CSU’s manager of External Relations-Rural Colorado talks about this new role is focused on strengthening CSU’s longstanding ties with rural Colorado.
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In a recent CSU, CDA survey, more than 80% of respondents said buying locally grown or raised products was a big driver in their purchasing decisions. CSU agricultural economist Dawn Thilmany says that’s important for the marquee brands but also the agricultural industry as a whole.
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Whether they’re identifying that strange bug in your garden, helping agricultural producers fight crop-destroying pests, or teaching young and old about the coolest attributes of our eight-legged friends, CSU’s newest entomologists are showing how even the smallest mite is a big deal.
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To help improve the process on both sides of the fence, Colorado State University researchers have received a $1 million grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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Housed within the Spur campus, the Ardent Mills Teaching and Culinary Center is part of a strategic partnership that will focus on promoting the science of regenerative agriculture systems, agricultural literacy and career pathways, and innovation in food, nutrition, agribusiness and the food industry.
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While California’s wildflower explosion has been making headlines, CSU horticulturist Jennifer Bousselot says Colorado’s own super bloom season is just beginning to sprout.
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The recent study from Colorado State University’s Department of Soil and Crop Sciences found that regenerative practices — including integrating crop and livestock systems — were successful as long-term carbon storage solutions.
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The $300,000 grant will support a National Climate Change Working Group featuring a wide variety of experts focused on guiding the next decade of research into climate change.
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The $300,000 grant will support a National Climate Change Working Group featuring a wide variety of experts focused on guiding the next decade of research into climate change.
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CSU will partner with Oregon State University to lead one of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 12 new Regional Food Business Centers helping farmers, ranchers and food entrepreneurs in six western states grow their businesses, while also strengthening connections between rural and urban areas and closing the gaps to success.
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As biocontrol agents are used more in agriculture, CSU researchers say knowing more about parasitoid identity, along with the diets of their prey, will be key to determining the best biocontrol agents while also reducing the need for pesticides.
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Honorees include Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences James Pritchett, who is the 2023 Denver Business Journal’s Who’s Who in Agriculture Trailblazer, and agricultural education and equine science student Jo Smeby, who will receive the Rising Star award.
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A look back at some of the best sights and sounds from CSU Day as the National Western Stock Show wraps up its 2023 season.
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Held at the Temple Grandin Equine Center, the adaptive rodeo provides children with special needs the opportunity to try out traditional rodeo events.
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After growing up in Colorado’s dairy industry, Jordan Kraft Lambert has devoted her career to building a global food and ag technology economy that brings together growers, consumers and innovators. In this newly created position, she will play a key role in connecting research, education and engagement activities at CSU to the critical challenges and opportunities the industry faces.
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From Temple Grandin leading the parade to Ag Adventure, here are the top five things every Ram fan should check out.
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Whether it’s roping and riding, snapping a photo with CAM the Ram or learning more about where your food comes from, CSU Day returns to the National Western Stock Show with plenty of fun for the whole family.
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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.
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The new program is drawing in professionals from a variety of backgrounds but with a common interest in solving food system challenges in new and collaborative ways.
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To meet the high demand, Colorado State University’s annual poinsettia sale has doubled the number of plants it will have available this season.
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As part of a four-year study, a multi-state team lead by CSU researchers will look at identifying and developing cost-effective management solutions to control mastitis, improve milk quality, promote animal welfare and enhance the sustainability of the organic dairy community.
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The Designscapes Colorado CEO hopes to grow new talent for the industry through funding for coordinator position and endowment.
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Partners from around the state will come together Saturday to serve Colorado-sourced meals to 3,000 football fans as part of CSU’s annual Ag Day.
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To introduce more audiences to the sport and the organization, the club will be hosting a release party at the brewery, featuring players and ponies.
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It’s that time of year again, when thousands of eight legged arachnids come out of their southeastern Colorado hiding places, looking for love.
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During Bennet’s visit, CSU faculty highlighted current projects including research into using solar panels in agriculture and the new Soil Carbon Solutions Center.
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The disease is devastating to both the animals and producers, costing U.S. agriculture up to $495 million each year.
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“I think one of my favorite times of displaying courage would be at the most recent ‘Come to the Table’ for the College of Ag. Even though our dean, the director of animal science, and equine science were all in the room, I chose to stand up for my peers and address the issues we have in our college at this time.”
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The new home for state-of-the-art agricultural research, learning, innovation and collaboration recently celebrated its grand opening.
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More than 130 years later, the great-grandson of CSU’s entomology department founder C.P. Gillette continues the family connection.
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The leaders made the Denver Business Journal list based on their innovative work within the agricultural industry.
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For Jeff Tovar, the ripple effect of three professors continues decades later.
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For CSU alums Hailey Frederiksen and Ashley Baller, the roads to Miss Rodeo America and Miss Rodeo Colorado both began with a love of agriculture, Western traditions.
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A partnership with Colorado State University helped bring the study of sustainable, urban agriculture to Denver’s Bruce Randolph School. Now, thanks to a new dual-enrollment course, the AgConnect Pathway program is once again growing.
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Support from Indigo Ag moves decades of CSU soil carbon research and innovation into the next phase.
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Getting more than 600 poinsettia plants ready to sell this holiday season is no small task. Thankfully the students in CSU’s floriculture practicum are all (green) thumbs.
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CSU’s latest piece of public art focuses on agriculture and inclusion.
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In addition to educating people about the wild world of arthropods, CSU’s Bug Zoo aims to make spiders and scorpions a little less frightful.
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In a new paper, CSU Assistant Professor Nathan Mueller examines how U.S. dairy operations may be impacted by extreme weather conditions.
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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.
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