Don Brown (born December 29, 1954) is an American politician, farmer, and businessman who served as the commissioner of the Colorado Department of Agriculture from 2015 to 2018.

Don Brown was born in Yuma, Colorado on December 29, 1954, where he was then raised on a family farm.

[1] Brown was then elected Colorado Future Farmers of America (FFA) president, serving from 1973 through 1974.

[2] He graduated from NJC with a degree in agriculture, then transferred his credits to Colorado State University.

[3] During his time at CSU, Brown was a legislative intern for Colorado Senate president Fred E.

[2] Brown was also an early participant in horizontal drilling, forming Anchor Production LLC to develop and purchase oil and gas projects.