In an agrivoltaic system, solar panels provide partial shade for the crops being grown below, which can help protect plants from heat extremes. To explore new ideas and initiate novel research programs, the College of Agricultural Sciences is funding six research...
Rebecca Even and Angie Moore, research associates in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, separate soil cores by depth. Photo courtesy of Laura van der Pol. The legume family is great at fixing nitrogen, a biochemical process that moves nitrogen from the air into...
Every day, hundreds of billions of gallons of a precious, dwindling natural resource, fresh water, is used for agricultural irrigation, energy extraction and more. The demand for novel sources of clean water, in the face of a growing population and a warming planet,...
CSU researchers, in collaboration with Woodwell Climate Research Center, are developing a rangeland carbon tracking tool for land managers. Video and photos by Ron Bend. The United States’ 770 million acres of rangelands have been home to many generations of grazing...
