Farming in Colorado

Colorado Agriculture Farm Crops
Annual Revenue
(past 5 years average)
Wheat: $148,046,399
Rice: $0
Grains: $95,817,330
Soybeans: $0
Sunflower Seed & Oil: $8,183,212
Peanuts: $0
Cotton: $0
Cotton Seed: $0
Tobacco: $0
Fruits & Juice: $2,072,536
Tree & Nuts: $0
Vegetables: $74,859,849
Livestock: $194,741,839
Hides & Skins: $120,326,067
Poultry: $3,633,694
Fats & Oils: $31,130,012
Dairy: $18,272,539
Feeds: $57,663,035
Seeds: $13,923,811
Other: $60,315,276
TOTAL: $828,985,600

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Rice to chair House business committee - Bizjournals.com

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Great honor to run for state Senate District 8 - Vail Daily News

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University and community have ag commitment - Yuma Sun

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Locals reappointed to water quality board - The Desert Sun

Locals reappointed to water quality board The Desert Sun, CA - Nov 17, 2008 She is a graduate of the California Agriculture Leadership Program. Way is a member and past president of California Women for Agriculture and is a member ...

Markey heads to Capitol Hill - The Coloradoan

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Carl Herold: Economic slowdown - Steamboat Pilot

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Bringing Ranchers and Investors Together to Buy and Preserve ... - PR Web (press release)

Bringing Ranchers and Investors Together to Buy and Preserve ... PR Web (press release), WA - Nov 16, 2008 The Colorado Department of Agriculture reports that 57% of those who own a Colorado ranch must work off the farm to make ends meet, with 39% working more ...

Farmers, business owners concerned about finding workers - Greeley Tribune

Farmers, business owners concerned about finding workers Greeley Tribune, Colorado - Nov 16, 2008 Colorado legislators this last session came up with a little bit of help by creating a program through the Department of Agriculture. ...

Colorado Ag Classic to focus on unified efforts - Fence Post

Colorado Ag Classic to focus on unified efforts Fence Post, CO - Nov 11, 2008 This year’s Colorado Ag Classic will be Dec. 10-11 at the Thomas M. McKee Building at The Ranch in Loveland. The fourth annual classic is the joint ...