Authors

Dr. Allan Andales is a Professor and Extension Specialist in Irrigation and Water Science at Colorado State University’s Department of Soil and Crop Sciences. Dr. Allan Andales applies principles of soil and water engineering, environmental biophysics, and numerical methods to study the effects of management practices and environmental factors on field hydrology and agricultural production. If you would like more information about his background and research, please go to his Departmental webpage .

Subject matter questions may be sent to: Allan.Andales@colostate.edu

Dr. Tamla Blunt is a Plant Pathologist and an emeriti faculty member at Colorado State University in the Agricultural Biology department. She teaches Online Horticulture Pathology classes and Food Safety Upskilling badge courses at CSU. She is familiar with a variety of plants that include greenhouse, forest, landscape, turf, and cropping situations and the associated disorders that accompany many of these plants.

She has also taught Landscape Plant Health Care, Plant Propagation, and Pesticide Safety and Use at Front Range Community College campuses in Westminster and Fort Collins, CO.

Dr. Deana Namuth-Covert works at Colorado State University where she is a Professor and the Executive Director of College of Agricultural Sciences Upskilling Initiative.  She is optimistic about the use of online technologies to simultaneously empower individuals, strengthen local communities and resolve complex global challenges. She leads teams to construct creative approaches in distance education, while expanding the impact of research, teaching and workforce development efforts.

Acknowledgements

Initial pilot development of this content was supported in part by funding from the CHS Foundation, administered by Colorado State University (2022). The CHS Foundation, funded by charitable gifts from CHS Inc., is focused on developing a new generation of agriculture leaders for life-long success. Together, with our partners, we are igniting innovation and driving excellence in agriculture education, cultivating high impact programs for rural youth and accelerating potential for careers in agriculture.  Learn more at CHS Foundation.

This updated material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2023-38640-39571 through the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number WPDP24-021. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.