Mark A. Brick Professor

http://soilcrop.colostate.edu/

CSU located in the West Central Great Plains of the United States

ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE

Colorado State University [Land Grant University]

Resident Instruction

Agricultural Expt. Stn.

Cooperative Extension

Soil and Crop Sciences Dept.

Faculty have joint appointments in two or more of the three missions

FACULTY, STAFF & STUDENTS

24 On-campus faculty members 3 Off-campus at Research Centers 20 Research associates 3 Support staff 6 Post-doctorate fellows 48 Graduate students 121 Undergraduate majors (includes

dual majors with Ag Business)

ACTIVITIES

Teaching – Undergraduate Graduate

Research –

Extension -

Educational Experiences for Students

Our Primary Focus: Students

STUDENT ENROLLMENT Undergraduate

enrollment = 121

Rely heavily on transfer students

Graduate student enrollment = 48

Active Agronomy Club

RESEARCH AREAS Plant Genetics Dry Edible Bean

Yield & Quality Disease resist.

Wheat breeding Yield & Quality Herbicide resist. Insect & disease resist.

Dr. Mark Brick Dr. Pat Byrne Dr. Scott Haley Dr. Nora Lapitan Dr. Eric Storlie Dr. Sarah Ward

RESEARCH AREAS Agroecosystem Mgt.

Plant Production

Dr. Jack Fenwick Dr. Raj Khosla Dr. Neil Hansen Dr. Gary Peterson Dr. Dwayne Westfall

Dr. Jerry Johnson Brad Erker (Seed

Director) Dr. Joe Brummer Dr. Abdel Berrada Dr. Calvin Pearson

RESEARCH AREAS Soil Science

Soil Physics Soil Chemistry Soil Microbiology Pedology Soil Ecology Waste Managment Environmental protection

Dr. Alan Andales Dr. Ken Barbarick Dr. Thomas Borch Dr. Greg Butters Dr. Francesca Cotrufo Dr. Jessica Davis Dr. Jay Ham Dr. Gene Kelly Dr. Keith Paustian Dr. Mary Stromberger

RESEARCH/OUTREACH Limited irrigation Stretching our

water

MANAGED ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH/ENGAGEMENT TEAM

Limited irrigation/ Stretching our

water Team Research

Hansen, Pritchett, Westfall, Peairs, Bosley, Bauder, Waskom, Schneekloth, Trout

S&C

S&C

S&C

DARE

BSPM CE Agent CWRRI CE Specialist

USDA-ARS

Team Leaders

MANAGED ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH/ENGAGEMENT

Forest fire effects on soils

Microbial & physical changes

Butters Stromberger

MANAGED ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH/ENGAGEMENT

Beneficial use of

biosolids in agriculture

25+ years of cooperation with Cities of Littleton/Englewood

Barbarick

Stromberger

Hansen

http://englewoodgov.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=934http://englewoodgov.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=931http://englewoodgov.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=930

ANIMAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH/OUTREACH

S&C S&C S&C

Ani. Sci. NREL Vet. Med. Liberal Arts Liberal Arts

http://ile.colostate.edu/index.htmlhttp://ile.colostate.edu/events.html

Haley S&C

Erker S&C

Tisserat BSPM

Peairs BSPM

Westra BSPM

Byrne S&C

Lapitan S&C

Thompson Horticulture

Johnson S&C

Wheat Research/Engagement Team

McKay BSPM

Westfall S&C

Holtzer BSPM

Peterson S&C Bosley

CE

Hansen S&C Leach

BSPM

Dale Shaner (USDA-ARS) and Bob Hammons (CE)

“Program of Research & Scholarly Excellence” (PRSE)

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RESEARCH/OUTREACH

Beneficial use of

biosolids in agriculture

20 years of research at CSU

RESEARCH/OUTREACH Wheat breeding

Colorado varieties

popular with farmers

Russian wheat aphid resistant

Herbicide resistance

CROPS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH/ENGAGEMENT Dry edible beans for

health

Beans contain high levels of disease-fighting compounds, antioxidants, relative to commonly consumed foods

Brick Thompson

RESEARCH/OUTREACH Dry edible beans for

health

Do Beans contain high levels of disease-fighting compounds, antioxidants, relative to commonly consumed foods?

PRECLINICAL STUDIES

Influence of bean in the diets of animals

Class of 2012

Next courses 2-week short course: June, 2014 Online course: Fall, 2013

http://www.unl.edu/

SERVICE ACTIVITIES Soil & Water

Testing Lab

Foundation Seed

Seed Certification

Seed Testing

FUTURE Ever changing role Urbanization Fewer farmers New curricula – (organic production) New research that crosses department

boundaries – (soil environmental chemistry; crop traits for health; water issues;

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