Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
(SusAg 600)

Spring 2010

Unless otherwise noted, meetings are 3:10 to 5:00 PM on Wednesdays in 2050 Agronomy Hall.

Date Program Location
13 January James Frantzen, organic farmer and pork pool coordinator for Organic Prairie, "Alternative Livestock Production." 2050 Agronomy
20 January Canceled due to weather. 2050 Agronomy
27 January Teva Dawson, community garden coordinator, Des Moines Parks & Recreation Department, "Des Moines Community Gardeners." 2050 Agronomy
3 February Rebecca Christoffel, assistant professor, ISU Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management, wildlife extension specialist,
"Roles of Native Wildlife in Sustainable Agriculture: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly."		 2050 Agronomy
10 February Kamyar Enshayan, director, UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Education, "Biofuels or Biofools?" 2050 Agronomy
17 February John Lundgren, entomologist with USDA-ARS, North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, "Plant Diversity's Role in Supporting Biological Control of Insect Pests." 2050 Agronomy
24 February Nancy Levandowski, director, ISU Campus Dining Services, Local Food Update from Campus Dining Services. 2050 Agronomy
3 March MFA student presentations, Details TBA. 2050 Agronomy
10 March Nana Osei-Kofi, assistant professor, ISU Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Title TBA 2050 Agronomy
17 March Spring Break
24 March Mike Duffy, professor, ISU Department of Economics, "Impact of Land Ownership on Conservation." 2050 Agronomy
31 March "Big River" screening & discussion - details pending.
7 April John Jemison, water quality specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, "The Future of Agriculture in New England (and Iowa) in an Energy-Limited World:   What Must Change?" 2050 Agronomy
14 April Nick Ohde, Diego Thompson, Jessica Veenstra, GPSA students, Thesis research presentations. 2050 Agronomy
21 April Thomas Tomich, professor & director, Agricultural Sustainability Institute and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, UC-Davis, "Bridging the Science / Society / Policy Gap." 2050 Agronomy
28 April GPSA Research Symposium Details TBA.
5 May Finals.