Dear colleagues,
You are invited to join the upcoming Digital Agriculture and Conservation Policy Workshop hosted by the Cornell Initiative for Digital Agriculture, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Farm Foundation (see attached file). This is a four-part online event, May 20, 27, 29 and June 3. All session begin at 10:00 am EDT/9:00 am CDT and run for 60-90 minutes. Session 1-3 are open to the public. Session 4 is focused on research planning and strengthening the science-policy interface. People engaged in research, research policy, and applications of research are specifically invited. The complete program and registration portal is available herehttps://www.advancingdigitalagandconservation.com/.
Session 1, May 20 10:00 am EDT, Framing of Risks and Opportunities,
Panelists:
· Charles Baron, Chief Innovation Officer and Co-Founder, Farmers Business Network
· Jason Weller, Senior Director, Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN
Workshop Coordinators: Steven Wolf, Cornell University; Jonathan Coppess and Kathy Baylis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Shari Rogge-Fidler, Tim Brennan and Martha King, Farm Foundation
Steven Wolf
Department of Natural Resources
Cornell University
President, RC40, Research Committee on Agriculture and Food, International Sociological Association (https://www.isa-agrifood.com/)