A MATTER OF BALANCE:
SOIL AND POLICY/ECONOMICS/CLIMATE CHANGE/PUBLIC DEMAND
Michigan Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Society Seminar
Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Michigamme Room, Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Speakers and Presentation Briefs
Soil Conservation and Soil Quality: History and Current Status
Dr. Diane Stott, Research Soil Scientist (Biogeochemistry)
USDA-ARS National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory
Agronomy Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
The history of soil conservation in the US, the development of the concept of soil quality (or soil health), and what we are learning about the impact of best management practices on soil conservation and soil quality will be covered.
Why Soil Matters – Soil as a Living System
Dr. Stuart Granby, Assistant Professor
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
This presentation will discuss soil ecology and biology; how climate change may affect soil processes and soil management; and how soil quality relates to soil sustainability.
Why Farmers Farm the Way They Farm
June Grabemeyer, State Economist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, East Lansing,20MI
What economic factors are driving the agriculture production system and why farmers respond to those factors. How changes in economic environment and circumstances can change farmer's behavior.
The Emerging Carbon Markets: Opportunities for Soil and Biomass Offset Projects in Agriculture and Forestry
Dr. David Skole, Professor of Global Change Science
Department of Forestry, Michigan State University
This presentation will provide an overview of=2
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The Gretzky Model of Conservation
Dr. Peter Nowak, Professor, Environmental Studies
The Nelson Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison
This presentation will highlight both the scientific and the program
challenges facing the conservation community in the near future.
Go to www.miswcs.org for a registration form and more information about the speakers. Advance registration due by February 27.
Daniel F. Kesselring, Chair
ANR Week Seminar Planning Committee
Michigan Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Society
113 North Dr. E.
Marshall, MI 49068