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Previous Brownbaggers
Speakers for NPARL’s 2018 BrownBagger season included:
- Feb. 16 –Venkata Chapara, Plant Pathologist / Asst. Research Prof., NDSU Research Lab, Langdon, ND. Topic: Management of Head Rot in Sunflowers Using Bee Vectoring Technology
- Feb. 23 – Patrick Gilchrist, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NOAA, Glasgow, MT. Topic: What's to come? A look at climate change and what it means for northeast Montana
- Mar. 9 – Natalie West, Research Ecologist, USDA-ARS-NPARL, Sidney, MT. Topic: Effective Use of Biocontrol for Rangeland Weeds: An Overview and Update
- Mar. 23 – Amanda Stahlke, University of Idaho, PhD Candidate and Research Assistant in the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program. Topic: Genetics and genomics can inform biocontrol management decisions: Perspectives and prospects from the tamarisk leaf beetle (Diorhabda spp) and whitetop (Lepidium draba)
- Apr. 6 – John Gaskin, Research Botanist, USDA-ARS-NPARL, Sidney, MT. Topic: The role of hy7bridization in facilitating tree invasion
Note: For questions or more information on NPARL’s Brownbagger Series, contact Beth Redlin at 406-433-9427 or beth.redlin@ars.usda.gov.
Click here to download a PDF of the poster for the full 2017 schedule.
Click here for a schedule of 2016's speakers.
In some cases, the presentations are recorded and made available to interested persons with the permission of the presenter.
Speakers From the 2015 BrownBagger Winter Series Included:
- February 27 - David Branson, NPARL Entomologist, "Sustainable agriculture in Mozambique and ecosystems of Kruger National Park"
- March 6 - Mark Dixon, Assoc. Biology Professor, Univ. of South Dakota , "Effects of the 2011 Flood on Cottonwood Forests along the Missouri River"
- March 20 - Upendra Sainju, NPARL Soil Scientist, "Mulching and Nitrogen Fertilization Effects on Soil Water and Wheat Yield in China" (incorporating another interesting ag travelogue)
- March 27 - Ashok Alva, NPARL Soil Scientist, "Nutrient and Irrigation Best Management Practices for Potato"
- April 3 - Lance Vermiere, ARS Range Ecologist, Miles City, MT
