Publications

DIRECTORIES 

• Colorado Co Pack Directory, Agricultural and food processors willing to contract manufacture. Also lists kitchens to rent.
• Colorado Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch List
• Colorado Farm Fresh Directory- Consumer guide to farmers' markets, farms, ranches, u-picks, agritourism activities and roadside stands.
• Colorado Farmers' Markets
• Colorado Food & Agriculture Gift Guide
  Colorado Hay Directory

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TOOLS 

Guide to Marketing Services Brochure 

www.cofarmtomarket.com - This site was developed to familiarize Colorado food producers and food product manufacturers with federal, state and local food licensing regulations and to help ensure that the path food travels from farm to fork is safe.

 Getting Started 

• Cottage Foods Act Information
• Start a Business in Colorado
• Acidified and Low-Acid Canned Foods Regulations
• Checklist for Start-up Food Processors  - lists critical steps in starting a food processing business
• Colorado Business Resource Guide
• Guía de Recursos para Negocios de Colorado
• Colorado Co-Pack Directory  -Agricultural and food processors willing to contract manufacture. Also lists kitchens to rent.
• Do's and Don'ts for Food Processors  - handling common business situations
• HACCP Information
• Licenses Required for Colorado Businesses
• Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network
• Small Business Guide to the FDA
• New Mexico State University Acidified Foods Course
• Starting a Goat Dairy, A Guide for Farmers (courtesy of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection)
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Processing Center 

Business Plans and Marketing Plans 

Food Safety and Labeling 

Financing and Grants 

Marketing Tools 

Farms/Farmers' Markets 

Additional Resources 

INTERNATIONAL 

International Trade Reports and Market Development Assistance 

• Analysis of US-Mexico Agricultural Trade Since NAFTA
• Canadian Nutrition Facts Labels
• Certificate of Free Sale Guidelines
• Colorado Ag Exports
• Colorado's 2007 International Agricultural Outlook Report
• Colorado's Agricultural Export Trends
• Colorado Economic Outlook Forum-International Trade
• Colorado's Expanding Organic Industry
• Export Trade Barrier Report
• The China Report
• SBA Six Steps to Begin Exporting
• Search all USDA Export Events
• Search WUSATA Events
• Survey of Colorado Companies on Exporting  

English Language Brochures 

Spanish Language Brochures (En Español) 

• Livestock Brochure-Spanish
• Produce Brochure-Spanish
• El Ganado de Colorado  

Japanese Language Brochures 

• Organic Brochure-Japanese
• Produce Brochure-Japanese  

Import Assistance 

• Resources on Importing Agricultural Products  

INDUSTRY CONTACTS 

Colorado Agricultural Directory

Colorado Produce Contacts 

• Fruit
• Vegetable 

INDUSTRY STATISTICS AND SECTOR REPORTS 

• 2007 Census of Agriculture

• Colorado Agriculture A to Z

• Colorado Agriculture Map for Kids

• Colorado Agriculture Profile
• Colorado Agricultural Statistics Bulletin
• Colorado Agriculture Statistics Map
• Colorado Beef Exports
• Colorado Fruit Tree Survey - 2002
   
• Colorado Grape Growers Guide - overview of grape growing and vineyard operations with extensive references 
• Colorado County Agricultural Statistics
• Colorado's Produce Industry
• The Legacy of Cattle in Colorado Video
• National Agricultural Statistics Service-Colorado Field Office
• Public Attitudes About Agriculture in Colorado-Full Report
• Public Attitudes About Agriculture in Colorado-Executive Summary
• Colorado Department of Agriculture Programs
  • Producer and Consumer Protection
  • Protecting Animal and Plant Industries
  • Developing Market Opportunities and Trade  
  • Ensuring Safe and Secure Food Supply
  • Natural Resource Management  

RENEWABLE ENERGY 

• A Guide to Wind Energy
• Advancing Colorado's Renewable Energy (ACRE) Program
• ATTRA Farm Energy Resources
• Farm Scale Wind Power Resource Guide