Agriculture Expo

Bookcliff, South Side, and Mount Sopris Conservation Districts

Promoting the sustainability and stewardship of our natural resources

Ag Expo 2020 Platinum Sponsors

Who is Dr. Fred Provenza?

He was a faculty member in the Department of Range Science from 1982 to 2009. He is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University.

For the past 30 years, his group has produced ground-breaking research that laid the foundations for what is now known as behavior-based management of landscapes. That work inspired researchers in disciplines as diverse as chemical ecology, ruminant nutrition, human nutrition and biopsychology, animal welfare, landscape restoration ecology, wildlife damage management, pasture and rangeland science and management, and rural sociology and eco-development. Along with colleagues and graduate students, he has been author or co-author of 250 publications in peer-reviewed journals and books, and he has been an invited speaker at over 325 international meetings.

Their efforts led to the formation in 2001 of an international network of scientists and land managers from five continents. That consortium, known as BEHAVE (Behavioral Education for Human, Animal, Vegetation and Ecosystem Management www.behave.net), is committed to integrating behavioral principles and processes with local knowledge to enhance ecological, economic and social values of rural and urban communities and landscapes.

They seek to inspire and enable people to understand behavior, ours and other creatures, to fashion environmentally friendly solutions that reconcile differences of opinion about how to manage landscapes. In this process, everyone involved is a student attempting to better understand behavior at all levels from genes to landscapes and to use understanding of behavior to help people learn to appreciate that our differences are our collective strength in sustaining communities and landscapes that integrate diverse ecological, economic and social values and services.

Our Wyoming Life features a Wyoming ranch family.

"Through YouTube, podcasts and social media we hope to inform and educate our audience on the importance of knowing where their food comes from, the families behind it and the real life struggles that come with it." Mike and Erin will be one of our keynote speakers! Check out Mike and Erin on their webpage Our Wyoming Life or YouTube at Our Wyoming Life YouTube

Ag Expo 2020 Committee is working on a another great event! Be sure to check back often for updates!

2020 theme:

Next Generation of Agriculture

Featuring a pictorial historical walk provided by George Cutting, Silt Historical Park and Rifle Museum

Agenda

8:00- 9:00    Check in and Coffee - Come early and check out the exhibits
9:00- 9:45   Break Out One


10:00-11:00 Keynote Speaker


11:00 – 1:00 Lunch
12:00-12:45  Break Out Two

1:00-1:45     Break Out Three


2:00 – 2:45   Break Out Four

Kids' Corner will have activities throughout the day. Watch for the robotic tractor pull!

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2019 Exhibitors

Abundant Terraced Earth
Aspen Valley Land Trust
Bookcliif, Mount Sopris & South Side Conservation Districts
Chelewski Pipe and Supply
Colorado State Forest Service
Colorado Department of Agriculture Industrial Hemp Program
FFA - Future Farmers of America
Garfield County Farm Bureau
Grand Junction Pipe and Supply
Granite Seed Company
Holy Cross Cattlemen's Association and Holy Cross Cattlewomen's
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Pawnee Buttes Seed Inc
R & L Cattle Company
Riding Institute for Disabled Equestrians RIDE
Rivendell Distribution and Sod Farm
Roaring Fork Valley Co-op
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union
Warren Roberts - Get the Most Out Or Your Water
West Divide Water Conservancy District
Western Implement