Newswise — September 27, 2016— High input agriculture has put a strain on water, nutrient, and environmental resources to maintain economic yields. Researchers are striving to find new crop systems that alleviate this stress.
The “Enabling Fiber Productivity Increases through Multi-Disciplinary Innovations” symposium planned at the Resilience Emerging from Scarcity and Abundance ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ, will address this important topic. The symposium will be held Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 3:00PM. The meeting is sponsored by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America.
David Wright, University of Florida, Quincy, will discuss how year round cash crops/cover crops/livestock integration can be the future for agriculture. “They can provide the next significant step after conservation tillage and cover crops in not only preserving farm land but enhancing it, while providing risk management for the next generation of farmers.”
“Hemp has great promise, but the industry has a long way to go,” says Ron Turco, who will present his research with Purdue University and Indiana’s first industrial hemp research program. “Currently, the development of field programs and new products is hampered by the legal quagmire that surrounds industrial hemp. The semi-legalization of industrial hemp is only the first step to developing a new industry; markets must be created to drive demand for the plant.”
For more information about the Resilience Emerging from Scarcity and Abundance 2016 meeting, visit https://www.acsmeetings.org/. Media are invited to attend the conference. Pre-registration by Oct. 26, 2016 is required. Visit https://www.acsmeetings.org/media for registration information. For information about the “Enabling Fiber Productivity Increases through Multi-Disciplinary Innovations” symposium, visit https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2016am/webprogram/Session15446.html.
To speak with one of the scientists, contact Susan V. Fisk, 608-273-8091, [email protected] to arrange an interview.
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