Colorado State University's (CSU) Wheat Breeding and Genetics Program will celebrate its' 50th anniversary in 2013. Having released more than 30 different varieties since its' 1963 inception, the program has played an ...

Colorado agriculture has blossomed with the development of water resources that are used for growing crops, which, in turn, spurs value-added production in the meat, sugar and dairy sectors. Increasing urban development ...

This summary highlights some key findings of the 2011 Survey on Public Attitudes about Colorado Agriculture. The study's figures, tables and discussion are based on the responses of 504 Coloradans who participated in an ...

Precipitation, whether realized as rain showers during the growing season or stored as snowmelt in reservoirs, is critical for crop and pasture production in Colorado. Drought is the persistent absence of precipitation, ...

Agricultural land values, and the relative importance of individual characteristics in determining these values, is of longstanding interest to economists and of practical importance to agricultural real estate appraisers, ...

Colorado's ongoing drought is in its significant geographic reach and economic impacts. For Ncondition, reduces cow condition and leads to difficulty in locating critical feed inputs. These production losses generally ...

Coloradoans continue to experience severe drought conditions resulting in significant economic losses. The ongoing drought has led to widespread crop failures, damaged rangelands and reduced livestock productivity. The ...

Food security is a complex issue: limited resource households, distance to food markets and other barriers to securing adequate, safe and nutritious foods all combine to create a food landscape that may not be conducive ...

Colorado has had the lowest adult obesity rate in the U.S., but is worsening from its status a decade ago. Because of the perceived link between food access, behavior and consumption, exploring connections between the food ...

This study was intended to share perceptions and experiences from the initial years of Colorado Farm to School activities, with a particular focus of the perceived effectiveness of such programs in the eyes of one major ...