Colorado, USA
October 15, 2015
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Farmers, ranchers, lawmakers, agribusiness representatives, the media and general public are all invited to attend the 2015 Colorado Ag Classic – an event that serves as the joint annual conference of Colorado Corn and Colorado Wheat, and each year draws hundreds of attendees.
The 2015 Colorado Ag Classic – titled “Defining Sustainability” – will take place Dec. 7-9 at the Embassy Suites in Loveland (4705 Clydesdale Parkway), and will feature presentations from Cameron Bruett, head of corporate affairs and chief sustainability officer at JBS USA, who also serves as president of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef; James Eklund, executive director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board; Rebecca Perrin, EPA Region 8 agricultural adviser; Reagan Waskom, executive director of the Colorado Water Institute; and James Pritchett, executive association dean for CSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences; along with several other industry experts, as well as everyday Colorado farmers.
Once just a buzz word among small circles of consumers, the term “sustainable” today has an ever strengthening foothold in mainstream food discussions, and due to increasing popularity and demands, is a term that will play a massive role in shaping the agriculture industry for the foreseeable future.
But more so than other trends and phrases, “sustainable food” has countless, varying meanings – nearly all of which have been defined by a rapidly growing population of consumers who are more removed from farms and ranches today than during any other time in history. Meanwhile, the ag industry tasked with producing this “sustainable” food supply seems to have had the least input in what it means, and what sustainable food production looks like going forward.
With that in mind, “Defining Sustainability” will be the theme and focus of this year’s Colorado Ag Classic.
These discussions will address how food producers can best operate within today’s “sustainable food” landscape, and what the ag industry can do in the future to help shape and define this landscape.
The 2015 Colorado Ag Classic is expected to serve as a vital conversation on sustainability that food producers need to continue well into the future, as the definition of “sustainable” will have one of the biggest impacts on the survival of Colorado’s farmers and ranchers, and what is ultimately a $40 billion-plus industry to our state’s economy – a top two or three economic contributor each year.
Colorado Corn and Colorado Wheat are also planning to host annual meetings and board meetings in conjunction with this year’s Colorado Ag Classic. More details about those meetings will be made available in the near future.
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