RMFU hosting Legislative Drive In on Feb 11th in Denver, CO – RSVP ASAP!

Join RMFU members and guests for a day filled with legislative and agency updates, along with a member-sourced local foods lunch.

TENTATIVE AGENDA

LEGISLATORS WILL JOIN US THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS THEIR SCHEDULES ALLOW.

9:00 AM Registration, Coffee and Rolls

9:15 AM Welcome and Introductions: Dale McCall, President, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union

9:30 AM Legislative Update from Ed Bowditch & Alaina McWhorter, CO Gov’t Relations Reps

10:00 AM Patty Edelburg, Vice President, National Farmers Union

10:30 AM Kate Greenberg, Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture

11:00 AM Alex Funk, Agricultural Water Resources Specialist Colorado Water Conservation Board

11:30 AM RMFU Member-Sourced Local Foods Lunch

1:00 PM Jennifer Benson, National Young Farmers Coalition

1:45 PM James Thompson, Office of Senator Michael Bennet

2:00 PM K.C. Becker, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives

2:30 PM Steven Emmen, Office of Senator Cory Gardner

2:40 PM Sally Anderson, Office of Congressman Joe Neguse

2:45 PM Dusty Johnson, Office of Congressman Ken Buck

3:00 PM Closing Comments: RMFU President Dale McCall

By Tucker Allmer - The BARN

Tucker Allmer & the BARN are members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB), the Colorado FFA Foundation, the Colorado 4H Foundation, the Colorado Farm Show Marketing Committee, 1867 Club Board Member, Denver Ag & Livestock Club Member, the Weld County Fair Board, the Briggsdale FFA Advisory Council, Briggsdale 4H Club Beef Leader & Founder / Coordinator of the Briggsdale Classic Open Jackpot Show.

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