Research Scientist
Ron Godin
Organic and Sustainable Agriculture
Research Scientist
Western Colorado Research Center at Rogers Mesa
ronald.godin@colostate.edu
970-872-3387 x5 office
970-872-3397 fax
Research Interests
My research interests focus on organic and sustainable fruit and vegetable production in western Colorado and research on native plant seed production for rehabilitation and revegetation of public lands. Recently completed projects have centered on organic weed control methods in fruit trees and vegetables and organic fertility for fruit production.
Extension & Outreach
Native Seed Production for Crop Diversification. This cooperative project between CSU and the Uncompahgre Plateau Project has a research component with 7 acres of native grasses, forbs and shrubs at Rogers Mesa and a grower component with 5 acres of native grasses, one acre each at five farms around the Uncompahgre Valley. The goal is to assist growers to learn to produce native seed for revegetation of the Uncompahgre Plateau in western Colorado. This project is funded by WSARE and the Uncompahgre Plateau Project. Irrigation Efficiency: Research and Demonstration Project. This is a cooperative project between CSU, the Delta Soil and Water Conservation District and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. This project examines water use efficiency, alfalfa production and quality, with and without compost additions, under drip, sprinkler and furrow irrigation. The goal of the project to determine the most economically beneficial and water efficient production scenario while reducing or eliminating water runoff and deep percolation that contributes to increased salinity in area rivers.
Colorado Entrepreneurship Marketplace
Native American Women in Agriculture Day
Organic Soil Fertility Management Presentations:
- Western Soils and Soil Fertility
- Building Soil Fertility: Using Organic Matter, Compost & Green Manures
- Timing and Placement of Fertilizer Applications
Conference: Four Corners Organic Weed Management Presentation
Conference: New Mexico Organic Farming Conference 2009 Presentation
- Organic Orchard Fertility
See below for Organic Weed Management presentations
Preparing for Organic Production - New Mexico
Sustainable Hops Growing Workshop - Hotchkiss, CO July 26, 2008
Plateau Restoration and the Utah Guides and Outfitters 2008
Interpreting the Land
Restoration and Revegetation
New Mexico Organic Farming Conference 2008
Organic Weed Management
New Mexico Organic Farmers Conference 2007
Organic Production on the Edge: Help for Southwest Soils