Colorado's crisp, dry mountain air, abundant sunny days, and varied growing environments, make it one of the top agricultural states in the U.S. Colorado exports annually more than $2 billion in agricultural products. Agriculture in Colorado contributes more than $40 billion annually to the economy and employs more than 170,000 people.

The Task force was set up to study 4 issues: a) benefits and detriment of governmental entities to give preference to agricultural commodities that are produced in the state; b) Methods to improved the state's agricultural industry throughout the state; c) measures to add value to the state's agricultural commodities; d) better methods for responding to new and changing markets.