Integrated Assessment Models and the Social Costs of Water Pollution
www.card.iastate.edu/water-pollution
Reiman Gardens, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
The objective of the workshop is to coordinate and encourage research and policy discussion of Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) for water quality, and to push forward our understanding of the benefits and costs of water quality improvements. This workshop is part of an ongoing effort to establish a strong interdisciplinary research and policy community to improve our understanding of how changes in water quality affect society with an ultimate goal of providing regional and temporal estimates of the social cost of water pollution.
CALS Sustainability Symposium
www.card.iastate.edu/sustainability
Scheman Building, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Catherine Woteki, a past CALS dean and former USDA under secretary, spoke about the federal government’s sustainability efforts. There was also a poster session and panel discussions about sustainbility in the college.
Soil Management and Land Valuation Conference
www2.econ.iastate.edu/faculty/zhang/smlv/2017
Scheman Building, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Sponsored by the ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and ISU Extension, the Soil Management and Land Valuation Conference is intended for farm managers, rural appraisers, real estate brokers and others interested in the land market in Iowa. This is the longest running conference at Iowa State in both research and extension, and 2017 marks 90th annual meeting in this series regularly held every May. Mr. Jim Frevert, a retired farm manager from Hertz who has attended this conference every year for the last 53 years, signifies the significance, success and relevance of this event to Iowa&rsquos;s agricultural professionals.
Food-Energy-Water Workshop
www.card.iastate.edu/few
Iowa State University Alumni Center, Ames, Iowa
Coupling Economic Models with Agronomic, Hydrologic, and Bioenergy Models for Sustainable Food, Energy, and Water Systems
Farm and Food Policy and Obesity
www.card.iastate.edu/food_nutrition
UC Davis Conference Center, Davis, California
This workshop marks the completion of the four-year project on the effects of agricultural policies on obesity, conducted at UC Davis and Iowa State University. Program, speaker, and other information is available at the UC Davis Web site.
Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico: Implications and Strategies for Iowa
www.card.iastate.edu/hypoxia
Gateway Hotel and Conference Center, Ames, Iowa
Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico: Implications and Strategies for Iowa
Heartland Environmental and Resource
www.card.iastate.edu/here
Reiman Gardens, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Heartland Environmental and Resource
Mini-Workshop on Simulation of Riparian Zones with SWAT
www.card.iastate.edu/research/resource-and-environmental/workshops/swat
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Mini-Workshop on Simulation of Riparian Zones with SWAT
Prioritizing Opportunities to Reduce Foodborne Disease
www.card.iastate.edu/food_safety
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
A project of the Food Safety Research Consortium, funded by USDA’s Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES). The project developed a conceptual framework for establishing priorities in food risk reduction based on an integrated, systems-wide approach.