9th Annual Meeting of the Northeast Pasture Research
and Extension Consortium
Lakeview Resort and Conference Center, Morgantown, West Virginia
March 21-22, 2005
MONDAY
MARCH 21
8:00am-8:30am Welcome - Nate Leonard and Sid Bosworth, Consortium
Co-Chairs, FiL Agritech, Little York, NY, and University of Vermont, Burlington,
VT, respectively
SESSION 1: How Organizations Will Address the Six Pasture Priorities Identified
by Consortium Stakeholders (What is the current and projected personnel capacity
to address the priorities? What additional resources may be needed?
What opportunities are there for integration of research and educational
programs among organizations?)
Moderator: Chuck Krueger, Consortium Executive Director, State College, PA
8:30am-9:45am Report from the land-grant universities
Agricultural Experiment Stations - Bruce McPheron, Penn State, University
Park, PA
Extension
- Zane Helsel, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
10:00am-11:00am Report from the private sector
Agri-Business Suppliers - Nate Leonard
Non-Governmental Organizations - Sue Ellen Johnson, New England Small
Farm Institute, Belchertown, MA
11:00am-noon Integration with USDA agency programs
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Jana Malot, USDA-NRCS,
Harrisburg, PA, and Consortium Public-Sector Co-Chair-Elect
Agricultural Research
Service - Ray
Bryant, USDA-ARS, University Park, PA
SESSION
2: Communicating the Six Consortium Priorities to Potential Funding Sources (How
are competitive funding priorities determined? How can Consortium
stakeholders communicate their priorities? What current and planned
competitive funding programs address identified Consortium priorities?)
1:00pm-2:00pm
Anna Palmisano, Deputy Administrator, and Diana Jerkins, National Program Leader
for Managed Ecosystems, Competitive Programs Unit, USDA-Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension Service, Washington, DC
SESSION
3: Example Projects that are Addressing Consortium Priorities (What work is
being done or planned? What future research needs to be conducted?
What additional resources may be needed?)
Moderator: Ed Rayburn, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2:00pm-2:45pm Organic dairy transitioning studies in Vermont and New York
Nat Bacon, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, Richmond, VT
Linda Tikofsky, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
3:00pm-3:45pm Forage utilization and water quality in the New York City
Watershed
Paul Cerosaletti, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Hamden, NY
Bil
Gburek, USDA-ARS, University Park, PA
3:45pm-4:30pm Grass-based Milk Products Research
Peggy Tomasula, USDA-ARS, Wyndmoor, PA (PPS)
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Heather
Karsten, Penn State, University Park, PA
SESSION
4: Concurrent Breakout Discussions to Develop Recommendations and Action Items
for Consortium Implementation in CY2005
7:00pm-9:00pm
Private-sector discussion
Moderator: Nate Leonard
Discussion Notes
Moderator: Sid Bosworth
TUESDAY MARCH 22
SESSION 5: Consensus Building on Action Items for CY2005 Summary
Moderator: Jana Malot
8:00am-8:30am Feedback and recommendations of private-sector participants
- Angus
8:30am-9:00am Feedback and recommendations of public-sector participants -
Zane Helsel
9:00am-9:45am Discussion and consensus recommendations
SESSION 6: Reports and Business Meeting Summary
Moderators: Jana Malot and Angus Johnson
10:00am-10:30am Report on USDA-ARS organic workshop - Richard
Swartzentruber
10:30am-11:00am Report and recommendations on management of Consortium
website -
11:00-Noon Business meeting
a. Executive Director position and future of the Consortium - Ray Bryant
b. Report on financial status of the Consortium - Chuck Krueger
c. Action items for the Consortium to address in CY2005 - Jana Malot
d. New Executive Committee representatives (one public-sector and one
private-sector member-at-large) - Angus Johnson
e. Other business