Appendix B Committee to Review the Role of Publicly Funded Agricultural Research on the Structure of U.S. Agriculture
Public Workshop
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
BOARD ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
January 18, 2000
AGENDA |
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8:00 am |
Welcome and Introductions Anthony Earl, Committee Chair |
8:10 |
Sustainable Agriculture and Small-Scale Linkages Gail Feenstra, University of California, Davis |
8:40 |
Small Farms Commission and Minority Perspectives Desmond Jolly, University of California, Davis |
9:10 |
Capturing Value of Publicly Funded Research and the Structure of Agriculture |
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Chuck Hassebrook, Center for Rural Affairs |
9:40 |
Q&A Session |
10:10–10:30 |
Break |
10:30 |
Overall Funding for Agricultural Research and Information Transfer Issues Noel Keen, University of California, Riverside |
11:00 |
Impact of Biotechnology Research and Producer Access to Information Ken Olson, American Farm Bureau |
11:30 |
Genomics and GMOs: Dealing with Public Opinion and Policy Needs from an International Perspective Robert Goodman, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
12:00 noon |
Q&A Session |
12:30–1:30pm |
Lunch |
1:30 |
Small Farms and Federal Funding—Farmer’s Perspective Glenn Anderson, Organic Farms, Hilmar, California |
2:00 |
Minorities and Public Research Daniel Mountjoy, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
2:30 |
Sustainable Agriculture and the Salad Bar Project Michelle Mascarenhas, Occidental College, Los Angeles |
3:00 |
Q&A Session |
3:30–3:50 |
Break |
3:50 |
Publicly Funded Agricultural Research—Perspective from the Biological Sciences Cal Qualset, University of California, Davis |