On a recent summer morning, a crew of Colorado State University employees packed boxes with produce and staples at a new food pantry on campus. Into the boxes went apples, carrots, onions, beans, bread, peanut butter. Into the arms of students went the 30-pound boxes.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the phrase “food supply chain” seemed arcane to many of us. It soon became as obvious as a kink in the garden hose: The supply was there; it just wasn’t flowing.
The researchers will also examine shifts in school-based emergency food service provisions resulting from COVID-19 shutdowns.
This year, the audience can expect the same rich information, but from the comfort of air-conditioned homes.
Colorado State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences is set to open a new chapter in its storied wheat breeding program with the addition of Esten Mason, associate professor and wheat breeder at the University of Arkansas.
The vision is to develop training videos, eBooks, and other digital materials for use in distance learning on the conservation and use of plant germplasm.
A CSU-led consortium of eight western universities and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service has worked toward strategies for extending the life of the aquifer.
Hand sanitizer is typically 70% ethanol, and the inclusion of aloe vera makes the solution a gel that’s perfect for preserving some insects in a vial.
From an outsider’s perspective, the prospect of teaching horticulture during a pandemic, when courses are strictly taught online, seems near impossible. But for the College of Agricultural Sciences’ Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, the pivot wasn’t as difficult as one might think.
In a year that’s been besieged by epic wildfires and a global pandemic, 2020 is playing out with its share of alarming headlines. In the past few weeks, a new contender for concern has landed headlines above the fold — the so-called “murder hornets.”