CSU Ag Day shines spotlight on future of agriculture
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Meeting the challenge of feeding the world’s growing population has been a core part of Colorado State University’s mission from the very beginning. After all, back in 1870, it was right there in the school’s original name: Colorado Agricultural College.
CSU’s deep Aggie roots and land-grant mission are as important today as ever, and they’ll be on display for everyone to see at the 2024 Nutrien Ag Day BBQ and football game against the University of Northern Colorado Bears on Sept. 7.
This annual event provides Colorado’s community with the opportunity to meet the people responsible for producing their food and raise scholarship money to support the next generation of agricultural leaders.
Below are some story ideas surrounding CSU’s agricultural research and identity. To arrange interviews with any of these experts or to RSVP for on-site coverage during the Ag Day BBQ, please contact Allison Sylte at [email protected].
2024 CSU Ag Day: A celebration of Northern Colorado agriculture
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 CSU Ag Day barbecue, an event that has been a University tradition since 1981. Fundamental to the tradition of the barbecue is the important partnership between CSU and agricultural partners across the state. Food served at the event is locally grown and produced and proceeds from ticket sales support student scholarship funding for agricultural sciences students who represent the future of the agriculture industry. Since 2000, more than 381 Ag Day scholarships have been awarded to CSU students in the College of Agricultural Sciences totaling nearly $600,000.
Live! at CSU: Ryan Chrys & the Rough Cuts
The Northern Colorado community can get in the spirit for Ag Day the night before with a free concert on the CSU West Lawn by Ryan Chrys & and the Rough Cuts, a four piece country and rock band. This event is part of Live! at CSU, a new fall concert series that brings local and national talent to the Colorado State campus every Friday night. The doors to the concert open at 5 p.m. Food trucks will be parked on site and drinks will be available for purchase.
During her first year at Colorado State University, Valeria Quintero-Segura went on a tour of CSU’s Agricultural Research and Development Center (ARDEC) and noticed a particular problem: poop.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at CSU is working with farmers to proactively schedule and better monitor irrigation use in their fields using sensors, satellite imagery and deep learning technology.
Need more? Here’s a list of CSU researchers available to discuss the future of agriculture
From regenerative agriculture to agrivoltaics to nitrogen cycling to food justice, CSU experts can offer a variety of perspectives on a wide range of issues.