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goo.gl/qtzbZaPast Agroforestry Symposia
9th Annual Agroforestry Symposium
Soil Health in Diverse Cropping Systems
January 25, 2018 | 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Bond Life Sciences Center
University of Missouri - Columbia, MO
Symposium is free and open to the public, but advanced registration is requested.
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Symposium Schedule
| 8:00 a.m. | Coffee and Registration |
| 8:30 a.m. | Introduction Dr. Michael Gold, Interim Director, The Center for Agroforestry Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Dr. Christopher Daubert, Dean, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources |
| 8:45 a.m. | Priorities for Advancing Soil Health Management Systems Dr. Wayne Honeycutt, President and CEO, Soil Health Institute |
| 9:30 a.m. | Soil Health and Promoting Multi-Functional Agriculture Systems: Insights from California Dr. Amelie Gaudin, Associate Professor, University of California Davis |
| 10:00 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 a.m. | Soil Ecosystems Services of Agroforestry Dr. Ranjith Udawatta, Center for Agroforestry |
| 11:00 a.m. | Panel Discussion: Farmer Perspectives on Enhancing Soil Health Moderator: Rachel Owen, Doctoral Research Assistant, Soil Ecologist, USGS Fellow |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch (Soil Demonstrations and Poster Session in McQuinn Atrium) |
| 1:30 p.m. | Healthy Soils: The Missouri Partnership Sara Parker Pauley, Director, Missouri Department of Conservation |
| 2:00 p.m. | Advances in Soil Health Indicators: Developing Affordable and Interpretable Tests for Farmers Dr. Kristen Veum, USDA-ARS |
| 2:30 p.m. | Farmer Collaborative Research Through the Soil Health Partnership Dr. Nick Goeser, Soil Health Partnership/NCGA |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | National and Regional Trends in Adoption of Soil Health Practices Dr. Rob Myers, Director, USDA - North Central SARE |
| 4:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion: Programs and Agency Coordination for Soil Health in Missouri Moderator: Gregory O. Mori, Outreach Coordinator, UMCA |
| 5:00 p.m. | Poster Session and Reception in McQuinn Atrium |
| 6:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Symposium is free and open to the public, but advanced registration is requested.
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For more information, please contact: Gregory O. Mori, Outreach Coordinator
Email: OrmsbyG@missouri.edu | Tel: (573) 884-2874
The Center for Agroforestry would like to thank our
generous sponsors for their support:
