The 51st Annual Colorado Farm Show is today (Tuesday, January 27th) through Thursday, January 29th at Greeley's Island Grove Park. The show is free, but there is a one-time $5 fee for parking. Make sure you stop by the K99 booth for your chance to win Garth Brooks tickets!

The Colorado Farm Show is one of the largest -- and oldest -- farm shows in the nation takes place in Weld County, the fourth largest agriculture producing county in the United States. The annual three-day event features almost 350 ag-related exhibits and draws more than 30,000 visitors from throughout the region interested in learning more about ag products, services, and machinery.

 Farm Show Hours

  • Tuesday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Wednesday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Thursday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Colorado Farm Show Schedule

Tuesday, January 27

  • 9:00 am - 9:15 am - Welcome Message/CCA Update
  • 9:00 am - 10:00 am - Alternative Annual Forages to Extend the Grazing Season into the Fall & Early Winter
  • 9:15 am - 9:45 am - Telling the Beef Story in the Age of Social Media
  • 9:30 am - 12:00 pm - One Voice for Colorado Produce: The Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association
  • 9:45 am - 10:30 am - Stewardship: A Philosophy of Life, Culture, and Business
  • 10:00 am - 11:00 am - The Influence of Grain and By-Product Prices on Forage Values in Dairy Rations
  • 10:00 am - 11:30 am - Agriculture's Stake in Reducing Nitrogen Volatility
  • 10:30 am - 11:15 am - Market Situation and Outlook for the Beef Cattle Industry
  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Shredlage: A New Technology Update
  • 11:00 am - 4:00 pm - Colorado Clean Cities
  • 11:15 am - 12:00 pm - Industry Expansion: The Lenders Perspective
  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Seeding Rates and the Impact on Yield and Quality
  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm -Bigger or Better? Operational & Mkt Factors for Exp in Cow/Calf, Stocker, & Backgrounding
  • 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - USDA’s National Appeals Division – What It Is and What It Does
  • 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - State Water Plan: A Panel Discussion
  • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - The Ground Up Approach: A New Way of Thinking about Precision Ag
  • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Business Strategies for Long-Term Survival in the Beef Industry – Producer Panel Discussion

Wednesday, January 28

  • 9:00 am - 10:00 am - Dairy Freshness in the Eyes of the Consumer
  • 9:00 am - 10:30 am - Small Drones and Big Data?
  • 10:00 am - 11:00 am -The Margin Protection Program for Dairy: What do We Know Now?
  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Issues and solutions to transferring the family farm
  • 11:00 am - 11:05 am - TRAVEL VOUCHER GIVEAWAY
  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - The Power and Pitfalls of Big Data: Agriculture’s Wild, Wild West
  • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - AGR
  • 11:05 am - 12:00 pm -Reducing Dairy’s Contribution to Nitrogen Deposition in Rocky Mountain National Park
  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - 2014 Colorado Vesicular Stomatitis Outbreak: Response & New Vision for the Future
  • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - What will 2015 Colorado Weather Look Like?
  • 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Imagine the Possibilities
  • 2:00 pm - 2:05 pm - TRAVEL VOUCHER GIVEAWAY
  • 2:05 pm - 3:30 pm - Welcome to the World of Agvocacy!

Thursday, January 29

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - The Basics of Judging Performance Horses
  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Farmland Movie
  • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - LUNCH BREAK
  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Is My Hay Good Enough for My Horse?
  • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Vesicular Stomatitis & Disease Outbreak Prevention

What sets the Colorado Farm Show apart from other farm shows.  Marketing Chairman Erich Ehrlich explains in this YouTube video:

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