Angela Cue, Denver - Angie, Commercial Exhibits Manager for the National Western Stock Show grew up in Lamar, CO. She attended Colorado State University, earning a B.S. in Animal Science. Angie is a board member for the Colorado Ag Outlook Forum.
Brant Harrison, Palisade - Brant, is a natural fruit grower from Palisade, Colorado. He and his family run an organic fruit farm on the Western Slope.
Callie Hendrickson, Grand Junction
Olivia Hickert, Denver - Olivia, originally form Akron, Colorado where her family has a grow yard for beef cattle and farms wheat, corn, alfalfa hay, and oats. Olivia graduated from Colorado State University and majored in Agricultural Business. She now works for LaVaca Cattle Co. in Highlands Ranch, CO doing accounting and bookkeeping. LaVaca Cattle Co. owns feedlots and has cow/calf ranches. They also farm wheat, corn, alfalfa, and turnips for feed.
Gregg Johnson, Ignacio - Gregg, owner of Johnson Farms in Ignacio, Colorado produces hay, oats, wheat as well as having a cow/calf operation. Gregg is also very involved in the Colorado Farm Bureau organization.
Webb Jones, Fort Collins
Ashley Krest, Paonia
Tim Macklin, Lamar
Kevin Roberts, New Castle - Kevin resides in New Castle, Colorado and raises custom cut alfalfa hay.
Kindra Brandner, Fort Morgan - Kindra grew up in Yuma, CO and graduated college at Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Science in Range Ecology. Kindra is the District Conservationist in the Yuma field office, employed by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. She is currently serving on the Yuma FFA Chapter Advisory Board and a member of the Soil & Water Conservation Society.
Mary Shelden, Oklahoma
Marylu Smith, Yuma
Jerry Sonnenberg, Sterling - Jerry, along with his wife Vonnie a school teacher, and his four children, Ashley 21, Afton 18, Josh 13, and Ryan 9, farm 3600 acres of corn, wheat, sunflowers, millet, and cattle. Jerry resides in Sterling, CO and writes an agricultural based column for several newspapers throughout Colorado. He is also running for State Representative from the Sterling area.
Danny Tinnes, Lamar - Danny, of Lamar Colorado is the owner and operator of AirCare Inc. an aerial spraying service, in which Danny is a licensed pilot. Danny and his family also own and operate Tinnes Land & Cattle.
Joan Waldoch, Loveland - Joan resides in Loveland, CO. Joan is an ag journalist with more than 25 years experience with agricultural publications, non-profit organizations, and public relations. She is currently employed as a technical writer/editor with USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in Fort Collins, working in the National Surveillance Unit that focuses on animal health surveillance.
