- Animal Production: grazing management, range improvement, rangeland/pasture management
- Crop Production: crop improvement and selection, greenhouses
- Education and Training: extension, networking, on-farm/ranch research, workshop
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- Animal Production: grazing management, range improvement, rangeland/pasture management
- Crop Production: crop improvement and selection, greenhouses
- Education and Training: extension, networking, on-farm/ranch research, workshop
- Farm Business Management: agricultural finance, budgets/cost and returns, business planning, farm succession, whole farm planning
- Pest Management: chemical control
- Sustainable Communities: quality of life
Colorado Sustainable Agricultural Professional Development Program, (2018)
a ) Topic(s): Colorado PDP goals during the next year (2018) are; 1) assess the knowledge level and educational needs of professionals associated with sustainable agriculture, 2) provide sustainable agriculture in-depth training for agricultural educators and producers across the state through mini-grants and training, 3) provide support promoting and potentially hosting educational workshops, 4) and facilitate proposal development in response to grant opportunities. Specific topics that will be covered include, but are not limited to, food and cropping system diversification, energy efficiency, farmer networks, and range and livestock integrated resource management.
b) Context, justification and assumptions: The objectives of the Colorado SARE Professional Development Program are to provide knowledge and communication of SARE information throughout the state. The development of sound agriculture practices should involve not just changes in the technology, but also a transformation of producers’ attitude towards farming and modifications within the practice. This process requires, identifying critical knowledge gaps that hinder the adoption of sustainable practices, and re-thinking approaches to disseminate concepts on sustainable farming systems. Sustainable agriculture in Colorado is by its very
nature a multidisciplinary field and will incorporate subject matter from agriculture, natural resources, social sciences a