Salinity in the South Platte 

FIELD DAY

August 13th, 2025

 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Location:  2.9 miles West of Weldona, Hwy. 144 

Salinity is increasingly impacting crop production in the Lower South Platte Basin. 

The field day will be held at Parachini Farms near Weldona. Discussion about the effects of elevated salinity on crops, as well as ongoing research and management strategies will be discussed.  Hosted by Parachini Farms, Colorado Water Center, Colorado State University, and the South Platte Salinity Stakeholder Group.   

CSU Water Center website:  

https://watercenter.colostate.edu/water-quality-and-access/south-platte-salinity-stakeholders/

View the recorded WEBINAR

on

CSU Water Quality Results from Irrigated Mountain Meadow Monitoring

Recorded February 20, 2025

Presenters: A.J. Brown, CSU Ag Water Quality Program Data Scientist,

and Greg Peterson, CAWA

Topics: 

• Why the study has been conducted.
• The timing of irrigation, fertilization, hay production and grazing.
• Differences in nitrogen and phosphorus levels in the inflows and outflows (runoff).
• Differences in sediment (total suspended solids) loads coming into and leaving fields.
• The effects of manure and commercial fertilizer application on nutrients in outflows.
• Q and A

Recorded Webinar URL:  https://youtu.be/QFFcA2mM0Qo

View the Highlights of the webinar