Join us for Colorado Livestock Association’s 2019 Annual Meeting & Colorado’s Finest Celebration! Register to attend the 2019 CLA Annual Meeting and Colorado’s Finest Celebration to be held April 3-4, 2019 at the Embassy Suites, Loveland, Colorado. CLA’s Annual Meeting is one of the largest gatherings of livestock producers and trade show vendors in Colorado. Wednesday,…
At the recent meeting of the Colorado Livestock Association Board of Directors, Julie McCaleb, Chair of the CLA’s Legislative Affairs Committee and Steve Holdren, CLA lobbyist presented to the Board a list of bills that the Committee has been monitoring this session. The bills that the CLA Board of Directors voted to support are: Senate…
The Colorado Livestock Association Legislative Affairs Committee met this Friday morning via conference call to discuss pending legislation and its potential effect on rural Colorado and livestock producers. The Committee was joined by Senator Joann Ginal (D), who represents Larimer County and is a member of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and the…
On Thursday, the Senate has passed an approps package to fund the rest of the government until September 30th, 2019. The House is set to vote soon, and “President Donald Trump plans to sign a bipartisan spending deal and then declare a national emergency to fund his border wall,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced…
CattleFax elects Officers for 2019 CattleFax elected a new slate of officers at this year’s annual business meeting Jan. 31, 2019, in New Orleans, La., held in conjunction with the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. The new CattleFax president is Don Quincey of Chiefland, Fla., a 5th generation rancher and cattle feeder…
CattleFax Market Update, Wastewater Discharge Liability, Long-Range Weather Outlook and more! Join livestock producers for the annual Marshall Frasier Beef Symposium, an educational symposium held February 20, 2019 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds (33747 County Rd 2W, Hugo, CO 80821). This year’s event will feature a full day of engaging and informative speakers covering of…
The Colorado Livestock Association Legislative Affairs Committee met this past Friday via conference call. The Committee was joined by Representative Rod Pelton (R) who discussed two of the bills that he is sponsoring this session. HB 19-1102 Nonanimal and Lab-grown Meat Misbranding The bill states that food is misbranded as “meat” or a cut of meat if…
Precedent-setting court decision could have far-reaching implications. In June of 2015, areas of Yuma County experienced a once-in-50-years rainfall event with over two inches of rain in 30 minutes causing flash flooding. Following the thunderstorm, the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDW) received a report of dead fish in local fishing ponds. According to court records,…
Following any state election there are many changes that take place. One such change occurring after the most recent election is the appointment of a new Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture. CLA would like to sincerely thank Don Brown for his service to the state of Colorado as the Commissioner of Agriculture for the past three…
The Colorado Livestock Association Legislative Affairs Committee held its first meeting of the 2019 Legislative Session. The Committee voted to SUPPORT the following introduced legislation: HB19-1102 Nonanimal & Lab-grown Meat Misbranding The bill states that food is misbranded as “meat” or a cut of meat if it does not come from animals and that lab-grown…