Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
(SusAg 600)

Spring 2009

Unless otherwise noted, all sessions meet 3:10 to 5:00 PM on Wednesdays in 2115 Pearson Hall.

Date Program Location
14 January Introductions and SAEA Conference Presentation
Phil Damery will make a presentation about the upcoming SAEA conference, highlighting how students can be involved.
2115 Pearson
21 January Richard Schultz, ISU Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, "Agricultural Best Management Practices:  Adoption, Economics, and Land Ethics." 2115 Pearson
28 January Galen Bontrager, "Entrepreneurial Farming 101." 2115 Pearson
4 February Angie Tagtow, "Healthy Land, Healthy Food, Healthy Eaters - An Ecological Approach to Food and Health." 2115 Pearson
11 February Carter Johnson, "South Dakota’s Prairie Farm: Restoring Balance Between Environment and Economics." 2115 Pearson
18 February Jackie Comito, "A Culture of Conservation:  Moving Citizens to Action." 2115 Pearson
25 February Cliff Ohmart, The Evolution of Sustainable Winegrowing in Lodi:  From Grower Education to Certification." 2115 Pearson Please note: today's colloquium will begin promptly at 3:00 PM.
4 March GPSA Student Presentations:  Matt Hoffman, "Keeping the Wine Glass Full:  The Role of Sustainable Viticulture in Sustaining rural Livelihoods;" Rebekah Ritson, "Impact of Fungicides on Entomopathogenic Fungi of Soybean Aphid." 2115 Pearson
11 March Pete Lammers, GPSA PhD candidate,
"Resources and Pigs."
2115 Pearson
18 March Spring Break
25 March Clay Mitchell, farmer, Waterloo area, will speak about his farming operation: www.mitchellfarms.com 2115 Pearson
1 April Leo Timms, ISU Department of Animal Science, will discuss current issues in the dairy industry. 2115 Pearson
8 April Jeff Herrick, research scientist, USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, New Mexico, "Practical Approaches to Increasing the Impact of Sustainable Management Research and Development Projects." 2115 Pearson
15 April Marty Frick, professor, Division of Agricultural Education, Montana State University, "Cooperatives and the Rural Social Economy." 2115 Pearson
22 April William Deutsch, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University, "Reducing Nutrients and Pathogens from Local Streams to the Gulf - Grassroots Action by Community Volun- teers, Educators and Livestock Producers in the US and Mexico." 2115 Pearson
29 April GPSA Research Symposium:
Fred Kirschenmann,
Distinguished Fellow with the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and professor of philosophy and religious studies, will present "Sustainability in the 21st Century:  From Greening to Resilience."  A poster session will follow the presentation.  For additional details, please see GPSA Symposium.
Sun Room &
South Ballroom,
ISU Memorial Union
6 May Finals.