The Colorado Department of Agriculture is the principal department of the Colorado state government that manages

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

food safety Food safety (or food hygiene) is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness. The occurrence of two or more cases of a similar illness resulting from t ...

, agriculture-related

consumer protection Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. Consumer protection measures are often established by law. Such laws are intended to prevent business ...

, and

conservation district Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

s. Kate Greenberg was appointed as Commissioner of the Department in 2019, replacing Don Brown, who retired after serving since 2015.

Organization

The department is organized into these divisions: *Animal Health Division *Brands Division *

Colorado State Fair The Colorado State Fair is an event held annually in late August in Pueblo, Colorado. The state fair has been a tradition since October 9, 1872. The fairgrounds also host a number of other events during the rest of the year. Organizationally, ...

*Commissioner's Office *Conservation Services Division *Inspection & Consumer Services Division *Markets Division *Plant Industry Division *Division of Laboratory Services The commissioner also serves as a non-voting member of the board of directors of the

Colorado Agricultural Development Authority Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

(CADA), created in 1981 to make financing available for farmers and other agricultural enterprises due to the high cost and lack of available agricultural loans, and the insufficiency of gainful employment in rural areas. CADA board members are also ''

ex officio An ''ex officio'' member is a member of a body (notably a board, committee, council) who is part of it by virtue of holding another office. The term '' ex officio'' is Latin, meaning literally 'from the office', and the sense intended is 'by right ...

'' members (the commissioner is a non-voting member) of the

Colorado Agricultural Value-Added Board Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of th ...

(CAVADB), which make grants, loans, loan guarantees and equity investments concerning rural Colorado. The

Colorado State Conservation Board Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

(CSCB) is composed of representatives of Colorado's ten watersheds, representing Colorado's seventy-six

s. C.R.S. § 35-70-102.5

References

External links

Official website
State departments of agriculture of the United States State agencies of Colorado {{Colorado-stub