Retta Bruegger, a range management specialist with CSU Extension focusing on western Colorado, received the Outstanding Young Professional Award from the Society for Range Management at the organization's annual meeting in February.
To help support older adults, in 2022 CSU Extension adapted its Aging Mastery course in partnership with the Denver Regional Council on Aging (DRCOG) to offer the program in five different languages to immigrants and refugees in Aurora.
Honorees include Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences James Pritchett, who is the 2023 Denver Business Journal's Who's Who in Agriculture Trailblazer, and agricultural education and equine science student Jo Smeby, who will receive the Rising Star award.
With coordinated pipeline engineering management and oversight, we could avoid most gas pipeline explosions, public health emergencies caused by aging pipe infrastructure, and environmental pollution impacts from pipeline failures.
CSU Extension will lead a study commissioned by the Colorado Department of Natural Resources to understand the role native pollinating insects have on natural resources, determine how native insect populations are changing across the state, and recommend management practices that will benefit pollinator health.
Colorado State University President Amy Parsons today announced several key appointments to open leadership positions at the University, including the hiring of two long-time campus communications leaders and the superintendent of one of the state’s largest urban school districts.
The Colorado State University Colorado Water Center is addressing the state's most difficult water challenges by helping provide over half a million dollars in potential funding for CSU faculty, graduate students, and Extension professionals to conduct solutions-oriented research, education, and engagement.
On Feb. 14, the Aurora-South Metro SBDC, Arapahoe Community College, and the CSU System opened a SBDC office within the ACC Sturm Collaboration Campus in Castle Rock, launching a one-of-a-kind partnership in South Denver that will leverage diverse resources to serve small business owners and engage the next generation of entrepreneurs.
For over 30 years, Colorado State University Extension has conducted a survey of custom rates charged for various crop and livestock operations and lease arrangements in Colorado to help agricultural producers make more informed decisions. Data is collected from agricultural producers, landowners and managers, lenders, agricultural consultants, machine operators, and Extension agents.
Barbara Hyde Boardman, who served as a CSU Extension horticulture agent in Longmont for 17 years, passed away in mid-January, just over a month shy of her 99th birthday. A pioneer in her industry, Boardman was the first woman to enroll in CSU’s horticulture program.