If you’re looking for an agricultural researcher from a traditional ag background, Manny Deleon is probably not your guy. Deleon, you see, didn’t grow up on a farm or ranch – those are few and far between where he was born, in the Bronx section of New York City, and...
Wub Yilma, CSU-TAPS precision irrigation manager, coaches intern Aaron Cherry through trace gas emissions testing in the field. Credit: Christine Hamilton CSU-TAPS Program Manager Omer Izrael reviews evapotranspiration and plant growth measurements with intern Mason...
The director of Colorado State University’s Akron-based Crops Testing Program pushes the organization forward in variety trials, giving direction to farmers in Colorado and beyond.Sally Jones-Diamond’s story begins on the windswept plains of eastern Colorado, where...
Water is at the heart of agriculture. Every stage of the food-growing process depends on having reliable access to water. However, water levels are declining in many rivers and aquifers that function as key resources for agricultural producers, particularly in the...
On Tuesday, May 6, the College of Agricultural Sciences and Agricultural Experiment Station held its annual CAS/AES Awards ceremony, recognizing employees and students for their exceptional achievements over the past year. Nutrien Faculty Scholars As part of...
Colorado State University’s Francesca Cotrufo, a professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences within the College of Agricultural Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. AGU Fellows are recognized for demonstrating “scientific...
