Methane Day Agenda


June 13th: Colorado Department of Agriculture Methane Day

Location: CoBank Center for Agricultural Education | Agricultural Research, Development, and Education Center, Colorado State University

  • 8:30 Coffee and continental breakfast available
  • 9:00 Welcome and introductions
    • Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Director AgNext and Cindy Lair, Deputy Director of Conservation Division Colorado Department of Agriculture
  • 9:20 Colorado’s Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap: Update and Status
    • Dominique Gomez, Deputy Director of Colorado Energy and Kristen Boysen, Managing Director Drought and Climate Office Colorado Department of Agriculture
  • 9:50 Regulation 85 and RMNP Initiative: Lessons Learned
    • John Ritten, Director of Grazing Land Research and Engagement
    • Panel Participants:
      • Robert Sakata, Agricultural Water Policy Advisor Colorado Department of Agriculture
      • Justin Miller, Manager of Environmental Affairs Five Rivers Cattle Feeding
      • Cindy Lair, Deputy Director of Conservation Division Colorado Department of Agriculture   
  • 10:50 Break     
  • 11:00 Vision for Agriculture Methane in Colorado
    • Kristen Boysen, Managing Director Drought and Climate Office and Cindy Lair, Deputy Director of Conservation Division Colorado Department of Agriculture
  • 11:30 Current Barriers and Opportunities Related to Reducing Methane Emissions in Colorado
    • John Ritten, Director of Grazing Land Research and Engagement AgNext
  • 12:15 Lunch 
  • 1:15 Update on current research and methane mitigations strategies
    • Sara Place, Associate Professor and Feedlot Systems Specialist
  • 2:00 Tour of Climate-Smart Research Facility
  • 3:00 Producer perspectives on methane mitigation
    • Moderator: Erin Karney, Executive Director Colorado Cattlemen’s Association
      • Steve Wooten, Beaty Canyon Ranch
      • Juan Velez, Aurora Organic Dairy
      • Karissa Isaacs, Superior Farms
      • Tom McDonald, Five Rivers Cattle Feeding
  • 4:00 Concluding Thoughts
    • Cindy Lair, Deputy Director of Conservation Division Colorado Department of Agriculture   
  • 4:30 Adjourn