Colorado Farm Bureau held their Summer Ag-Issues Summit in Breckenridge on Monday, July 19. The summit kicked off with a panel on the new farm and ranch legislation and policy changes that will result.
Special speakers included Representative Marc Catlin at the Political Action Committee breakfast, Colorado House Representative Hugh McKean (R- Dist. 51), Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg, and new State Veterinarian Maggie Baldwin. The jam-packed agenda covered important issues including State and federal policy updates, upcoming ballot initiatives, wolf introduction, agricultural labor rulemaking, Federal stepped-up basis changes, and rural mental health.
Kate Greenberg at Farm Bureau meeting. Photo by Alison Brown.