Soil and Crop Sciences welcomes Chris Pires as new department head
On Jan. 17, the College of Agricultural Sciences welcomed Chris Pires as the new department head for Soil and Crop Sciences.
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As water issues in the West endure, Irrigation Innovation Consortium supports industry, university collaborations
For almost five years, the IIC has supported industry-university collaboration to improve irrigation technologies, encourage their adoption and boost effective water management in agricultural and landscape contexts.
College of Agricultural Sciences adds new projects to CSU Spur offerings
Three new projects from the College of Agricultural Sciences will make their home at CSU Spur, Colorado State University’s new public-facing campus at Denver’s National Western Center.
CSU, Israeli experts address sustainable agricultural water issues in workshop
Engineers and scientists from Colorado State University and Israel joined with policy experts at a workshop in May to collaborate on solutions for sustainable agricultural water.
CSU researchers to investigate solutions to Colorado agricultural challenges
The College of Agricultural Sciences is funding six research proposals in the areas of agrivoltaics and climate resiliency.
Sen. Michael Bennet tours ARDEC research stations to learn how agriculture is working on climate change solutions
During Bennet’s visit, CSU faculty highlighted current projects including research into using solar panels in agriculture and the new Soil Carbon Solutions Center.
CAS/AES annual awards ceremony celebrates employee, student excellence
On Wednesday, April 29, employees and students were celebrated at the annual CAS/AES Awards, held in the Bernie Rollin Knowledge Well in the new Nutrien Agricultural Sciences Building.
Give peas a chance: CSU study shows legumes as a solution to the soil-carbon dilemma
A Colorado State University study suggests that adding legumes to crop rotations can help rebuild healthy soils.
Researchers develop new approach to discover pervasive ‘forever’ chemicals known as PFAS
A team including several CSU researchers is using one of the most powerful chemical analysis instruments in the world to characterize and catalog thousands of chemical compounds in the PFAS family, so future studies can find solutions to health and environmental impacts.
CSU researchers launch $1.9 million project for water treatment and reuse using biochar
The team is developing materials that function as chemical sorbents, similar to sponges, for the precise removal and recovery of certain nutrients from municipal and agricultural wastewater.