Bryan Irey of Crossroads Cooperative, CSU-TAPS marketing partner, gives his observations and analysis of 2026 corn market conditions mid-summer, including potential impacts of the USDA planted acreage report released at the end of June.
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More than 50 ag water leaders representing existing and emerging Master Irrigator programs spanning 15 states – along with other key stakeholders – attended the 3rd Master Irrigator Summit, August 10-12 at Quartz Mountain State Park in Oklahoma.
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The 2026 CSU-TAPS Field Day featured a new TAPS Tech & Partner Showcase that brought in 15 TAPS ag tech and industry partners to answer questions one-on-one with this year’s competitors and guests.
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The 2026 CSU-TAPS Field Day and TAPS Tech & Partner Showcase welcomed 85 guests to the competition field at CSU ARDEC South Research Farm. It was a great day to connect, see team plots in person, hear competition updates, and get hands-on with ag tech.
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We’re happy to share that CSU‑TAPS has been recognized with CSU’s 2026 Emerging Community Engagement Scholarship Award! This honor celebrates the collaboration of CSU colleagues, industry partners, and the dedicated competitors who drive innovation through the TAPS farm management competition. Thank you for being part of this community!
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The 2026 CSU-TAPS Kickoff featured a new ag industry Partner Preview for teams in the farm management competition. This year’s roster includes the competition’s first high-school FFA teams.
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A slew of variables impacted the winning outcomes of the 2025 CSU-TAPS farm management competition. Get a peek at decisions that made the difference for the winners announced at the year end banquet on January 10, 2026.
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CSU’s Lory Student Center Theater set the stage for a celebration with nearly 100 guests on January 10, 2026, to wrap up the third CSU-Testing Ag Performance Solutions (CSU-TAPS) Farm Management Competition. Producers, ag professionals, researchers, and industry partners gathered in Fort Collins to honor the hard work of the participants who defined the 2025 growing season.
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Fall fieldwork at CSU-TAPS includes biomass sampling of corn plants from every competition plot. The moisture analysis helped determine harvest date. (Photos by Christine Hamilton)
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The results are in! Our team is analyzing data to determine the winners of the 2025 CSU-TAPS farm management competition!
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Ag water conservation leaders nationwide gathered at the beautiful Winthrop Rockefeller Institute atop scenic Petit Jean Mountain for the 2025 National Master Irrigator Summit, September 8-10, 2025. Their collective focus is to equip producers in advanced water stewardship.
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More than 75 people joined the CSU-TAPS team on July 25 for the program’s informative 2025 Field Day. The event featured a field visit and competition insights in an engaging new format.
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One of TAPS’ big benefits is the data it produces that can offer insight on improving farm input-use efficiency while maintaining production and profitability. Check out five research projects happening in the 2025 CSU-TAPS field.
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A total of 29 soil moisture probes (provided by AquaSpy, CropX, GroGuru, and Sentek) and 15 Arable weather sensors are located throughout the 2025 CSU-TAPS sprinkler corn farm management competition field.
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The Colorado Water Center at Colorado State University awarded a grant to support research focused on Testing Ag Performance Solutions (TAPS) farming competition decision-making data from CSU-TAPS, and TAPS programs at Kansas State and University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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It takes a village to plant a Testing Ag Performance Solutions field! Perfect spring weather on May 2 made for a great day to plant the 2025 CSU-TAPS competition field in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Let the learning—and competition—begin! The 2025 CSU-TAPS Farm Management Competition kicked off on March 28 at CSU’s CoBank Center. More than 55 people came for lunch, camaraderie, and an overview of this year’s sprinkler corn competition.
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Trying ag tech, hybrids, irrigation strategies - two 2024 CSU-TAPS competitors praise the TAPS format for giving producers a chance to try precision farming tools that can improve profitability.
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The Kickoff for Colorado State University’s third annual Testing Ag Performance Solutions (TAPS) farm management competition will be March 28, 2025 at CSU’s Agricultural Research Development and Education Center’s (ARDEC) CoBank conference facility in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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More than 90 people came to the 2024 CSU-TAPS Awards Banquet held at Colorado State University’s Lory Student Center on January 11, 2025. From announcing winners and data to making ag industry connections, the banquet did a lot in one fun event.
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