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Membership + Sponsorship

ALONE, FARMERS ARE INDIVIDUAL VOICES, BUT TOGETHER, WE CAN’T BE IGNORED!

Colorado wheat producers need a strong and united voice now more than ever! Your investment in a CAWG membership means money in your pocket. It’s by working through your association that we can and do make a difference.

We urge you to join CAWG or renew your membership and continue to make your voice heard. Our continued success depends upon your support!

Benefits of Becoming A Member

Representation on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Representation at State Capitol in Denver, CO

Automatic member of the National Association of Wheat Growers

CAWG Newsletter

Access to Dan Maltby Marketing Wires

CAWG’s Current Priorities

  • Continuing to advocate for a new Farm Bill in 2024 that will provide wheat growers with an adequate safety net
  • Participating in discussions concerning climate change and sustainability policy on both the state and federal level
  • Fighting the push for local control of pesticides at the state level
  • Advocating for additional federal funding to research the Wheat Stem Sawfly
Become a Member

Become a Sponsor

By sponsoring you help the organization support legislation that will benefit Colorado’s wheat farmers, as well as the state’s agricultural industry as a whole. CAWG works hard to educate legislators at the state and federal level about issues facing wheat farmers. Your sponsorship would enable CAWG to host and attend events that include Colorado’s legislators, wheat farmers and the agricultural industry.

Making Your Voice Heard

Take advantage of our experience and dedication to Colorado wheat growers. With your financial support, we can put forth a united front to accomplish our mutual goals.

Become a Sponsor

Current Sponsors

Diamond

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Gold

Silver

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Associate Member Plus

Others

  • Baer Insurance – Wiggins
  • J-9 Crop Insurance – Ault
  • Main Street Insurance – Yuma
  • Morgan County REA – Fort Morgan
  • Temple Grain Elevators – Wiley
  • Community Insurance Agency – Lamar & Springfield

Wheat Assessment

Wheat Subject to Assessment

Wheat grown in the 32 Colorado counties covered by the Colorado Wheat Marketing Order are subject to assessment. The counties include: Adams, Arapahoe, Baca, Bent, Boulder, Cheyenne, Crowley, Custer, Douglas, El Paso, Elbert, Fremont, Huerfano, Jefferson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Moffat, Morgan, Otero, Phillips, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Routt, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, and Yuma.

Assessment Rate

The current assessment rate is two cents per bushel.

Refundable Assessment

A producer may request a refund of that portion of the assessment withheld which exceeds one-half cent per bushel (currently one and one-half cents per bushel).

Producers can request an “Application for Refund of Wheat Assessment” (ARWA) form by contacting the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC) by one of 2 ways:

Mailing a written request to

4026 South Timberline Road, Suite 100
Fort Collins, CO 80525

E-mailing a written request to

info@coloradowheat.org

Producers must submit a completed ARWA form, along with proof of assessment withheld, within 30 days of the date of assessment to be eligible for refund. The date of assessment is the actual date of wheat sale or date wheat was placed under loan by the FSA.

Assessment Collection & Remittance

Wheat assessment is collected by the “first handler” (typically an elevator or feedlot) directly from the producer and then remitted to the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC). A “Wheat Assessment Reporting Form” and full instructions can be obtained from CWAC.

Premium Program

2026 program Information:

Ardent Mills has partnered with the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation (CWRF) and CSU for years to develop top performing wheat varieties that meet the special quality needed for UltraGrain®.

Eligible Plainsgold Varieties:

PlainsGold Hard White Winter wheat varieties are developed at Colorado State University (CSU) specifically for the quality characteristics needed by Ardent Mills, with the yield performance and agronomics needed by farmers.

For the 2026 crop year, the following varieties are included in the program: Snowmass 2.0, Breck, Monarch, Windom SF, and Telluride. Certified seed is required on all Ardent Mills contracts, and the use of glyphosate for pre-harvest crop desiccation is prohibited.

Ardent Mills is currently paying premiums as follows for the 2026 crop. Future year contracts are subject to market conditions and may change. For 2026, all varieties are paid at the same premium levels:

  • $0.25 base grower premium
  • $0.40 @ 11.0% protein
  • $0.60 @ 12.0% protein
  • + $0.05 each half a point up to 14% ($0.65 at 12.5%, $0.80 at 14%)
Delivery Points:

Once you have harvested your wheat crop, complete the program by delivering your qualifying wheat crop to the delivery point in Colorado or Nebraska as listed on your grain pricing schedule:

  • Anton Coop
  • CHS High Plains – Fleming
  • Flagler Coop – Flagler
  • Roggen Farmers Elevator – Roggen
  • Ardent Mills – Denver
  • CHS High Plains – Haxtun
  • CHS High Plains – Holyoke
  • Flagler Coop – Arriba
  • Roggen Farmers Elevator – Pierce
  • Peetz Coop
  • CHS High Plains – Amherst
  • CHS High Plains – Yuma
  • Flagler Coop – Hugo
  • Roggen Farmers Elevator – Wildcat
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Chappell
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Grant
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Venago
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Imperial
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Wauneta