Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects (2016)
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23395.
Appendix D
Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Keck Center
500 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC
| 8:15 am–8:30 am | Welcome |
| Norman Scott, Chairman, National Research Council Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Workshop Moderator | |
| 8:30 am–9:15 am | Keynote: Examining the Environmental Effects of Practices for Controlling Agricultural Pests |
| May Berenbaum,1 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Professor and Department Chair of Entomology Topic: Broad discussion of environmental issues surrounding agricultural production systems. Topics include pesticide residues; biodiversity; emergence of weed resistance and consequences for the environment and production; soil health; soil and nutrient losses; water quality and quantity; energy use; air quality; tradeoffs in yield; scale effects. |
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| 9:15 am–9:30 am | Discussion |
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1 The speaker gave her presentation via the Internet.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23395.
| 9:30 am–9:45 am | Break |
| 9:45 am–11:05 am | Panel I: Contemporary Practices for Suppressing Weeds |
| Jay Hill, New Mexico Farmer Topic: Pest management in corn and vegetable production |
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| Steven Mirsky, USDA–ARS, Research Ecologist Topic: Ecologically-based weed management in long-term cropping studies |
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| David Mortensen, Pennsylvania State University, Professor of Weed and Applied Plant Ecology Topic: Sustainable weed management in herbicide-resistant cropping systems |
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| Jennifer Schmidt, Maryland Farmer and Registered Dietitian Topic: Integrating weed, pest, and disease management across crops within farming |
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| 11:05 am–12:00 pm | Discussion of Environmental Effects, Tradeoffs, and Synergies |
| 12:00 pm–1:00 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 pm–2:20 pm | Panel II: Insect Management Across Production Systems |
| Galen Dively, University of Maryland, Professor Emeritus, and IPM Consultant Topic: Regional suppression of the European corn borer and its impacts on other host crops due to the Bt corn technology |
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| Jonathan Lundgren, USDA–ARS, Research Entomologist Topic: Managing insect communities in the agroecosystem |
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| John Tooker, Pennsylvania State University, Associate Professor of Entomology, Extension Specialist Topic: Complex ecological effects of pest-management approaches |
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| Frank Shotkoski, Cornell University, Director of the Agriculture Biotechnology Support Project II Topic: Examination of Bt eggplant release in Bangladesh |
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23395.
| 2:20 pm–3:00 pm | Discussion of Environmental Effects, Tradeoffs, and Synergies |
| 3:00 pm–3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:15 pm–4:00 pm | Panel III: Managing Pests in Tree Crops |
| Harold Browning, Chief Officer of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Inc. Topic: Pest management in citrus: Past, present and future |
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| Marc Fuchs, Cornell University, Associate Professor Topic: Virus-resistance: Lessons and prospects |
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| 4:00 pm–4:30 pm | Discussion of Environmental Effects, Tradeoffs, and Synergies |
| 4:30 pm–5:15 pm | Conclusions |
| Topic: Discussion summarizing information gaps and research needs across different pest-management practices and agricultural production systems | |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23395.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23395.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23395.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23395.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23395.
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