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CSU and ENRICHES expand soil-moisture network and soil-health research with federal funding
Summary
CSU researchers and the ENRICHES center described a regional soil-health research network, the Colorado Open Soil Moisture Monitoring Network funded with $1.45 million to expand sensors to about 50 sites, and ongoing soil-health field trials and the Soil-to-Supper initiative.
Researchers from Colorado State University and the ENRICHES soil-innovation center told the committee about an expanding soil-health research program and a near-term sensor network intended to improve drought resilience and irrigation decisions.
Helen Silver (co-director, ENRICHES) summarized the center's work connecting science, practice and community across the Rocky Mountain region and described how the Colorado Soil Health Program previously supported nearly 400 producers. She said the program has attracted significant…
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