2025 Ongoing Legislative Updates
April 22, 2025
CNGA and GreenCO applaud passage of SB25-128
On Monday, the Colorado House passed SB25-128 with a 53-11 vote. The bill eliminates the "key...
Colorado’s New Producer Responsibility Recycling – You May Need to Register
Colorado’s Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act (House Bill 22-1355) requires covered producers to join a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO), and through the PRO, fund...
CHREF Update: Golf Tournament Raises Nearly $10k for Research and Scholarships
The Colorado Horticulture Research and Education Foundation (CHREF) board of directors would like to thank all who sponsored and attended this year’s golf tournament....
Colorado Regulation 85 and Large-Scale Plant Growers
Colorado passed Regulation 85 in 2012 to reduce nutrient pollution in lakes, rivers, and streams.
The regulation does not currently regulate agriculture or other horticultural crop...
Evolution through Keeping up with Trends
So, what are some trends in the green industry? One big one I’d say these days is change. Change is inevitable—even in a down-home...
CNGA Legislative Preview
The Second Regular Session of the Seventy-fourth General Assembly will convene on Jan. 10, 2024, for its annual 120-day session. A recurrent theme throughout...
FEDERAL OUTLOOK: Outlook for Horticulture in 2020
It’s a new year, it’s a new decade! And with both, we at AmericanHort are actively seeking new opportunities to advocate for and achieve...
CNGA Board Report: Legislative Update – 2022 Session
The Second Regular Session of the 73rd General Assembly convened on January 12th, 2022. With the COVID-19 pandemic making the past two sessions much...
Why is CNGA Always Asking Me for Money?
Glenda Mostek
CNGA Executive Director
Welcome to 2023! A new year, and new budgets for those who are on a January-December fiscal year. Through the fall,...
BOARD MESSAGE: Thank You for Allowing Me to Serve
This December, my time as your CNGA Board President comes to an end. It has been an incredible honor to be a part of...
