PFAS in Agricultural Systems: Guidance for Conservation Programs at USDA (2026)
Chapter: Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas
Appendix B
Public Meeting Agendas
Information-gathering sessions include in-person public meetings and webinars held by the committee from February 2025 to April 2025. They are listed in chronological order. The locations of the in-person meetings are provided. Presentations that were made via the Internet at the in-person public meetings are noted.
February 20, 2025
The first public meeting of the Committee on Assistance to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Building a Framework for Addressing PFAS on Agricultural Land was held in person and virtually.
The Keck Center, 500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Open Session Agenda
February 20, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
| 10:00 | Welcome Jim Ippolito, Committee Chair, The Ohio State University Kara Laney, Study Director, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| 10:10 | Committee Introductions |
| 10:20 | Overview of the National Academies Study Process Kara Laney, Study Director, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| 10:30 | Remarks by the Study Sponsor, U.S. Department of Agriculture–National Resources Conservation Service (USDA–NRCS) Dana Ashford-Kornburger, USDA–NRCS |
| 10:40 | Conservation Programs, Planning, and Practice Standards Bill Reck, USDA–NRCS |
| 11:00 | Presentation on PFAS and Regional Screening Levels Linda Gaines, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| 11:20 | Committee Discussion with Speakers |
| 11:45 | Opportunity for Public Comment |
| 12:00 | Adjourn Open Session |
March 11–12, 2025
The second public meeting of the Committee on Assistance to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Building a Framework for Addressing PFAS on Agricultural Land was held virtually over 2 days.
Open Session Agenda
March 11, 2025
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
| 3:30 | Welcome Jim Ippolito, Committee Chair, The Ohio State University |
| 3:35 | Overview of the National Academies Study Process Kara Laney, Study Director, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| 3:45 | The USDA Agriculture Research Service (ARS) PFAS Research Enterprise, the USDA–ARS and University of Maine PFAS Workshop, and the USDA–ARS and University of Maine Center for Excellence: The ARS Vision for Excellent Science to Address PFAS Issues in Agriculture David B. Knaebel, USDA–ARS |
| 4:05 | Farm Practices and PFAS in Food Crop Production Systems Clinton Williams, USDA–ARS |
| 4:25 | Identifying Microorganisms and Environments that Enhance the Degradation and Reduce the Half-Life of PFAS Jude Maul, USDA–ARS |
| 4:45 | Committee Discussion with Speakers |
| 5:00 | Adjourn Day One |
Open Session Agenda
March 12, 2025
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
| 1:00 | Welcome Jim Ippolito, Committee Chair, The Ohio State University |
| 1:10 | PFAS Fate in Agricultural Systems: Developing Data Useful for Informing Conservation Policy Sara Lupton, USDA–ARS |
| 1:30 | Finding Solutions to Mitigate the Impacts of PFAS Contamination on Agriculture and Food Systems David J. Smith, USDA–ARS |
| 1:50 | Committee Discussion with Speakers |
| 2:30 | Adjourn Meeting |
April 3, 2025
The third public meeting of the Committee on Assistance to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Building a Framework for Addressing PFAS on Agricultural Land was held in person and virtually.
The Keck Center, 500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Open Session Agenda
April 3, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
| 10:00 | Welcome Jim Ippolito, Committee Chair, The Ohio State University |
| 10:05 | Conversation with the Study Sponsor, U.S. Department of Agriculture–Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA–NRCS) Follow-up Items from Last Discussion Bill Reck, USDA–NRCS Conservation Evaluation and Monitoring Activity Gene Kim, USDA–NRCS NRCS-supported PFAS Science Charlotte Kirk-Baer, USDA–NRCS PFAS and Hazardous Substances in Agriculture, PFAS Definition Kale Horton, USDA-Farm Service Agency (remote) National Environmental Policy Act Barbara (Barbie) Prine, USDA–NRCS |
| 11:00 | Adjourn Open Session |
