Food Roundtable: Knowledge from Agroecological Experience
Food Roundtable: Knowledge from Agroecological Experience As Agroecology – in its multiple dimensions – has received considerable attention in the last five years on global and regional levels, multiple requests have been made on the part of governments for a better evidence base on the performance of Agroecology vis a vis other “sustainable agriculture” systems. […]
Plant structure and hydraulic function
Research Seminar Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm Novel insights into the coupling of plant structure and hydraulic function: Implications for sustainable crop management Dr. Thorsten Knipfer Assistant Project Scientist Department of Viticulture and Enology University of California, Davis Click here to fill out the […]
Advancing sustainable food systems in a changing world
Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm Research Seminar: Advancing Sustainable Food Systems in a Changing World Dr. Selena Ahmed Assistant Professor Sustainable Food Systems Montana State University Click here to fill out the Feedback Form for Dr. Selena Ahmed’s campus visit A multifaceted challenge of […]
Plants and Pollinators in an Era of Global Change
Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm Research Seminar: Plants and Pollinators in an Era of Global Change Dr. Risa Sargent Associate Professor Department of Biology University of Ottawa Click here to fill out the Feedback Form for Dr. Risa Sargent’s campus visit Our agricultural systems […]
Diversifying seed systems
Research Seminar Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm Diversifying Seed Systems Dr. Claire Luby Faculty Associate Department of Horticulture University of Wisconsin-Madison Plant breeding can uniquely diversify agricultural systems to respond to varying environmental and social contexts, an essential component of climate change adaptation. However, […]
Landscape drivers of agricultural pests and pesticides: evidence across scales
Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm Research Seminar: Landscape drivers of agricultural pests and pesticides: Evidence across scales. Dr. Ashley Larsen Assistant Professor Bren School of Environmental Science & Management University of California, Santa Barbara Click here to fill out the Feedback Form for Dr. […]
Strategic Design of Diversified Cropping Systems to Increase Multifunctionality and Improve Grower Livelihoods
Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm Research Seminar: Strategic Design of Diversified Cropping Systems to Increase Multifunctionality and Improve Grower Livelihoods Dr. Nicole Tautges Cropping Systems Research Lead Agricultural Sustainability Institute University of California, Davis Click here to fill out the Feedback Form for Dr. […]
Data for decision making about food
Research Seminar: Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm Data for decision making about food Dr. Zia Mehrabi Research Associate Institute for Resources Environment and Sustainability University of British Columbia Click here to fill out the Feedback Form for Dr. Zia Mehrabi We live in a […]
Bridging soil processes and plant-microbiome interactions as a new framework for sustainable food systems
Research Seminar: Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm Bridging soil processes and plant-microbiome interactions as a new framework for sustainable food systems: the example of silicon biogeochemistry Dr. Jean-Thomas Cornelis Associate Professor Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Université de Liège Click here to fill out the Feedback […]
A retrospective of a plant pathologist: from the pathogen study to the host-pathogen interaction to breeding for resistance
Research Seminar: Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm A retrospective of a plant pathologist: from the pathogen study to the host-pathogen interaction to breeding for resistance Dr. Gurcharn Singh Brar Research Officer Crop Development Centre/Department of Plant Science University of Saskatchewan Click here to fill […]