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PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PRESENTATION
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT SENATE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND HOUSE AGRICULTURE, WATER & NATURAL RESOURCES
Date Jan 10, 2023
Location Old Supreme Court
Colorado Department of Agriculture Presentation - Committee Discussion Only
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03:48:18 PM |
Kate Greenberg, Commissioner
of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture (CDA), introduced the presentation
and her team.
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03:49:56 PM |
Commissioner Greenberg
discussed a survey the department did on Colorado citizen views on agriculture
in the state. She discussed the mission and core values of CDA.
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03:54:11 PM |
Hollis Glenn, Deputy Commissioner of Operations, CDA, discussed the department's wildly important goals, including economic resilience, voluntary stewardship, supporting future generations in agriculture, and animal health and welfare.
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03:59:48 PM |
Jennifer Hughes,
Chief Financial Officer, CDA, discussed the department's budget requests
for this budget cycle. Jordan Beezley, Deputy Director of External Affairs,
CDA, answered questions from the committee about qualifications for the
department's soil health program.
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04:02:16 PM |
Ms. Hughes answered a question about discrepancies between the presentation and the JBC budget briefing document.
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04:03:49 PM |
Commissioner Greenberg
and Mr. Beezley answered questions from the committee about the current
participation in the soil health program and how money allocated to the
program is being used.
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04:05:57 PM |
Commissioner Greenberg answered questions from the committee about stakeholder participation in their programs.
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04:08:00 PM |
Mr. Beezley answered questions from the committee regarding quantifying carbon sequestration on farms producing crops.
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04:10:19 PM |
Ms. Hughes continued to discuss the department's budget requests.
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04:13:50 PM |
Commissioner Greenberg answered question about the role of a recovery officer in the department.
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04:16:09 PM |
Ms. Hughes continued
to discuss the department's budget requests.
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04:17:48 PM |
Mr. Beezley answered questions from the committee about fruit and vegetable inspections.
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04:18:10 PM |
Ms. Hughes continued to discuss the department's budget requests.
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04:18:48 PM |
Commissioner Greenberg answered questions from the committee about animal welfare compliance.
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04:19:56 PM |
Mr. Glenn answered a question about animal welfare and educational outreach.
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04:24:59 PM |
Mr. Glenn answered
a question about animal welfare investigations and common complaints to
the department.
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04:30:24 PM |
Mr. Beezley introduced
the department's regulatory agenda, including the rulemaking hearings that
the department has held in the past year and the hearings they have planned
this year. He discussed the department's legislative agenda, including
agricultural workforce, disease response, loan programs, the wine industry
development board, and inspection fees.
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04:34:40 PM |
Mr. Beezley discussed
the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts being done by the department.
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04:42:34 PM |
Commissioner Greenberg answered questions from the committee about the future agriculture leaders program and how they are promoting inclusion in the program.
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04:43:34 PM |
Mr. Beezley answered questions from the committee about the food summit that CDA held.
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04:46:37 PM |
Mr. Beezley answered
a question about education outreach being done by the department.
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04:50:03 PM |
Mr. Glenn discussed the stimulus funding that was allocated in the previous legislative session and how the funds are being spent.
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04:52:58 PM |
Mr. Glenn discussed the department's efforts to seek additional funds for various programs.
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04:55:59 PM |
Mr. Glenn discussed the Colorado Agriculture Future Loan Program, agricultural efficiency, agricultural drought resiliency, and the Colorado Proud program.
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05:01:10 PM |
Commissioner Greenberg provided a wrap up of the presentation.
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