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Public Notice: CAWG/CWAC Board Meeting

AGENDA

Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG)

Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC)

Board of Directors Meeting

Hilton Garden Inn, Fort Collins, March 31, 2023
  •  9:00 p.m.: General Business Session –
    1. Call to Order – CAWG, CWAC
    2. Introductions of Guests
    3. Roll Call & Brief Crop Reports – CAWG, CWAC
    4. Confidentiality Reminder
    5. Approval of Agenda – CAWG, CWAC
    6. Consideration of Minutes
      1. CAWG, CWAC December 7, 2022 Board Meeting
    7. President’s Report
      1. CAWG – Justin Lewton
      2. CWAC – Steve Beedy
    8. Elections to Board of Directors
    9. Executive Director’s Report – Brad Erker
  • Information Session
    1. NASS report (Rodger Ott)
    2. USDA-ARS Center for Agricultural Resources Research (Daren Harmel)
    3. Meeting Reports
  • Financial Report
    1. CAWG Financial Report Review (Debbie)
    2. CWAC Financial Report Review (Debbie)
  • New Business
  • Other Business
  • Next Meeting Date
  • Adjournment – CAWG, CWAC
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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:

  • $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