A herd with a name, a legacy with a heart: Honoring the Hutchison family and Hutchison Western at the Temple Grandin Equine Center

The Hutchison Herd at CSU’s Temple Grandin Equine Center honors the Hutchison family’s legacy, offering healing and connection through the gentle strength of therapy horses.

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CSU Landscape Architecture program earns reaccreditation, builds on decades of growth and impact

CSU’s Landscape Architecture program has been nationally reaccredited, earning praise for its strong curriculum, collaborative faculty, and hands-on learning opportunities. With a rich history and a focus on sustainable design, the program prepares graduates to lead in the profession.

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CSU-led regional food business center awards $2 million in grant funding to food, farm and ranch business projects

A Colorado State University-led regional food business center funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected 116 small and medium-size farm and food business projects in Colorado, the Mountain West and the Pacific Northwest to fund with nearly $2 million in grants.

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Article examines pathways to sustaining the Ogallala Aquifer region

Amy Kremen, associate director of the Irrigation Innovation Consortium in CSU’s Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, is a co-author on “Pathways to sustaining agriculture and communities in the Ogallala region,” published in the November/December 2024 issue of the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.

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Trees in the West event at CSU Spur tackles climate resilience through urban forestry

This year’s Trees in the West event will bring together residents, scientists, policymakers and forestry professionals to explore how trees can help communities adapt to a warming climate. The event will take place on Tuesday, May 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at CSU Spur, and is hosted by Colorado State University’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.

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Upskilling program receives new funding to continue work in 2025, beyond

Colorado State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences’ Upskilling program recently received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to train workers in agricultural fields, particularly younger employees, on the latest technology related to irrigation, soil health, seed conditioning and food safety.

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CSU hosts National Collegiate Landscape Design Competition, student team takes third

Colorado State University’s Landscape Design and Contracting program recently hosted more than 1,500 students on campus for the 49th Annual National Collegiate Landscape Design Competition. This year marked the fifth time CSU has hosted the event in Fort Collins, and CSU’s student team placed third for the second consecutive year.

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Serving Our State – A love of food, mathematics, skiing and research brings agricultural economics assistant professor to CSU

“If lower-income shoppers can buy food at a dollar store cheaper than they can at a supermarket, why wouldn’t we want that? It gives them more money to spend elsewhere, which helps the economy.”

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CSU contributes to new international report linking planetary health and social justice

Lauren Gifford, associate director of CSU’s Soil Carbon Solutions Center, is among an interdisciplinary group of more than 60 scientists from more than 20 countries who contributed to a significant new report published this week in Lancet Planetary Health that connects the resiliency and stability of the planet to the quality of life for people worldwide.

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Serving Our State – Northern CO local chasing ag ambitions through CSU education, state FFA leadership

“Through experiences at CSU like CAM’s Classroom and other ag education programs, and reflecting on the impact my high school agriculture advisors had on me, I finally recognized my passion for all varieties of education.”

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2024 CSU Ag Day: A celebration of Northern Colorado Agriculture

Colorado State University’s 2024 Nutrien Ag Day BBQ is set for Saturday, Sept. 7, prior to the Rams football game against the University of Northern Colorado Bears at Canvas Stadium. CSU’s 43rd Ag Day will be a celebration of the deeply rooted agricultural tradition of both universities’ northern Colorado communities and colleges. CSU fans will don their Aggie Orange attire for the occasion as a nod to Colorado A&M’s original colors, pumpkin orange and alfalfa green.

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Serving Our State: From Eastern Colorado to Western Australia, Todd Gaines leads the never-ending war to control weeds

“I’m very excited about this current research into spray-on gene silencing methods of weed control. If we can improve delivery and efficacy, this can potentially provide a whole new menu of weed control options with favorable environmental and toxicology profiles. “

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