Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change: Transformational Advancements in Research, Education and Extension Session: National and International Partnerships for Climate Science Applications In Agriculture and Forestry: Bridging Sectoral Requirements (ASA, CSSA and SSSA Annual Meetings (Cincinnati, OH- Oct. 21

National and International Partnerships for Climate Science Applications In Agriculture and Forestry: Bridging Sectoral Requirements

Oral Session

Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change: Transformational Advancements in Research, Education and Extension

This session focuses on broad and active partnerships that are required to both mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012: 1:00 PM-4:15 PM

Duke Energy Convention Center, Junior Ballroom C, Level 3

Presiders:

Mary Ann Rozum and Lois Wright Morton

1:00 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:05 PM

185-1

Using Partnerships to Improve Climate-Based Decision Tools in the Corn Belt.
Linda S. Prokopy, Purdue University

1:25 PM

185-2

Developing Partnerships to Advance Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation for Animal Agriculture.
Richard R. Stowell, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Joseph Harrison, Washington State University; Saqib Mukhtar, Texas Agrilife Extension; Mark Risse, The University of Georgia; Larry Jacobson, University of Minnesota; Curt Gooch, Cornell University; Karl VanDevender, University of Arkansas

1:45 PM

185-3

PINEMAP: Leveraging 50 Years of University-Corporate-Governmental Forestry Research Cooperation.
Thomas Fox, Virginia Tech; Timothy A. Martin, University of Florida; Gary F. Peter, University of Florida

2:05 PM

185-4

The National Institute for Food and Agriculture's Projects in Climate Change and the ARS Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network: A Natural Partnership for Sustainability.
Sanford D. Eigenbrode, University of Idaho; David Huggins, USDA-ARS; Mark R. Walbridge, USDA-ARS; Steven R. Shafer, USDA-ARS

2:25 PM

Break

2:45 PM

185-5

Climate Change Is Happening: Building Partnerships to Convey Common Messages.
Lois Wright Morton, Iowa State University; Wendy-Lin Bartels, University of Florida

3:05 PM

185-6

Building International Partnerships and Funding for Climate Change Work in Guatemala, Lesotho and Mozambique.
Forbes Walker, University of Tennessee; Neal Eash, University of Tennessee; Makoala V. Marake, National University of Lesotho; Christian Thierfelder, CIMMYT; August Basson, Growing Nations; William Rustrick, Clean Star Mozambique

3:25 PM

185-7

The Cornell and Bahir Dar University Partnership for Integrated Adaptive Water Management.
Tammo Steenhuis, Cornell University; Seifu A. Tilahun, Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University; Essayas K. Ayana, Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University; Amy S. Collick, Cornell University

3:45 PM

Panel Discussion

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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