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The Agricultural Water Quality Program (AWQP) protects Colorado state waters and the environment from impairment or degradation due to the improper use of agricultural chemicals while allowing for their proper and correct use.

05/01/2026

Undergraduate Research Assistant Kenzie Maruca shares her hands on experience assembling and deploying data loggers and how this experience has strengthened her understanding of the applications of technology in agriculture.

Data collection through the loggers allows for better quantitative comprehension of the physical field components, including soil, air, water, and more.

Photos from CSU Ag Water Quality's post 04/24/2026

Behind the scenes: lots of smiles with Barnfly Productions!

The AWQP team would like to extend our gratitude to the Barnfly team for documenting our logger assembly process to life and collaborating to communicate the power of technology in agriculture. Not only do they make us look good, we all have fun working together.

04/17/2026

Agricultural Data Scientist A.J. Brown shares how applied monitoring technology supports agricultural production and research. With Data Logger technology, we are better equipped to, "monitor more with less."

Accurate measurement and monitoring allows us to manage. By developing low cost, modular sensors, we can expand the capacity of managing water quality in the context of a changing climate.

Photos from CSU Ag Water Quality's post 04/10/2026

From the lab to the field.

A close up view of the AWQP data logger assembly and deployment in the field. From soldered wire connections, to the Particle boron boards for cellular connection, to the solar panel and battery that power the device – each part of the data logger plays a role in helping gain insight on field conditions. Each component comes together to monitor and keep track of whichever variable is of interest, from humidity, temperature, soil moisture, and beyond. These metrics are powerful in monitoring crop health as it relates to management of pesticide application and water quality.

To learn more (if you would like to build your own!) you can visit: https://github.com/CSU-Agricultural-Water-Quality-Program/awqp-loggers

04/03/2026

Technology plays a crucial role in the ability to make data-driven decisions in agricultural management.

Field Research Technician Jake Ladow shares how the AWQP designs and builds empowering research-grade technology that provide quality metrics to support farmers in real-time decision making.

Over the next few weeks, we will explore how our low-cost data logger technology can help producers and researchers alike tackle diverse agricultural challenges and make better informed decisions in agricultural water quality management.

03/28/2026

Agriculture and water quality are intertwined. AJ Brown is the Agricultural Data Scientist for CSU Ag Water Quality (AWQP). The AWQP is tasked with the research, development and education of agricultural best management practices that protect Colorado's water quality.
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was March 22, but we’re continuing to highlight the many ways our faculty, staff, and students are advancing water‑focused research to support the future of agriculture 💧

Photos from CSU Ag Water Quality's post 03/26/2026

Water is vital to agriculture. Not only do we need water to farm, but the quality of the water used on our fields, plays a role in important factors like crop yield and the health of the soil.

Water quality sampling is an important part of the CSU's Ag Water Quality Program (AWQP) research. Water quality samples are collected as different practices are implemented in fields. The water quality data is used to learn the impact of agricultural practices.

The AWQP uses three primary methods to sample water quality: AWQP-developed Automatic Programmable Low Cost Samplers, industry standard automatic samplers and grab sampling.

Automated water quality samplers are a powerful tool for monitoring and caring for our waters. Using automatic samplers allows for us to collect water from agricultural fields and other areas without being there in person.

In addition to using industry standard automatic samplers, the AWQP has developed a Low-Cost Water Quality Sampler. If you'd like to see how these methods compare, or would like to build your own low-cost sampler, visit our GitHub page at: https://github.com/CSU-Agricultural-Water-Quality-Program/awqp-loggers

Grab sampling is a tried and true method for collecting water samples in difficult to access locations and offers a snap shot in time of water quality.

For , we're highlighting the many ways our faculty, staff and students are advancing water-focused research to support the future of agriculture.

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