Gaines: The people doing ag in this state need to speak up for each other
By Cory Gaines | Guest Commentary, Colorado Accountability Project
Whether you run cattle on the Western Slope of Colorado or you grow forage on the Plains, there are precious few people in Colorado in Production Ag, while there seems a never-ending list of advocates — paid, volunteer, and sometimes from out of state — who are speaking up in support of things that either have the potential to harm producers or that will most assuredly harm them.
Listen to any CPW commissioners meeting and you’ll have no trouble at all seeing what I mean.
I have heard from people in the past that testifying is a challenge because of jobs, lack of technology, and lack of know how. I understand the constraints and so I made this quick guide to help ease some of those problems, to help you find ways t...
