The Global Impact of Colorado Agriculture

The Global Impact of Colorado Agriculture

Ajay Menon, Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado State University When looking at the grand global challenges facing agriculture, the need to ensure that our food supply is safe, affordable, and sustainable comes to the forefront almost immediately. In the...
Fugitive Nitrogen

Fugitive Nitrogen

Dr. Jay Ham, PhD, Colorado State University Perhaps nowhere is ammonia from livestock under greater scrutiny than along the Front Range of Colorado. Increased levels of atmospheric nitrogen deposition are having a negative impact on the ecology of Rocky Mountain...
Colorado Livestock Association Bestows its Highest Honor

Colorado Livestock Association Bestows its Highest Honor

The Top Choice Award is given periodically by the Colorado Livestock Association to those individuals who have demonstrated through their words and their actions a commitment to the betterment of livestock agriculture here in Colorado. Past honorees have come from all...
Temple Grandin Visits Colorado Dairy Farms

Temple Grandin Visits Colorado Dairy Farms

Dr. Temple Grandin, renowned animal handling expert, author and Colorado State University professor, traveled to three Colorado dairy farms. In attendance were CLA President Mary Kraft and CLA members Rick Podtburg and Bill Wailes, as well as representatives from...