Recipient Organization
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRONOMY
5585 Guilford Road
MADISON,WI 53711
Performing Department
Chief Executive Officer
Non Technical Summary
Currently, there are 34 research projects on the adpatation to and mitigation of climate change in agroecosystems. These projects are funded by the USDA--National Institute of Food and Agriculture. It is fitting that these scientists present and update on their research at the Oct. 21-24, 2012 International Annual Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America. The Societies' work emphadizes crop, soil, and environmental sciences.
Animal Health Component
30%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
40%
Applied
30%
Developmental
30%
Goals / Objectives
This purpose of the proposed summit is an evaluation of the current state of the science in the > $130 million National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) portfolio of projects relating to Agriculture Science for Climate Variability and Change, evaluating gaps in knowledge and developing recommendations for future directions in research, education and extension. The resulting Synthesis and Assessment Product will be used to inform current and future programs at NIFA and beyond. This Synthesis and Assessment Product, conducted under support from The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America (the "Tri-Societies"), will represent activities of hundreds of scientists, educators, and extension professionals working on 34 NIFA-funded projects, each that has a set of measurable outcomes related to the adaptation to and mitigation of climate change in agroecosystems (broadly defined to include managed forests and range).
Project Methods
There will be two main activities: 1) A two and one-half day conference featuring five special sessions at the 2012 International Annual Meetings of the Tri-societies, October 21-24 in Cincinnati, OH. The theme for the 2012 conference is "Visions for a Sustainable Planet," and it is expected that more than 4,000 scientists, professionals, educators, and students will be in attendance. 2) The second, associated activity will involve publishing the proceedings of the conference in a special edition of one of the Tri-societies journals or as a stand-alone book that has already been approved by the Tri-societies editorial board. The five Special Sessions and the published book will focus on the 40 distinct achievable 10-year outcomes from logic models that are being used as a roadmap for the NIFA portfolio grouped into five topical areas and include: 1) Agroecosystem production and resource management; 2) Genomics and breeding; 3) Human and Economic Dimensions; 4) Formal and non-Formal Education; and 5) Extension and Outreach. Twenty student travel fellowships to attend the conference are also included in this request.