[Pollinator] Farming with Grass - Soil and Water Conservation Society Conference

[Ladadams at aol.com]

              Farming with Grass      Achieving Sustainable Mixed 
Agricultural Landscapes in Grasslands Environments

The Call for Papers for this conference closes on February 6th.

The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) will convene a conference to 
address the factors driving change in mixed agricultural systems. Specific 
objectives include:

• Engage participants across diverse disciplines and institutions in 
identifying research, technology, and policy needs to maintain competitive and 
environmentally sound agricultural systems under dynamic natural, social, economic, 
and policy drivers.

• Provide professional development and networking opportunities

• Identify key knowledge gaps and technology limitations that impede the 
ability of individuals and communities to evaluate options to meet multiple 
objectives

• Identify policy alternatives to promote sustainable agricultural systems

Program/Agenda

The keynote speaker for the opening plenary session will be Dr. Frederick L. 
Kirschenmann, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Speaking at the 
closing session will be Jean Steiner, USDA-ARS and Craig Cox, SWCS Executive 
Director. Additional information is available online at _www.swcs.org/fwg_ 
(http://www.swcs.org/fwg) 

The three-day conference will consist of invited keynote speakers, submitted 
posters, and facilitated roundtable discussions organized around the following 
topic areas:

1. Status and trends in types of agricultural systems, inputs, productivity, 
profitability, environmental indicators, and rural demographics and economics. 
John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, University of 
Missouri

2. Environmental, social, and economic benefits of mixed grassland landscapes 
to include farm level, rural community, and broad social perspectives. 
Deborah E. Popper, Associate Professor of Geography, College of Staten Island, City 
University of New York and Frank J. Popper, Professor, Planning and Public 
Policy Program, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University

3. Factors driving change in grassland environments (e.g., resource 
availability, demographics, social dynamics, economics, climate change, farm, 
environmental and energy policy, and local
zoning/farmland preservation) Vivien Gore Allen, Thornton Distinguished 
Chair, Department of Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University

4. Assessment tools for monitoring and predicting changes and to support 
scenario analyses of
alternatives and tradeoffs. Dennis Ojima, Senior Scholar, The H John Heinz 
III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment

5. Science and policy needed to sustain agriculture in mixed grassland 
environments, including role of marketbased tools, state and local water laws and 
policies, and environmental trades (e.g. greenhouse gas emissions, water 
allocation, effluent releases). George Boody, Executive Director, Land Stewardship 
Project

SWCS will develop the conference proceedings and will disseminate the 
findings and recommendations to key scientific, policy maker, and agricultural 
audiences, including all attendees.

The early registration deadline is Wednesday, September 10, 2008.         
WHEN     Monday, October 20, 2008  2:00 PM -  Wednesday, October 22, 2008  2:00 
PM  Central Time Zone      WHERE     Clarion Meridian Hotel and Convention 
Center  737 S Meridian Ave  Oklahoma City,  OK 73108-1601  USA         FEE         
Event Registration         Member     $250.00 until 9/10/08   ( $350.00 
afterwards)   Non-member     $300.00 until 9/10/08   ( $400.00 afterwards)   
Register and Join SWCS     $330.00 until 9/10/08   ( $430.00 afterwards)            
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