Colorado Wheat Stem Sawfly Survey

Researchers from the department of agricultural and resource economics at  Colorado State University are conducting a research study on the economic impact of Wheat Stem Sawfly in Colorado. The title of our project is Assessing the Economic Impacts of Wheat Stem Sawfly Populations on the Colorado Wheat Industry. If you are over 18 and a farmer in Colorado who has grown wheat in the past four years, we would love for you to take the online survey!

The short 10-minute online survey will ask you about your experience growing wheat and how wheat stem sawfly has impacted your operation. There are no known risks to participating in the survey outside of those in daily life. It is not possible to identify all potential risks in research procedures, but the researchers have taken reasonable safeguards to minimize any known and potential (but unknown) risks. For completing the online survey, you will be entered into lottery for one of two $100 gift cards to Amazon. There is approximately a 1 in 50 chance of winning the gift card.

 
Click the link to complete the survey: https://tinyurl.com/csusawfly

 
Please contact Rebecca Wasserman-Olin at rwolin@colostate.edu or Rebecca Hill (rebec.hill@colostate.edu) with any questions.

*Please note that this is a Colorado specific survey and different than the multistate sawfly survey sent out previously.  If you did the multistate survey, you can also complete this survey.

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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.