Seminar Schedule, Spring 2007

Topics

Presenter

1

1/25

Introduction and planning

Michael Bell

2

2/1

Are Colleges of Agriculture Capitalist?

          Download reading from the Materials page.

Group Discussion

3

2/8

How Would Agroecologists Write the 2007 Farm Bill?

Group Discussion

4

2/15

Is Organic Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture?

          Download reading from the Materials page.

Group Discussion

5

2/22

Rain Gardens and Urban Water Quality Improvement

Jacob Schneider

Dept of Horticulture

6

3/1

Natural Enemies and Potato Pests in the Healthy Grown Potatoes Program

Hannah Gaines

Agroecology Program

7

3/8

Is the DEFRA Report on Organics and Local Food Good Science?

          Download the report here.

Group Discussion

8

3/15

Annual Agroecology Lecture —Growing Green: Ecological Strategies for Sustaining High Production Agriculture in the American Midwest

          To be held in the Biotech Auditorium, Biotechnology Center

Matt Liebman

Iowa State University

9

3/22

Subject: Best Management Practices in Honduras

Andrew Barrett

Dept of Horticulture

10

3/29

Nate Bard

Agroecology Program

11

4/12

Alexandra Lyon

Agroecology Program

12

4/19

DC Smith Lecture

Jon Foley

13

4/26

Herrika Kummel

Agroecology Program

14

5/3

Jennifer Blazek

Agroecology Program

15

5/10

Open