Cattleman’s Creed helps farmers and ranchers explore practical solutions, potential funding opportunities, and resources to strengthen their operations, reduce costs, conserve water, and improve soil health. Our mission is to help American producers understand their options and make informed decisions for the future of their land, livestock, and livelihoods.

What if we could capture more runoff, replenish our aquifers, and help Colorado communities and ranchers prepare for drought? Cattleman’s Creed is exploring an innovative approach to water conservation that combines groundwater recharge, smarter water management, and long-term resilience for our communities and working lands. We’re developing the concept now. More to come! Protect the water. Strengthen the soil. Support the producer. Preserve American agriculture.

Cattleman’s Creed is working to help farmers and ranchers across Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas identify grant opportunities and resources to grow their operations. John and Amanda Calderon combine agricultural knowledge, education, and nonprofit experience to help producers explore funding for equipment, water conservation, soil health, and ranch improvements. Our mission is to support the people who feed our country and strengthen American agriculture.

America’s farmers and ranchers,what is the biggest challenge facing your operation today? Cattleman’s Creed wants to hear directly from the people working the land and feeding this country. Tell us what’s working, what isn’t, and what you would change if you had the opportunity to speak directly to policymakers. We intend to listen, travel, meet producers firsthand, and carry those concerns to the people making decisions that affect American agriculture.

Cattleman’s Creed is developing a Colorado agricultural water conservation plan built around one principle: measure what works in the dirt. Our goal is healthier soil, smarter water use, stronger farms and ranches, and conservation that makes economic sense for the producer.

Cattleman’s Creed is working to connect Colorado farmers and ranchers with conservation programs, funding opportunities, agricultural resources and policymakers, while making sure the voices of the people working the land are heard. Protect the water. Strengthen the soil. Support the producer.

I’ve been around ranching and agriculture my entire life, and I’ll admit, I’ve been skeptical of many new products and ideas promising to change farming. But the deeper I’ve been digging into the science of soil, biochar, compost, water retention and fertilizer use, the more I believe some of these ideas deserve a serious look. I’m still skeptical. But now I’m curious. At Cattleman’s Creed, we want to find out what happens when old-fashioned agricultural experience meets mode

Cattleman’s Creed is exploring how biochar, compost and healthier soils could help farmers conserve water, reduce input costs and strengthen crop production. Working with farmers and industry partners in Colorado, Oklahoma and beyond, we plan to put the science to work on real farms, measure the results and discover what truly works. Protect the water. Improve the soil. Strengthen agriculture.