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Byron Kominek: Colorado 500 – Agriculture – 2026
Byron Kominek is the owner and manager of Jack’s Solar Garden, a 1.2-megawatt agrivoltaic research site on his family’s 24-acre farm south of Longmont, Colorado. After more than six years […]
Tony Frank: Colorado 500 – Agriculture – 2026
Tony Frank, a 2026 Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, grew up on a 400-acre family farm in rural Illinois, an experience that shaped his deep connection to agriculture and […]
Corey Huwa: Colorado 500 – Agriculture – 2026
Corey Huwa is the co-founder of Huwa Enterprises and manager of Arnold’s Custom Seeding, a national erosion control and right-of-way restoration company that has reclaimed three-quarters of a million acres […]
Marlin Eisenach: Colorado 500 – Agriculture – 2026
Marlin Eisenach has served as a livestock agent with Colorado State University Extension in Morgan County since January 1988. Born and raised in Fort Morgan, Colorado, he earned a bachelor’s […]
Dr. Horst Caspari: Colorado 500 – Agriculture – 2026
Dr. Horst Caspari is a professor in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Colorado State University and has served as Colorado’s State Viticulturist since joining the university in […]
Jenifer Gurr: Colorado 500 – Agriculture – 2026
Jenifer Gurr spent 22 years at the Colorado Department of Agriculture, beginning as an administrative assistant and retiring as chief administrative officer and director of human resources. Known for consistent […]
Erin Karney Spaur: Colorado 500 – Agriculture – 2026
Erin Karney Spaur serves as Executive Vice President of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, where she oversees staff, guides policy strategy and maintains financial accountability for the organization. A seventh-generation Coloradan, […]
Jon Slutsky: Colorado 500 – Agriculture – 2026
Jon Slutsky is a retired dairy producer who owned and operated La Luna Dairy in Wellington, Colorado, alongside his wife, Susan Moore, from the early 1980s until his retirement in […]
Meg Caley: Colorado 500 – Agriculture – 2026
Meg Caley is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Sprout City Farms, a Denver-area organization working to develop a thriving local food system by growing farms, supporting farmers, and reconnecting […]
Brent Huwa: Colorado 500 – Agriculture – 2026
Brent Huwa is the co-founder of Huwa Enterprises, a Keenesburg, Colorado-based operation that combines ranching, reclamation, and renewable energy across a 6,000-acre farm with 600 Black Angus cattle. A pioneer […]
