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The goal of the Annual Trends in Agriculture Fall Symposium series, sponsored jointly by BARC and UMD, is to provide a forum for discussions of current and future trends in agriculture, and how trends may impact scientific research, agriculture, the environment, and society. The Symposium will host internationally recognized speakers and bring together regional scientists, students, policy makers, and other interested parties for an exciting look at current and emerging issues in agriculture.

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Prehuman Origin of Agriculture

Dr. Lynn Margulis - Home Page
Distinguished University Professor
University of Massachusetts - Department of Geoscienses

Abstract      Short Biography

The Next Synthesis: The Marriage of Ecology/Evolutionary Biology and Agriculture

Dr. Wes Jackson, Co-Founder - Home Page
The Land Institute, Salina, KA

Abstract      Short Biography

The emerging ecological paradigm for agriculture: Why is this the time and why has it taken 200 years to get here?

Dr. Robert M. Goodman - Home Page
Executive Dean, Rutgers University
Dr. Xenia K. Morin
Associate Dean, Rutgers University

Abstract      Short Biography

Assembling Large Mammalian Genomes (and even larger plant genomes) in Next-Generation Sequencing Projects

Dr. Steven Salzberg - Home Page
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Biostatistics
McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine
& Dept. of Biostatistics Johns Hopkins University
Univ. of Maryland - Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Abstract      Short Biography

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Videos

Introduction 7 minutes

Dr. Amy Rossman, ARS

Dr. Joseph Spence, Area Director, BARC, ARS

Dr. Mary Ann Ottinger, UMD

Dr. Cheng-I Wei, Dean & Director, Agricultural Experiment Station & University of Maryland Extension, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, UMD College Park

 

Dr. Wes Jackson 1 hour 22 minutes

 

Dr. Robert M. Goodman 52 minutes

 

Dr. Steven Salzberg 1 hour 2 minutes

 

Round Table Discussion 44 minutes

Dr. Wes Jackson

Dr. Lynn Margulis

Dr. Xenia K. Morin

Dr. Steven Salzberg

Hosted by: Dr. Robert E. Davis, ARS

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