Speaker: Dr. Steven Fonte, Associate Professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Colorado State University.
Steve’s background involves a mix of soils, agriculture, forestry, and ecology. Rooted in these disciplines, his research largely focuses on plant soil interactions, nutrient cycling and management impacts on agroecosystem functions, biodiversity and sustainability across a broad away array of ecological contexts. His work encompasses diverse efforts, ranging from studies to improve forage, production and quality in grassland fallows of the Andean Highlands, to exploring the effects of tillage and residue management on key ecosystem functions on farms in rural Central America and Colorado.