Authors

Hello, my name is Laura Pottorff. I am the Director of Colorado Seed Programs, at Colorado State University providing leadership and oversight of the managers of Seed Certification, Agronomy Foundation Seed, and the Colorado Seed Lab.  I have a background in outreach, teaching and policy development in the areas of plant pathology, pest risk assessment mitigation, seed quality and health.

I’m Rick Novak and I served as the CSU Director of Seed Programs prior to Laura coming on board.  I have many years of experience with commercial seed production and seed conditioning.  I’ve now mostly retired from CSU and remain active in the Seed Programs.  In this course I will be available to answer any technical questions you may have on the agronomy, seed conditioning and seed production side.

Hi, I’m Tamla Blunt and I’m a Plant Pathologist.  I am an emeriti faculty member at Colorado State University in the Agricultural Biology department. I teach Online Horticulture Pathology classes and Food Safety Upskilling badge courses at CSU. I am 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.

I have 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.

Hello, everyone!  I’m Deana Namuth-Covert and I work at Colorado State University where I am a Professor and the Executive Director of College of Agricultural Sciences Upskilling Initiative.  I am optimistic about the use of online technologies to simultaneously empower individuals, strengthen local communities and resolve complex global challenges. I lead teams to construct creative approaches in distance education, while expanding the impact of research, teaching and workforce development efforts.

Acknowledgements

This material (Lessons 2-4) is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2024-68018-42796, administered by Colorado State University.  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.