U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe and other EPA staffers visited the Agricultural Research and Development Center to learn more about CSU's commitment to advancing the science of sustainable agricultural systems and accelerating agriculture’s climate resiliency.
The College of Agricultural Sciences is funding six research proposals in the areas of agrivoltaics and climate resiliency.
During Bennet’s visit, CSU faculty highlighted current projects including research into using solar panels in agriculture and the new Soil Carbon Solutions Center.
The project, announced at the National Grazing Lands Coalition meeting Dec. 7, will help uncover how farmers' and ranchers' grazing management decisions impact soil health.
Over the last several months, a CSU research team has teamed with Woodwell Climate Research Center on a Colorado-based project aimed at helping managers of rangelands, which cover large areas of both public and private lands, understand and monitor the delicate carbon balances across their grazed landscapes.
With a background in ecology, climate change research and soil carbon science, CSU Soil Carbon Solutions Center's Executive Director Jane Zelikova has approached the problem of climate change in a multitude of ways — from research and policy to filmmaking.