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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!

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