Agenda
Incorporating The Benefits of Precision Application into Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation of Pesticides
September 17 – Welcome Reception 6:00-8:00 pm at the historic Hotel Lombardy 2019 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
September 18-19 – Workshop at the National Academy of Sciences Building, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Day 1 – Sep 18
Check -in for the meeting will start at 7:30 am. We will be serving breakfast starting at 7:45am. Lunch will be 12:30-1:30pm. Finish for the day at 5:00.
| Time | Topic/Activity | Speaker |
| 8:15-8:20 | Opening Remarks | Amy Grunden, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Prof. and Asst. Director North Carolina State Agricultural Research Service, North Carolina State University |
| 8:20-8:40 | Setting the Scene | Tharacad Ramanarayanan, Syngenta Fellow |
| 8:40-9:00 | Overview- State of the Science | Heping Zhu, Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS |
| 9:00-9:20 | Latest in spray system technologies and targeted application systems | Adam Barlow, Staff Engineer, Global Product Safety & Compliance Lead, John Deere and Garret Goins, Manager, PS&C for Crop Care Products, John Deere |
| 9:20-9:40 | Precision Application: The Grower Perspective | Michelle Ranville, Senior Agricultural Economist, USDA-Office of Pest Management Programs |
| 9:40-10:00 | Reduction of Pesticide Waste in Crops and Implications for Protection of Beneficials | Amy Fulcher, Professor, Plant Science, University of Tennessee |
10:00-10:15 Break
| 10:15-10:35 | Extension Specialist’s Perspective and Experience with Growers | Gwen-Alyn Hoheisel, Professor and Area Extension Educator, Washington State University Spokane |
| 10:35-10:55 | Key Considerations for Adoption of Precision Application Technology – a Growers’ Perspective | Todd Gentry, Director of Production, Cherrylake, Inc. |
| 10:55-12:30 | Session 2 – Regulatory Perspectives | |
| 10:55-11:25 | State of Current Regulatory Guidelines – Gaps and Opportunities, a US Perspective | Margaret Hathaway, Senior Regulatory Specialist, Office of Pesticide Programs, US-EPA |
| 11:25-11:45 | Site-Specific Modeling for Risk Assessment and Mitigation | Bernie Engel, Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, Purdue University |
| 11:55-12:15 | Precision Application of Pesticides: Perspectives from the Crop Protection Industry | Ram Ramalingam, Syngenta |
We will have a group photo in front of the NAS at 12:15, time permitting.
12:30-1:30 Lunch
| 1:30-4:45 | Workshop Session | |
| 1:30-2:00 | Workshop Introduction to 5 Bold Steps | Rebecca Dunning |
| 2:00-2:30 | Ice Breaker | Breakout Sessions |
2:30-2:45 Break
| 2:45-3:15 | Themes | Breakout Sessions |
| 3:15-4:00 | Share Themes | All, Report from Teams |
| 4:15-5:00 | Vision | Breakout Sessions |
Day 2- Sep 19
We will have check in and a light breakfast starting at 8:00am. Finish for the day at 2:00.pm
| 8:30-9:15 | Quick Review and Report out on Visions | Rebecca Dunning |
| 9:15- 10:15 | Work on 5 Bold Steps Canvas | Breakout Sessions |
10:15-10:30 Break
| 10:30-11:30 | Finish 5 Bold Steps | Breakout Sessions |
| 11:30-12:15 | Reporting Out | All, Report from Teams |
12:15-12:45 Lunch
| 12:45-2:00 | Action teams formation and consensus statements | Rebecca Dunning and Attendees |