Westword    Westword
Coors, Lagunitas Enter Colorado Marijuana Drink Market | Westword - Westword
9/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
Coors, Lagunitas Enter Colorado Marijuana Drink Market | Westword    Westword
Guest Post: New fracking plan could threaten the Colorado peach - The Colorado Independent
9/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
Guest Post: New fracking plan could threaten the Colorado peach    The Colorado Independent
Colorado Doctors Recruiting Athletes For CBD Study | Westword - Westword
9/9/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Doctors Recruiting Athletes For CBD Study | Westword    Westword
Randy Newman: Why Colorado Tokers Love This Strain | Westword - Westword
9/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
Randy Newman: Why Colorado Tokers Love This Strain | Westword    Westword
Starting a Marijuana Business in Colorado Carries Expensive Licenses Fees | Westword - Westword
9/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
Starting a Marijuana Business in Colorado Carries Expensive Licenses Fees | Westword    Westword
Colorado Hemp Farmers Will Finally Get Crop Insurance - Westword
9/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Hemp Farmers Will Finally Get Crop Insurance    Westword
Doctor Bubba: Why Colorado Tokers Love This Strain | Westword - Westword
8/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Doctor Bubba: Why Colorado Tokers Love This Strain | Westword    Westword
Lack of Patient Protection Gets Colorado a "B" Grade in Medical Marijuana - Westword
8/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Lack of Patient Protection Gets Colorado a "B" Grade in Medical Marijuana    Westword
Colorado Cannabis Community Mourns Loss of Jason Margolies - Westword
8/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Cannabis Community Mourns Loss of Jason Margolies    Westword
Why One of Colorado's Early Marijuana Entrepreneurs Went East | Westword - Westword
7/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
Why One of Colorado's Early Marijuana Entrepreneurs Went East | Westword    Westword
Marijuana-Friendly Cabins, Campgrounds and RV Parks in Colorado | Westword - Westword
7/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
Marijuana-Friendly Cabins, Campgrounds and RV Parks in Colorado | Westword    Westword
CBD in Colorado: What to Know, Where to Buy it and How to Use it | Westword - Westword
6/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
CBD in Colorado: What to Know, Where to Buy it and How to Use it | Westword    Westword
Funk Band Lettuce Jams Out in Colorado Marijuana Grow | Westword - Westword
6/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
Funk Band Lettuce Jams Out in Colorado Marijuana Grow | Westword    Westword
Fort Collins Anheuser-Busch brewery enters organic beer scene - The Coloradoan
6/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
Fort Collins Anheuser-Busch brewery enters organic beer scene    The Coloradoan
Colorado Marijuana Sales Fell in April, Despite 4/20 Holiday | Westword - Westword
6/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Marijuana Sales Fell in April, Despite 4/20 Holiday | Westword    Westword
Colorado Legalized Cannabis Seven Years Ago, Now People Can Finally Consume It | Westword - Westword
6/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Legalized Cannabis Seven Years Ago, Now People Can Finally Consume It | Westword    Westword
Largest Pot Bust in Colorado History Claims Over 80000 Plants - Westword
5/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Largest Pot Bust in Colorado History Claims Over 80000 Plants    Westword
Driving Through Colorado? Here's the Best Stops to Enjoy Legal Marijuana. | Westword - Westword
5/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
Driving Through Colorado? Here's the Best Stops to Enjoy Legal Marijuana. | Westword    Westword
Drug Policy Alliance, Marijuana and Drug Reform Organization, Closes Colorado Office | Westword - Westword
5/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Drug Policy Alliance, Marijuana and Drug Reform Organization, Closes Colorado Office | Westword    Westword
The 11 Best Recreational Dispensaries in Colorado - Thrillist
4/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
The 11 Best Recreational Dispensaries in Colorado    Thrillist
4 Colorado Dispensaries Stocked Full of Organic Cannabis Flower - Leafly
6/27/2018 3:00:00 AM
4 Colorado Dispensaries Stocked Full of Organic Cannabis Flower    Leafly
Colorado farmers going organic to meet rising demand - The Denver Post
2/7/2017 3:00:00 AM
Colorado farmers going organic to meet rising demand    The Denver Post
A Greener Weed: Certified Pesticide-Free Cannabis Comes to Colorado - Modern Farmer
8/24/2016 3:00:00 AM
A Greener Weed: Certified Pesticide-Free Cannabis Comes to Colorado    Modern Farmer
New organic-certification rules likely to help Colorado growers sell in Europe - Denver Post
3/28/2012 3:00:00 AM
New organic-certification rules likely to help Colorado growers sell in Europe    Denver Post