{"id":43,"date":"2015-12-21T23:16:08","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T23:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/specialtycrops\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2019-10-22T21:36:48","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T21:36:48","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/specialtycrops\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”828″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Dr. Mark Uchanski<\/strong>
\nSpecialty Crops Program Coordinator<\/p>\n

mark.uchanski@colostate.edu
\nShepardson 211
\n970-491-4885<\/p>\n

more info<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”493″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Maria Chavez
\n<\/strong>Graduate Student (Ph.D.)<\/p>\n

Maria is studying the insect ecology on organic dairy farms. Additionally she will explore alternative manure management practices that utilize insect biology in order to improve manure quality, reduce pest populations, and reduce runoff and infiltration into freshwater ecosystems.<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”351″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Tyler Mason<\/strong>
\nGraduate Student (Ph.D.)<\/p>\n

Tyler is taking on much of CSU’s participation in the Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Collaborative (NOVIC), studying cultivars that perform particularly well in certified organic production systems.\u00a0 He’s also doing work with organic weed management, focusing on organic herbicides.\u00a0 Check out his work on Caprylic and Capric acids here.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”210″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Brian Mitchell<\/strong>
\nGraduate Student (Ph.D.)<\/p>\n

After finishing his research on fruit load management in organic high tunnel tomato systems for his M.S., Brian is beginning a Ph.D. exploring hemp production in Colorado agroecosystems and cover cropping in vegetable systems.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Program Alumni”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”487″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Andrea Stuemky<\/strong>
\nGraduate Student (M.S.)<\/p>\n

Andrea researched the impact of different LED lighting treatments on hydroponic strawberries.<\/p>\n

Check out this video<\/a> summarizing her study.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”417″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Tabitha Covey<\/strong>
\nGraduate Student (M.S.)<\/p>\n

Tabitha’s creating an inventory of irrigated crops and cropping systems throughout Colorado. Through interviewing farmers and cataloging research performed at CSU’s experiment stations she’s developing a tool to assist farmers in strategizing during times of drought or water restriction.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”358″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Tara Burns<\/strong>
\nGraduate Student (M.S.)<\/p>\n

Tara researched LED lighting impacts on hydroponic greenhouse tomato production.<\/p>\n

Check out this video<\/a> summarizing her study.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”421″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Deborah Ray
\n<\/strong>Graduate Student (M.S.)<\/p>\n

Deb is evaluating drought tolerance in cucurbit crops (squash and watermelons) to identify lower water use alternative cultivars for Colorado growers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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