The Future of Agriculture

Science, Stewardship, and Sustainability

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Official Conference Website | Program/Agenda | Conference Proceedings

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and the Center for Hazardous Substance Research (CHSR) at Kansas State University, a consortium member of the Midwest Hazardous Substance Research Center (HSRC), hosted the International Conference on The Future of Agriculture: Science, Stewardship, and Sustainability (Integrating Science, Technology, and Policy to Address Environmental Challenges in the Agricultural Setting).

This conference was held August 7-9, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Sacramento, California.

Map of the area in Sacramento The west coast of North America and the Pacific Rim area present a unique blend of challenges and innovative solutions at the confluence of agriculture and environment. Many stakeholders, with diverse perspectives, joined together for two and one-half days to participate in a dialogue that aimed to build on recent successes and encouraged cultivation of partnerships for practical problem-solving.

Kansas State University organized this conference as part of its Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Hazardous Substance Research Center (HSRC) outreach and technology transfer mission, in partnership with US EPA ORD Hazardous Substance Technical Liaisons Program, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), California EPA, and the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS). The conference was also sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), whose Superfund Basic Research Program supports research at the University of California, Davis, among other institutions.

The complete program information, including presentation abstracts and available proceedings papers, can be found on this website under the Program and Agenda and Conference Prodeedings sections.