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The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America

2011 Annual Meeting

"Fundamental for Life: Soil, Crop, & Environmental Sciences"

October 16-19, 2011 -- San Antonio, Texas

 

 Final abstract submission deadline: April 26, 11:59 PM EDT

https://www.acsmeetings.org/poster-oral-papers

Questions regarding submissions may be addressed to the organizer Ann-Marie Fortuna (afortuna@wsu.edu),

Office Phone 509-335-3644, Cell (207) 478-6162

 

Agronomic Production Systems and COSA Cosponsor Oral Session
"Organic Management Systems I"
Presider: Ann-Marie Fortuna
Session Description:  The session includes a variety of volunteered research papers in the general area of organic management systems.
 
Agronomic Production Systems and COSA Cosponsor Poster Session
"Organic Management Systems: II"
(Poster session is not limited to graduate students)
Presider: Ann-Marie Fortuna
Session Description: The session includes a variety of volunteered research posters in the general area of organic management systems.  This session has a concurrent Graduate Student Poster Competition.
 
COSA and Soil Biology/Biochemistry Symposium
"The Legacy of John Doran: From Soil Quality to Organic Practices"
Division: ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems
Organizer: Cynthia Cambardella Contact: Cindy.Cambardella@ars.usda.gov
Session Description: During this half-day symposium, invited speakers will present research results related to soil quality and/or organic management systems and provide a retrospective of John Doran’s influence on the science of soil quality and the path of their individual research careers. John’s influence in the area of soil quality spans disciplines and time zones, including colleagues in research and education, small and large scale producers in the US, international governments, and subsistence farmers in many developing countries around the world. We would like to include representatives from as many arenas as possible as speakers in the symposium.
 
COSA Roundtable Event
"With public research funding in question, how does the Land Grant mission hold up?"
Speaker: to be announced
Break-out sessions will follow
 

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  • Committee on Organic and Sustainable Agriculture
    COSA was established to:
  • Develop programming for members and divisions interested in sustainable and organic agriculture for the Societies' Annual Meeting.
  • Obtain input and develop recommendations on ways to better serve members interested in sustainable and organic agriculture beyond the activities at the annual meeting.
  • Identify funding opportunities for research and professional services.
  • Develop liaisons with appropriate federal agencies and national laboratories.
  • Work with the Director of Science Policy to develop liaisons and coalitions with like-minded societies and organizations to pursue common policy making goals and objectives.
  • Develop documents for Congress and Federal agencies relevant to research and professional needs in sustainable and organic agriculture.
  • Provide recommendations to the ASA-CSSA-SSSA Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
The Committee is composed of a minimum of 10 and no more than 15 members who are appointed for a two-year term. The Chair will serve a one-year term including serving as chair of any subcommittees that are established. Subcommittee members may include committee members and other interested members of ASA-CSSA-SSSA.
* Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education - Center for Rural Affairs
Organic Farming Research Foundation
American Society of Agronomy - Crop Science Society of America - Soil Science Society of America