Tag: horticulture
Protecting Colorado from the Invasive Japanese Beetle
By Dr. Rich Guggenheim, Plant Health Certification Program Manager, CO Dept. of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry
Dr. Rich Guggenheim, Plant Health Certification Program Manager...
CHREF Update
CHREF Donates to Three CSU Hort Research Projects
The Board of Directors of the Colorado Horticulture Research and Education Foundation (CHREF) would again like to...
Welcome Susan Stauber to CNGA Board of Directors
By Lyn Dean
Susan Stauber, sales representative at Ball Seed Company, came to Colorado with her parents at age 11. After high school she continued...
CSU’s Josh Craver Fully Embraces Controlled Environment Hort Research
By Lyn Dean
The stars seem to have aligned in 2018 when Josh Craver, assistant professor at Colorado State University (CSU), was offered a position...
CSU Instructor Shannon Mason Champions Student-Centered Learning
As an instructor in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Colorado State University (CSU), Shannon Mason’s primary role is to introduce undergraduate...
The Farm Bill – Why Should the Horticulture Industry Care?
The Farm Bill is a comprehensive package of legislation that is passed roughly every five years and contains both agriculture and nutrition programs. Funding...
CHREF Update
Big changes are in the works for the Colorado Horticulture Research and Education Foundation (CHREF). In addition to the continual funding of research, ongoing...
CSU Research: “Top Performer” Perennials from the 2022 CSU Flower Trial
In 2022, Colorado State University continued its three-year herbaceous perennial trial and chose eight perennials as the ‘Top Performers’ from 113 that were planted...
Meet New Board Member Courtenay Koontz
Courtenay Koontz is general manager at Trees of Corrales (TOC) in Corrales, New Mexico. His parents founded the nursery in 1976 and grew field...
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If there is part of the year when you have both the time and the interest to advance your horticulture knowledge, it’s probably now....
