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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23395.
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Appendix D

Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems

Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Keck Center
500 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC

8:15 am–8:30 am Welcome
Norman Scott, Chairman, National Research Council Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Workshop Moderator
8:30 am–9:15 am Keynote: Examining the Environmental Effects of Practices for Controlling Agricultural Pests
May Berenbaum,1 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Professor and Department Chair of Entomology
Topic: Broad discussion of environmental issues surrounding agricultural production systems. Topics include pesticide residues; biodiversity; emergence of weed resistance and consequences for the environment and production; soil health; soil and nutrient losses; water quality and quantity; energy use; air quality; tradeoffs in yield; scale effects.
9:15 am–9:30 am Discussion

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1 The speaker gave her presentation via the Internet.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23395.
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9:30 am–9:45 am Break
9:45 am–11:05 am Panel I: Contemporary Practices for Suppressing Weeds
Jay Hill, New Mexico Farmer
Topic: Pest management in corn and vegetable production
Steven Mirsky, USDA–ARS, Research Ecologist
Topic: Ecologically-based weed management in long-term cropping studies
David Mortensen, Pennsylvania State University, Professor of Weed and Applied Plant Ecology
Topic: Sustainable weed management in herbicide-resistant cropping systems
Jennifer Schmidt, Maryland Farmer and Registered Dietitian
Topic: Integrating weed, pest, and disease management across crops within farming
11:05 am–12:00 pm Discussion of Environmental Effects, Tradeoffs, and Synergies
12:00 pm–1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 pm–2:20 pm Panel II: Insect Management Across Production Systems
Galen Dively, University of Maryland, Professor Emeritus, and IPM Consultant
Topic: Regional suppression of the European corn borer and its impacts on other host crops due to the Bt corn technology
Jonathan Lundgren, USDA–ARS, Research Entomologist
Topic: Managing insect communities in the agroecosystem
John Tooker, Pennsylvania State University, Associate Professor of Entomology, Extension Specialist
Topic: Complex ecological effects of pest-management approaches
Frank Shotkoski, Cornell University, Director of the Agriculture Biotechnology Support Project II
Topic: Examination of Bt eggplant release in Bangladesh
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23395.
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2:20 pm–3:00 pm Discussion of Environmental Effects, Tradeoffs, and Synergies
3:00 pm–3:15 pm Break
3:15 pm–4:00 pm Panel III: Managing Pests in Tree Crops
Harold Browning, Chief Officer of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Inc.
Topic: Pest management in citrus: Past, present and future
Marc Fuchs, Cornell University, Associate Professor
Topic: Virus-resistance: Lessons and prospects
4:00 pm–4:30 pm Discussion of Environmental Effects, Tradeoffs, and Synergies
4:30 pm–5:15 pm Conclusions
Topic: Discussion summarizing information gaps and research needs across different pest-management practices and agricultural production systems
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23395.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agenda for Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23395.
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Genetically engineered (GE) crops were first introduced commercially in the 1990s. After two decades of production, some groups and individuals remain critical of the technology based on their concerns about possible adverse effects on human health, the environment, and ethical considerations. At the same time, others are concerned that the technology is not reaching its potential to improve human health and the environment because of stringent regulations and reduced public funding to develop products offering more benefits to society. While the debate about these and other questions related to the genetic engineering techniques of the first 20 years goes on, emerging genetic-engineering technologies are adding new complexities to the conversation.

Genetically Engineered Crops builds on previous related Academies reports published between 1987 and 2010 by undertaking a retrospective examination of the purported positive and adverse effects of GE crops and to anticipate what emerging genetic-engineering technologies hold for the future. This report indicates where there are uncertainties about the economic, agronomic, health, safety, or other impacts of GE crops and food, and makes recommendations to fill gaps in safety assessments, increase regulatory clarity, and improve innovations in and access to GE technology.

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