Inside Ag

is a monthly newsletter designed to inform and educate the public on the current issues facing agriculture across Colorado.

Each month, it will be filled with important forms, events and hot topics affecting this state and hopefully help residents in their everyday life.

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Commissioner's Office
	January 2009 International Livestock Congress November 2008 "The Meter Runs Backwards!" CRP: Order Entering Permanent Injunction, Filed 7/24/2008 June 2008 Growing Season is Grilling Season National Agriculture Day Proclamation Agriculture: Reasons to Celebrate February 2008 Farmers still have time to be Counted and Make a Difference Corn for Food and Fuel
Animal Industry Division
	January 2008 Chronic Wasting Disease December 2007 Bureau of Animal Protection
Brand Inspection Division
	January 2008 Colorado Brand Board
Colorado State Fair
	September 2008 Extreme Sport & a Cool Ride at the Colorado State Fair 2008 Junior Livestock Sale makes its Internet Debut Lowline Cattle Show Newly designated Colorado Centennial Farms to be honored August 22 April 2008 2008 Fine Arts Director Announced April 2008 Colorado State Fair Calendar April 2008 On Sale Now February 2008 Livestock News--Coming in 2008! September 2007 Centennial Farms
Conservation Services Division
	January 2009 Bug of the Month: Ceratapion Basicorne December 2008 Bug of the Month: Aulacidea Acroptilonica November 2008 Bug of the Month: Tyta Luctosa October 2008 Bug of the Month: Mecinus Janthinus September 2008 Bug of the Month: Aphthona beetles put a hole in Colorado's Leafy Spurge Infestations August 2008 Bug of the Month: Diorhabda Elongata / Dolores River Tamarisk Defoliated! July 2008 Bug of the Month - Tetrastichus Incertus The Palisade Insectary & Biological Pest Control/Little Bugs Making a Big Difference June 2008 Bug of the Month: Rhinusa Linariae May 2008 Bug of the Month: Canada Thistle Gall Fly April 2008 Bug of the Month: Oberea Erythrocephala March 2008 Bug of the Month: Mecinus Janthinus "Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Opportunities in Colorado" Information and Registration February 2008 Bug of the Month-Hylobius Transversovittatus January 2008 Bug of the Month December 2007 Bug of the Month December 2007 CACD Convention November 2007 Bug of the Month October 2007 Bug of the Month September 2007 Bug of the Month August 2007 Noxious Weed Openings
Inspection & Consumer Services Division
	January 2009 Microbiology Program December 2008 Colorado Department of Agriculture Works to Prevent Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) November 2008 Don't get Burned when Purchasing Firewood November 2008 Registration Date Change for Anhydrous Ammonia Tanks October 2008 New Rules for Fertilizers and Compost September 2008 Food Plan Operators: Doing Business with Colorado Consumers September 2008 Regulation of Livestock & Wild Game Processors August 2008 Proposed Fertilizer Rule Changes August 2008 Livestock Scales July 2008 How to Read Pet Food Labels June 2008 ICS Computerized Inspection Programs June 2008 ICS Fiscal Year 2009 Fee Schedule Approved May 2008 The Colorado Department of Agriculture in Partnership with Farmers' Markets May 2008 Pesticides Analysis Programs April 2008 N - P - K What do these Letters Mean? April 2008 On-Farm Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Prevention/Inspections Starting Soon March 2008 Easter Eggs February 2008 National Weights and Measures Week--March 1 - 7, 2008 February 2008 Farm Products and Commodity Handler-Program Fees Reduced February 2008 Weights & Measures Counts! Container Plants January 2008 Feed Program Fees Reduces December 2007 ICS Scanner Sweep September 2007 Colorado Seed Act October 2007 Legislative Issues August 2007 Grain Moisture Meter
Markets Division
	December 2008 New Frontiers for Colorado's Wine Industry Seminar November 2008 Colorado Market Maker September 2008 Funds for On-Farms Turbines Awarded CSU Ag Day -- Annual BBQ Celebrates Colorado Agriculture May 2008 Colorado Chefs Say "Thanks" to Alamosa Volunteers 2007 Export Summary January 2008 Agritourism and Diversification: Positioning your Business for Success November 2007 Agritourism Conference
Plant Industry Division
	December 2008 The Private Applicator Program October 2008 Need Continuing Education Credits to Maintain your Pesticide Applicator License? Many Workshops Available August 2008 Organic Certification Program July 2008 CDA's Pesticide Registration Program June 2008 Seed Regulation Proposed Changes May 2008 Farmers can Help Protect Colorado's Potato Industry from Damaging Fungus May 2008 Companies Providing Weed and Pest Control Require Licensing as a Pesticide Applicator April 2008 Overview of the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) April 2008 What is Nursery Stock and do You need to Register? March 2008 Chemigation Overview March 2008 Exporting your plant products out of the country? Growing season inspections may be required. December 2007 Keep Records of Pesticide Applications November 2007 Take Precautions when Buying Firewood November 2007 Pesticide Workshops November 2007 Prairie Dog Baits Approved August 2007 Organic Certification Program Overview

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Topics by Division

Commissioner's Office

Animal Industry Division

Brand Inspection Division

Colorado State Fair

Conservation Services Division

Inspection & Consumer Services Division

Markets Division

Plant Industry Division