Maps depicting water use and emissions from irrigation pumping included in a new paper published in the journal Nature Communications. Irrigation pumping on U.S. farmland accounts for approximately 16% of all greenhouse gas emissions from energy use in agriculture,...
Earthworms are important drivers of global food production, contributing to approximately 6.5% of grain yield and 2.3% of legumes produced worldwide each year, according to new work published by Colorado State University scientists in the journal Nature...
Sometimes to go forward, you must go back. Ecology Ph.D. candidate Aaron Prairie A new study from Colorado State University’s Department of Soil and Crop Sciences found that regenerative practices — including integrating crop and livestock systems — were successful...
Agricultural and Resource Economics faculty member Andrew Seidl receives the Nutrien Distinguished Scholar of Agricultural Sciences award from Dean James Pritchett. Horticulture and Landscape Architecture M.S. student Allisa Linfield receives the Graduate Student...
On Jan. 17, the College of Agricultural Sciences welcomed Chris Pires as the new department head for Soil and Crop Sciences. Pires brings 30 years of experience in scientific research and engagement on issues related to science and society, including 16 years as a...
Three new projects from the College of Agricultural Sciences will make their home at CSU Spur, Colorado State University’s new public-facing campus at Denver’s National Western Center. The new offerings join the college’s existing Spur programming and reflect CSU’s...