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The Colorado Department of Agriculture is the principal department of the Colorado state government [1] that manages agriculture, food safety, agriculture-related consumer protection, and conservation districts. Kate Greenberg was appointed as Commissioner of the Department in 2019, replacing Don Brown, who retired after serving since 2015. [2]
Colorado's agriculture supports a $47 billion economy with more than 426,000 employees and $1.7 billion in exports. [27] Farming and ranching takes 32 million acres of Colorado land. [28] Colorado's agriculture consumes 88% of the state's water or 4.7 million acre feet. [29] The northeast of the state has the most agricultural business.
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Don Brown (born December 29, 1954) is an American politician, farmer, and businessman who served as the commissioner of the Colorado Department of Agriculture from 2015 to 2018. Brown is a third generation farmer from Yuma County, Colorado .
Faculty, staff, and students in the College of Agricultural Sciences contribute extensively to extension and engagement in agricultural sciences and education. Some notable programs include the Temple Grandin Equine Center, [16] the Colorado Food Systems Program, [17] the Plant Select Program, [18] and the Plant Diagnostic Clinic. [19]
The college was renamed the Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1935, and became Colorado State University in 1957. The first Catholic college in Colorado was the Jesuit Sacred Heart College, which was founded in New Mexico in 1877, moved to Morrison in 1884, and to Denver in 1887.
Colorado's agricultural sector "accounts for 9% of Colorado’s greenhouse gas emissions, or approximately 11.4 million metric tons of CO 2." [11] Huerfano River Wind Farm, Huerfano County. Implementing regenerative agricultural practices in the state has the potential to remove 23.15 billion tons of CO 2 from the atmosphere by
The Fort Collins Agricultural Colony was a 19th-century enterprise in Larimer County, Colorado to promote new agricultural and commercial settlement in and around the town of Fort Collins.