Colorado Wheat Announces 2026 County Meetings and Election Dates

Colorado wheat farmers are invited to attend and participate in the annual county business meetings and elections jointly sponsored by the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC), the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) and the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation (CWRF). The business meetings and elections will be held February 4-6, at four different locations.  Please see the table below for full details.

The program will include updates from Colorado Wheat staff members on state and federal policy issues, a PlainsGold variety review, the status of HB4 Wheat in the United States, and potential redistricting.

County-level representatives for both CWAC and CAWG will also be elected at these meetings. CWAC and CAWG are two distinctly separate organizations with different but complementary purposes. CWAC is the Commissioner-appointed Board of Control for the Colorado Wheat Marketing Order, which oversees how Colorado’s wheat assessment dollars (two cents per bushel of wheat produced in the state) are spent on research, market development, outreach, education, and other various endeavors.

Colorado Association of Wheat Growers is comprised of dues-paying members who are politically active, focusing on policy that impacts wheat producers and agriculture in general.

2026 Annual County Meetings

DateTimeCountyLocation
Wednesday, Feb. 46:00 p.m.Lincoln, Elbert, El Paso, Adams, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Jefferson, Douglas, Fremont, Custer, Huerfano and PuebloCommunity Building – 477 D. Ave Limon, CO
 Thursday, Feb. 510:00 a.m.Baca, Prowers, Bent, Kiowa, Crowley, Otero and Las AnimasLamar Community Building – 610 S. 6th Street, Lamar, CO
6:00 p.m.Logan, Sedgwick, Phillips, Washington, YumaHaxtun Community Center – 125 E Wilson St, Haxtun, CO
 Friday, Feb. 610:00 a.m.Morgan, Weld, Boulder and LarimerFort Morgan Public Library, Community Room – 414 Main Street, Fort Morgan, CO

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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:

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: