Horticulture/Crop and Soil Sciences Seminar Series: No.2

Date: February 2, 2012
Location: A149 Plant and Soil Sciences Building

The spring semester series will begin Jan. 26 and run through April 26. Seminars will be on Thursdays at 4:10 p.m., with refreshments served at 4 p.m. There will be a diverse selection of speakers who will present research covering both basic and applied sciences. Broad participation in this series is encouraged.

Speaker for this session is Dr. Chieri Kubota, giving a presentation on “Controlled Enviornnment Agriculture Research toward Sustainable Specialty Crop Production.” 

For more information, visit:  http://www.hrt.msu.edu/seminars/. Contact for any questions: Dr Cornelius Barry, assistant professor in the Department of Horticulture, email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), phone: 517 355 5191 ext. 1307.

Biodiversity Conservation in Madagascar Lecture by Dr. Ratsimbazafy

Date: February 3, 2012
Location: 201 International Center

Training and Conservation Coordinator, Dr. Jonah Ratsimbazafy will talk about The Myth and Reality of Community- Based Biodiversity Conservation in Madagascar.

This event is open to the public. Contact Meredith Gore at 517.432.8203 for more details.

Bushmeat Trade in Madagascar Talk by Dr. Ratsimbazafy

Date: February 6, 2012
Location: Snyder C304

Training and Conservation Coordinator Dr. Jonah Ratsimbazafy will talk about Law Reinforcement and Good Governance: Is there enough to stop illegal bushmeat trade in Madagascar?

This event is open to the public and can contact Meredith Gore at 517.432.8203 for more details.

Macomb Food Systems Conference

Date: February 8, 2012
Location: Macomb County ISD

A one-day conference for people who grow, produce, process, market, distribute, prepare or EAT food.  Learn about real food, how you can eat locally/seasonally, how food systems can support economic development and how we can become healthier.

Schedule of Events:

• 8:30 a.m. Coffee and Displays
• 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks: Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel
• 9:30 a.m. Morning Keynote Address: Dr. Mike Hamm, C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture

20 different sessions held from 10:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Pre-register by January 31, 2012 for $15 or $20 at the door.

For more information call 586-469-6088 or email Kathe Hale at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Webinar Series: No. 2

Date: February 8, 2012
Location: Online: http://breeze.msu.edu/ncrcrd/

The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) facilitates webinars to help connect rural development researchers and Extension professionals with each other with stakeholder groups.

The free webinar titled Studying Food System Approaches in Three Types of Rural Communities will be held at 11 a.m. (ET) featuring Mary Hendrickson from the University of Missouri Extension.

Questions can be directed to Rosa Soliz at  .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 517-355-3373.

Horticulture/Crop and Soil Sciences Seminar Series: No.3

Date: February 9, 2012
Location: A149 Plant and Soil Sciences Building

The spring semester series will begin Jan. 26 and run through April 26. Seminars will be on Thursdays at 4:10 p.m., with refreshments served at 4 p.m. There will be a diverse selection of speakers who will present research covering both basic and applied sciences. Broad participation in this series is encouraged.

Speaker for this session is Dr. Amy Iezzoni from Michigan State University, giving a presentation on “RosBREED: Knowledge of ‘jewels in the genome’ enable marker-assisted breeding in Rosaceae.” 

For more information, visit:  http://www.hrt.msu.edu/seminars/. Contact for any questions: Dr Cornelius Barry, assistant professor in the Department of Horticulture, email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), phone: 517 355 5191 ext. 1307.