CSU Western Colorado Research Center

Join Dr. Charlotte Oliver at WCRC-Rogers Mesa on September 3 as we explore table grapes as an alternative vineyard crop. In person with snacks, but online is an option with registration: https://col.st/AEadv

30624 Hwy 92, Hotchkiss, CO

Reminder - Looking for something to do tonight? Join the Corn Promotion Council at CSU Western Campus, 3170 B1/2 Rd Grand Jct, to learn about current research on nitrogen fertilizer availability. Stay for drinks, snacks, and discussion on future research directions.

Watch this space for details on upcoming field days -

September 16 - WCRC-Rogers Mesa Field Day, 3-6pm

September 24 - WCRC-Grand Valley Field Day, 3-6pm

Reminder - August 20, 4-6:30pm - the Colorado Corn Council will be at the Western Campus, 3170 B1/2 Rd Grand Jct, for drinks, snacks, and a research presentation on nitrogen fertilizer fate under different fertilizer rates and water availabilities. Discussion on future research needs to follow.

JUICE ANALYSIS lab now open -- Thursdays until noon until the grape harvest season is complete.

Where: WCRC-Orchard Mesa, 3170 B1/2 Grand Jct. Follow the road to the right and look for the sign indicating drop off at the north side of our old office building.

How: Place your 50-berry sample in a quart FREEZER bag (no sandwich bags) and mark bag with the variety, your name, phone number, and email address. Place your freezer bag in the "grape sample" box at the drop off point.

Cost: $12.50 per sample. We will invoice at the end of the season. Do NOT leave cash or check with samples.

Questions? Reach out via this contact information and we will get it into the right inbox: https://westerncampus.colostate.edu/contact-us/

Thankful for our partners, UpRoot, who help recruit volunteers for harvests at WCRC-Orchard Mesa. We sent out 5 pallets of peaches to hunger relief organizations last week and volunteers stepped up to make smaller deliveries. Curious about upcoming harvests at WCRC-OM and other farms in the region? Check out .

New look for the CSU Western Campus. We permanently removed 75 sprinkler heads that watered turf and laid down over 145 yards of rock. Irrigation for trees was converted from relying on lawn sprinklers (not desirable) to bubblers ringing the trees. Thanks to the hard work of our contract landscaper who moved a lot of rock and fabric, volunteers who dug sprinkler heads, and Andrew our Building Operation guru who converted all our tree systems.

Attention Commercial Vegetable producers! A Message from Tri-River Extension entomologist Mel Schreiner:

Cucurbits, tomatoes, beans, and other vegetable crops are being heavily impacted in Mesa, Montrose, and Delta counties by Beet Curly Top Virus (BCTV), vectored by the beet leaf hopper. The beet leafhopper spreads serious plant diseases as it feeds. Checking for it early, protecting young plants with row covers, and applying insecticides when monitoring shows the insects are present can greatly reduce the risk of disease. The migratory beet leaf hopper has had a large and impactful population this year leading to many diseased plants.

Colorado State University Plant Diagnostic Clinic in Denver is offering free BCTV diagnostic testing throughout the month of August to commercial vegetable producers. Our hope is that this effort will help us better understand the extent and distribution of the outbreak and its impact on Colorado growers to untimely help inform management recommendations for following seasons.

For information on how to submit a sample, reach out to the CSU Western Campus and we will get the inquiry in the right inbox! https://westerncampus.colostate.edu/contact-us/

Save the date a month from now for research presentation and reception with CSU researchers and the Colorado Corn Promotion Council at WCRC-Orchard Mesa. AUGUST 20, 4-6pm. Please RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdh31fJ1oPpmDOV8SG2oh-O5WVWG50jwoedPYUKQATI1jU6nQ/viewform?pli=1