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Science Policy Report | Crop Science Society of America Skip to main content Science Policy Report Address all comments to the Science Policy Office at: sciencepolicy@sciencesocieties.org Note: The Science...Science Policy Report will be on hiatus through the end of 2021. Please check the Science Policy websites for the latest policy news: https://www.agronomy.org/science-policy https://www.crops.org/science-policy...org/science-policy https://www.soils.org/science-policy Thank you, The Science Policy Office team Subscribe Here The Science Policy Report is sent electronically and bi-weekly. To change your preferences on receiving...
Farm Bill FAQ Elizabeth Stulberg Science Policy Manager Farm Bill FAQ 1. Why is there a Farm Bill? 2. What are the important, enduring parts of the first Farm Bill? 3. How do Farm Bills help stabilize...associated with the Farm Bill? 6. How is the Farm Bill connected to conservation? 7. How is the Farm Bill connected to science? 8. What is “mandatory” spending, and what parts of the Farm Bill are mandatory...nutrition programs and, indirectly, conservation and science programs, are there other ways the Farm Bill helps urban communities? 10. How have recent Farm Bills been received? 2002 2008 2014 11. What about the...
research enterprise requires a funding mechanism that can support collaborations between multiple life sciences and engineering disciplines. Transdisciplinary and convergent research is needed for the United...Advanced Research Projects-style research agency (ARPA) in the USDA authorized by the 2018 Agriculture Improvement Act (Farm Bill) to focus solely on agriculture. Through AgARDA, USDA can enable the research necessary...States maintain a position of global leadership when new challenges, or science and engineering opportunities, emerge. The 2018 Farm Bill gave AgARDA three broad goals: the development and deployment of technologies...
William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy United States Department of Agriculture. 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250 Re: Tackling the Climate...Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) represent more than 8,000 scientists in academia...Scientists (CPSS). We are the largest coalition of professionals dedicated to the agronomy, crop and soil science disciplines in the United States. We are pleased to offer responses to USDA’s questions that reflect...
1 American Society of Agronomy • Crop Science Society of America • Soil Science Society of America 5585 Guilford Road, Madison, WI 53711-5801 • 608-273-8080 www.agronomy.org • www.crops.org • www.soils...interests of our members and the members of our sister societies: the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA). Collectively, the “Tri-Societies” represent more...coalition of professionals dedicated to the agronomy, crop, and soil science disciplines in the United States. Our members engage in the science that has documented agriculture’s contributions to climate change;...
4-7, 2018 and SSSA-only meets Jan. 6-9, 2019 in San Diego, with the Nov. 10-13, 2019 Tri-Society Annual Meeting in San Antonio. o CSSA & ASA hosted a Science of Industrial Hemp Conference...Conference, July 28-29 in Denver with 200 people, 20 exhibitors. 2 3. Agronomic Science Foundation supported 15 Golden Opportunity Scholars at this meeting. The Golden Opportunity Scholars program celebrates...development. o CSSA & ASA launched Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems journal acquired from Baltzer Science Publishers. o In 2016, 3,365 members have journal subscriptions, 2,240 members have a Digital Library...
The science is clear on which reductions will be necessary, and how they can be achieved, but there is no single...are collections of context-specific practices tailored for each region, climate, soil type, and farming system. Strategies for water and nutrient management, reducing emissions, sequestering carbon, preventing...and reducing or repurposing waste must be weighed against their costs and agronomic impact. Every farm is unique, every situation complex. However, with multifaceted communication and outreach, including...