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Project Title:
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21st Century Systems Agriculture: An Update of the 1989 NRC Report "Alternative Agriculture"
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BANR-O-06-05-A
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Major Unit:
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Division on Earth and Life Studies
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Sub Unit:
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Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
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RSO:
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Tang, Evonne P.Y.
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Subject/Focus Area:
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21st Century Systems Agriculture
May 1, 2008 - May 3, 2008
Keck Center
500 5th Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20001
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If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
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| Contact Name:
Margot Rhyu
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| Email:
mrhyu@nas.edu
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| Phone:
202-334-1534
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Fax:
202-334-1978
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Agenda:
May 1, 2008 (Thursday)
CLOSED SESSION only--Committee and Staff only
May 2, 2008 (Friday)
OPEN SESSION—Panel Session on Economics and Policies that Affect Farming Systems and Farmers’ Behavior and their Impacts on Environmental Outcomes
Location:
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Room 204
8:30-8:40 Welcome and introductions
Julia Kornegay, Chair
8:40-9:00 Impact of conservation programs on U.S. agriculture
Roger Claassen, USDA-ERS
9:00-9:20 Impact of agroenvironmental policies on the environmental sustainability of U.S. agriculture
Douglas Lawrence, USDA-NRCS
9:20-9:40 EPA regulations that could impact agricultural producers
Sally Shaver, EPA
9:40-10:00 State policies and programs for improving the environmental performance of agriculture
Connie Musgrove, University of Maryland
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-10:35 Cost and benefit of developing policies to improve water quality
Cathy Kling, Iowa State University
10:35-10:55 Impact of crop insurance on farmers’ decisions to adopt agronomic practices
Jerry Skees, University of Kentucky
10:55-1:00 Panel Discussion
1:00-5:00 CLOSED SESSION--Committee and staff only
May 3, 2008 (Saturday)
CLOSED SESSION only--Committee and Staff only
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Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting
The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Sandra S. Batie
Dale Bucks
Cornelia Flora
James C. Hanson
Richard R. Harwood
Douglas Jackson-Smith
Julia Kornegay
M. Ray McKinnie
Deanne Meyer
John P. Reganold
August Schumacher
Henning Sehmsdorf
Carol Shennan
Lori Ann Thrupp
Paul Willis
The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
Committee members discussed the report outline, the open session presentations, and plans for the workshop.
The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
None
Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:
May 5, 2008
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