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Sine Die! 2024 Legislative Session Wrap-up

By jlemmel | May 9, 2024 | Comments Off on Sine Die! 2024 Legislative Session Wrap-up

SINE DIE! After 120 days, the 2024 Colorado Legislative Session officially concluded yesterday. Every other week, the CLA Legislative Affairs Committee members met to hear from legislators and CLA lobbyists about what was taking place at the Capitol and to take action on bills impacting farming and ranching families.Thank you to the committee members, legislators,…

Registration is open for 2024 CLA Annual Meeting this summer in Black Hawk!

By jlemmel | May 9, 2024 | Comments Off on Registration is open for 2024 CLA Annual Meeting this summer in Black Hawk!

2024 CLA Annual Meeting July 15 – 16, 2024 Monarch Casino Resort and Spa Black Hawk, Colorado This summer, join Colorado Livestock Association members in the charming town of Black Hawk, where the sophistication of premier casinos found in Las Vegas meets the breathtaking beauty and cool crisp air of the Rocky Mountains. Engage in informative speaker…

Win for Livestock Industry CDPHE Upholds CAFO General Permit and Continues to Safeguard Colorado’s Natural Resources

By jlemmel | April 26, 2024 | Comments Off on Win for Livestock Industry CDPHE Upholds CAFO General Permit and Continues to Safeguard Colorado’s Natural Resources

Livestock industry, led by the Colorado Livestock Association, prevails in a battle challenging the General CAFO Permit Aurora, CO – This week, the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment accepted the Colorado Livestock Association’s appeal and reversed the initial decision by the Administrative Law Judge reaffirming the validity of the…

CLA Members Recognized as DBJ’s 2024 Leaders in Agriculture

By jlemmel | March 29, 2024 | Comments Off on CLA Members Recognized as DBJ’s 2024 Leaders in Agriculture

Members of the Colorado Livestock Association, Kenny and Jody Rogers, Wagon Wheel Ranch and Britt Dinis, Empire Dairy, were recognized as 2024 Leaders in Agriculture by the Denver Business Journal at a reception this past Thursday. The Leaders in Agriculture program recognizes individuals from Colorado who are making a significant contribution to the agriculture industry.…

CLA Commits $50,000 to the Stop the Ban Campaign

By jlemmel | March 29, 2024 | Comments Off on CLA Commits $50,000 to the Stop the Ban Campaign

At its most recent meeting, the Colorado Livestock Association Board of Directors voted to commit $50,000 to the Stop the Ban campaign, fighting against the measure to end slaughterhouses within Denver city limits. The measure was introduced by Pro-Animal Future, an animal rights activist organization and Denver voters will decide this issue on the ballot…

CLA Helps Support an Offal Cause

By jlemmel | January 9, 2024 | Comments Off on CLA Helps Support an Offal Cause

Colorado Livestock Association was a sponsor of the first annual Offal Party, at CSU Spur this past weekend. The party was a gathering of livestock producers, processors, chefs, food bloggers and others from around Colorado who have a vested interest in coming up with new solutions to the offal issue. The event was spearheaded by…

Attention College Students: Now Hiring a Media Intern for Spring 2024

By jlemmel | December 19, 2023 | Comments Off on Attention College Students: Now Hiring a Media Intern for Spring 2024

Attention College Students: Now Hiring a Media Intern for Spring 2024 Deadline Extended to January 12 The Colorado Livestock Association is seeking a media intern who is a current student in an undergraduate degree program in applicable fields (i.e. communications, journalism, public relations, or marketing) who is available for the spring semester. This person will…

Food Affordability Under Attack by Arbitrary Reductions Concerning Food Production

By jlemmel | October 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Food Affordability Under Attack by Arbitrary Reductions Concerning Food Production

Aurora, CO – The Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Management for Manufacturing Phase 2 (GEMM-2) air emissions regulations currently in development through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) will critically impact Colorado beef processing operations, ultimately threatening the beef market. This is yet another example that the current administration is unfriendly to…

Beef and Dairy Animal Handling and Transportation Safety Training VIDEOS Available in English and Spanish!

By jlemmel | October 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Beef and Dairy Animal Handling and Transportation Safety Training VIDEOS Available in English and Spanish!

Thanks to a grant award from the High Plains Intermountain Center for Agriculture Health and Safety (HICAHS), the Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) provided two live cattle handling demonstration seminars in April and June 2023 focusing on stockmanship, animal handling, and transportation safety. Following the live events, CLA produced training videos capturing the key messages to…

Animal Agriculture Alliance Exposes Radical Animal Rights Organizations

By jlemmel | August 26, 2023 | Comments Off on Animal Agriculture Alliance Exposes Radical Animal Rights Organizations

The Animal Agriculture Alliance, a non-profit organization that monitors activist attacks on agriculture, has officially designated five new organizations as animal rights extremists. Among the groups listed are the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) and Farm Action. The designation was made as part of the alliance’s annual report, which revealed that animal rights groups are…

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