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Ag Water Tour
On September 9, join a diverse group of water professionals, public officials and educators for a day on northeastern Colorado farms! Expect to learn how agricultural water is distributed and used, the challenges associated with keeping water on farms while meeting other water demands and opportunities to secure a plentiful future for agriculture.
Water Scarcity Requires Cooperation
Merino Farmer Named Colorado Ag Water Alliance Chairman
Charlie Bartlett, Merino area farmer and current board member of the Colorado Corn Administrative Committee, was recently elected Chair of the Colorado Ag Water Alliance (CAWA). John Stencel, former president of Rocky Mountain Farmer’s Union, was elected Vice-Chair. Both will serve a one-year term. The CAWA is unique in that its membership is comprised of producers and executives of agricultural organizations who are committed to the preservation of irrigated agriculture, spanning all watersheds, and most agricultural sectors in Colorado.
Do You Know What Colorado Corn is Doing for Growers?
If you haven’t checked out the projects and activities of Colorado Corn lately, you may want to do just that at the Irrigation Research Foundation Farm Show on August 18 in Yuma.
Did you know that they were instrumental in the passage House Bill 1318, the 2009 transportation legislation? Its 2010 implementation allows increased weight limits on 5 and 6 axle trucks on secondary roads in Colorado, benefiting all farmers and ranchers.
Their work in the water arena includes a final year of a 3-year root architecture study at the IRF.
Ag Rally for Northern Colorado Water Project Set for July 15th
Weld County, Colo. – Northern Colorado farm and ranch organizations and public officials have announced an ag rally to show support for the Northern Integrated Supply Project, a proposed water storage project that is a cooperative venture between agricultural ditch companies and growing northern Front Range communities.
NISP Rally
Free BBQ Lunch
Guest Speakers - Agricultural Leaders & Elected Officials
For more information about the Northern Integrated Supply project, click here
Evapotranspiration Workshop
The objective of this workshop is to provide water professionals the latest science, tools and data to accurately calculate ET for a variety of settings and scales.
Corn Growers Welcomes Republican River Agreement
Colorado’s farmers in the Republican River Basin will achieve a measure of their water conservation goals, thanks to an agreement announced earlier this week by Congresswoman Betsy Markey and Senator Michael Bennet. “While it’s unfortunate that Colorado’s farmers would be taking land out of production, the agreement will at least take the edge off the financial impact to farmers,” said Mark Sponsler, CEO of Colorado Corn.
The agreement allows the U.S.
