Nathan Mueller named a 'New Innovator' by Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
Mueller's project will heighten understanding of snowmelt-dependent agriculture hotspots and how trends in water supplies influence water scarcity.
Tag: "Department of Soil and Crop Sciences"
Soil and Crop Sciences’ new hire, Esten Mason, to lead wheat breeding program
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.
CSU secures $750,000 grant to develop plant breeding training materials
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.
Four-year project delivers science-based solutions for managing Ogallala Aquifer
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.
The science of composting and how to do it from home this summer
If you’ve found yourself spending more time than usual in your garden while practicing social distancing at home, maybe it’s time to take on composting, another project that both you and your plants can enjoy.
Soil carbon is a valuable resource, but all soil carbon is not created equal
It helps to think about the two types of soil carbon like a checking account and a savings account.
CSU joins $9 million Sage project, a continent-wide network of smart sensors
Researchers Gene Kelly and Jay Ham will help integrate nodes of an existing NSF observatory into the Sage array of environmental sensors.
Inaugural Colorado Food Summit seeds rural-urban dialogue, collaboration
On Jan. 7, CSU hosted the Colorado Food Summit, which included conversations resembling those that will happen at CSU System’s future Spur campus at the National Western Center.
Irrigation Innovation Consortium funds new projects for 2020
The projects are part of the university and industry collaboration that accelerates the development and adoption of water- and energy-efficient irrigation technology.
As a way to fight climate change, not all soils are created equal
Understanding the diversity of soil organic matter can help science, government and agriculture move forward with carbon sequestration to help reverse the tide of climate change while increasing the health of our soils.