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...
Researchers are looking belowground to address atmospheric carbon, using soils as a tool for climate mitigation. Accessing roots and soils has historically required some creative problem-solving to take a deeper look at the rhizosphere, or the soil around a root...
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...
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,...
