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Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources

The Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR) is a program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine focused on agriculture, forestry, fisheries, wildlife, and the use of land, water, and other natural resources.

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Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date.

Workshop on The Social-Ecological Consequences of Future Wildfire in the West - Planning Meeting 4

  • March 27, 2024
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
  • Past

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in collaboration with the Royal Society of Canada, has organized a workshop on the future climate, social, and ecological drivers of wild...

Workshop on Climate Change and Human Migration: An Earth Systems Science Perspective

  • March 18 - 19, 2024
  • Workshop
  • Past

Climate change and associated impacts (e.g., sustained droughts, repeated and severe flooding, increased frequency and intensity of hurricanes and cyclones, saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers,...

Workshop on The Social-Ecological Consequences of Future Wildfire in the West - Planning Meeting 3

  • March 13, 2024
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
  • Closed
  • Past

This meeting is closed to the public in its entirety.

Nutrient Requirements of Swine, 12th revised edition, 2nd In-Person Meeting

  • March 10, 2024
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

The committee will meet to discuss chapter assignments and contents, for the 12th revised edition of the NRC Nutrient Requirements of Swine.

Workshop on The Social-Ecological Consequences of Future Wildfire in the West - Planning Meeting 2

  • March 6, 2024
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
  • Closed
  • Past

This meeting is closed to the public in its entirety.

Grapevine Viruses and Grapevine Disease Research Committee Meeting in Davis, California

  • March 4 - 5, 2024
  • Webcast
  • Past

Please join the National Academies’ Committee on Grapevine Viruses and Disease Research on March 4-5th, 2024 for its fourth public meeting. The committee will convene in Davis, California for this two...

Workshop on The Social-Ecological Consequences of Future Wildfire in the West - Planning Meeting 1

  • February 29, 2024
  • 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM (ET)
  • Closed
  • Past

This meeting is closed to the public in its entirety.

State of Knowledge and Research Needs Regarding Heritable Genomic Modification in Food Animals: A Workshop

  • February 27 - 28, 2024
  • Past

This workshop will explore the state of the science of the development of food animals with heritable genetic modifications and their potential health risks. Workshop discussions will also address the...

Grapevine Red Blotch and Leafroll Viruses: Biology, Ecology, and Management (Webinar #2)

  • February 16, 2024
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Please join the committee on Assistance to the California Department of Food and Agriculture Pierce’s Disease/Glassy-Winged Sharp Shooter Board on Grapevine Viruses and Grapevine Disease Research for...

Review of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action White Paper on Building a Scientific Roadmap to a Carbon Negative Agricultural System February Meeting

  • February 1, 2024
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

CANCELLED: Management of Chronic Wasting Disease in Captive Cervid Populations: A Webinar with Alex Hamberg, State Veterinarian, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture [Canceled]

  • January 30, 2024
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

This event has been canceled.

Exploring Linkages Between Soil Health and Human Health Meeting #18

  • January 23, 2024
  • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
  • Closed
  • Past

The National Academies’ Committee on Exploring Linkages Between Soil Health and Human Health will meet in closed session on January 23, 2024. This meeting will be virtual and closed in its entirety.

Heritable Genetic Modification in Food Animals Committee Meeting #5

  • January 18, 2024
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (ET)
  • Past

This is the fifth committee meeting of a consensus study aimed at exploring heritable genetic modifications in food animals. The committee will hold closed sessions to determine preliminary findings a...

Review of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action White Paper on Building a Scientific Roadmap to a Carbon Negative Agricultural System January Meeting

  • January 8, 2024
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

Review of Transmission and Geographic Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in U.S. Cervid Populations Meeting 4

  • January 4 - 5, 2024
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is a closed session meeting during which the committee will deliberate its charge and discuss its draft report.

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