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*Committee on Organic and Sustainable Agriculture (COSA)
COSA was established to:
Annual Meeting Event - COSA
What is the definition of "Sustainable Biofuels Production"? How do we measure sustainability?
The goal of the ASA-CSSA-SSSA Committee on Organic and Sustainable Agriculture (COSA) Annual Roundtable event, on Monday, November 5th at 6 pm - 8:30 pm in the Marriott, Blaine Kern (CD) is to answer these questions and more!
The event, entitled Biofuels in a Community Context: Integrating Economic, Social and Environmental Aspects, will identify the many aspects of soil conservation, policy, and the local economy that biofuels production can impact. Roundtable panelists, Rob Mitchell, Research Agronomist; Jason Hill, Research Economist; Susan Andrews, Ecologist; Kelly King, Biofuels Entrepreneur; and Julie Sibbing, Conservation Policy Expert will present their perspectives on these aspects and suggest sustainability criteria to assess sustainable biofuel production.
Please join us at the COSA Annual Roundtable on Monday evening for this exciting event!
- 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 emerging issues in sustainable and organic agriculture.
- 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
0rganic Farming Research Foundation
American Society of Agronomy - Crop Science Society of America - Soil Science Society of America