What is the economic impact of Colorado Agriculture? How important is irrigation to sustaining agriculture along the Front Range? How is water used in irrigation?
Tour Itinerary: June 27, 2017
7:30 Registration at Boulder County Fairgrounds
8:00 Welcome and Introductions from Greg Peterson, CAWA
“The Importance of Irrigated Agriculture” Don Brown, Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture
“The Value Chain of Colorado Agriculture” Gregory Graff, Colorado State University
9:00 Tour of Hergenreder Farm
“Farming on the Urban/Rural Divide” Jerry Hergenreder, Hergenreder Farms
“The Role of Ditch Companies” Dan Lisco, local producer and ditch company board member
11:00 Drive to Fort Lupton with presentation by Alex Funk of National Young Farmers Coalition
11:30 Tour and lunch at River Garden Vineyards in Fort Lupton with Bob Stahl
1:00 Bus route to Sakata Farms along the Brighton Ditch
Presentation by Robert Sakata, Sakata Farms
Presentation on River Administration by Brent Schantz,
Division of Water Resources
4:00 Arrive at Boulder County Fairgrounds
Additional Information and Registration HERE
