Stories of Impact

Failure isn’t permanent if it’s on the road to success. For Kevin Larson, superintendent and research scientist at CSU’s Plainsman...

 Typically, when college students aren’t pre-occupied with their next paper or exam, how they will eventually impact the world...

Dr. Scott Haley joined Colorado State University in 1999 as the project leader of the Wheat Breeding and Genetics Program.  In the 22...

Not long after joining the College of Agricultural Sciences in 2003, Henry Thompson was walking on a campus sidewalk when now-retired...

Graduate student David McKinney embraced his love of agriculture at a very young age. Growing up, McKinney spent summers on his...

When you ask Jim and Kristie Docheff about their commitment to agriculture, a strong sense of continuity underscores their answers, and...

Find what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. While this may be an antiquated statement for some, Temple Grandin...

Sometimes the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. For Omar Roman (‘21), agriculture is part of his family’s history, and something he...

Scan a well-stocked famers market or grocery store and it’s hard not to be impressed by the sheer variety of produce. Look, shape, aroma,...

Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life. For Whitney Cranshaw, entomology professor for the College of Agricultural...

Dawn Thilmany knows the College of Agricultural Sciences like the back of her hand. After all, she’s been a member of the community since...

For soil and crop sciences major Patricia Vail, cultivating relationships and community – as well as plants – allowed her to grow into a...

It’s often said that what you get out of college is only as great as what you put in. For Linc Thomas, senior horticulture major in...

Dr. Becca Jablonski is an assistant professor and food systems economist at Colorado State University, and co-lead of CSU’s Food Systems...