COLORADO — Agriculture Week is here, and Colorado is getting ready to celebrate the crucial role agriculture plays in our state’s diverse economy, heritage, and culture. In all corners of the state, anyone can join as we celebrate the bounty of Colorado agriculture between March 17-23. 

The Colorado Department of Agriculture will hold a public forum on the Front Range on March 19 to give communities around the Denver metro area a chance to meet department staff, ask questions, discuss urban agriculture, and learn more about CDA’s programs. 

The Colorado Agricultural Commission will meet in Denver on March 20, near the Colorado State Capitol to celebrate the proclamation of March 20 as Colorado Agriculture Day. Ag Commission members will join the Colorado State Senate and later meet with Governor Polis as he issues the proclamation. 

Additionally, CDA is co-sponsoring the 2024 Colorado Coalition to Enhance Working Lands (COCEWL) summit in the San Luis Valley, with events over two days at the Rio Grande Farm Park Education Center in Alamosa and Jones Farms Organics in Hooper. The event is meant to help SLV producers share ideas about how to respond collectively to shared challenges while enhancing working lands. Registration is required to attend.

As the agency grows, CDA’s goal has been to increase outreach to agricultural communities by connecting directly with the people who live in those communities.

For more information and to register for the agriculture summit in Alamosa on March 21 and 22, visit https://cocewl.org/summit/.