Capturing the Co-benefits of Conservation Habitat and Crop Production Within Agroecosystems

Organizer(s)

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  Daniel Schmehl (he/him/his)

  Sr. Principal Scientist, Environmental Effects and Risk Assessment
  Environmental Safety
  Bayer Crop Science
  Chesterfield, Missouri
• 

  Matthew O'Neal

  Entomology
  Iowa State University
  Ames, Iowa
• RJ

  Reed Johnson

  Associate Professor
  Department of Entomology
  The Ohio State University
  Wooster, Ohio
• 

  Pierre Lau (he/him/his)

  Research Ecologist
  ARS
  USDA-ARS
  Stoneville, Mississippi

Aligned interests between production agriculture and biodiversity conservation are necessary to achieve a more resilient agroecosystem. We will explore the benefits and tradeoffs for farmers when implementing biodiversity conservation measures and how strategies to implement conservation through in-field habitat could be achieved with limited impacts to production agriculture.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:35 PM MST

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Daniel R. Schmehl (he/him/his) – Bayer Crop Science
• 1:35 PM – 1:55 PM MST

  On-farm biodiversity: Digital tools and data science can enable additional conservation on agricultural lands
  

  Presenting Author: Pamela Bachman – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-Author: Sabrina Liu – Bayer Crop Science
• 1:55 PM – 2:15 PM MST

  The effects of conservation agricultural management practices on the pollinator nutritional landscape
  

  Presenting Author: Giovanni Tundo – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Pierre Lau (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Partson Mubvumba – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Anthony P. Abbate (he/him/his) – Auburn University

  Co-Author: Geoffrey Williams – Auburn University

  Co-Author: Caitlin Rering – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Heather Tyler – USDA-ARS
• 2:15 PM – 2:35 PM MST

  Cover cropping for pollinators: Lessons from intensive agroecosystems ranging from dryland wheat-fallow cropping systems to almond orchards
  

  Presenting Author: Arathi Seshadri – USDA-ARS
• 2:35 PM – 2:55 PM MST

  Challenges and potential opportunities for pollinator interactions in “pollinator-independent” crops such as soybean
  

  Presenting Author: Jason Harmon – North Dakota State University

  Co-Author: Katherine Kral-O'Brien – Iowa State University

  Co-Author: Bethany Roberton – North Dakota State University

  Co-Author: Torre Hovick – North Dakota State University

  Co-Author: Kevin Sedivec – North Dakota State University
• 2:55 PM – 3:15 PM MST

  Configuration optimization of conservation easements for native bee pollination services: preliminary results of soybean yield impacts
  

  Presenting Author: Audra Hinson (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Gregory McCarty – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Ling Du – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: George Ogilvie-Russell – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Rich Iovanna – USDA
• 3:15 PM – 3:25 PM MST

  Break
• 3:25 PM – 3:45 PM MST

  Floral attractiveness, bee visitation, and yield in Ohio soybean varieties
  

  Presenting Author: Chia-Hua Lin – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Anderson Hideo Yokoyama – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Laura Lindsey – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Reed M. Johnson – The Ohio State University
• 3:45 PM – 4:05 PM MST

  Assessing pollinator habitat exposure to pesticides in Iowa USA agroecosystems
  

  Presenting Author: Maura Hall – Iowa State University

  Co-Author: Ge Zhang, Ph.D., M.S. (he/him/his) – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Matthew E. O'Neal – Iowa State University

  Co-Author: Steven Bradbury – Iowa State University

  Co-Author: Joel R. Coats, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Iowa State University
• 4:05 PM – 4:25 PM MST

  Evaluating the effect of tillage on ground nesting Aculeate wasps in the southeastern United States
  

  Presenting Author: Anthony Cuminale – Auburn University

  Co-Author: Joshua W. Campbell – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Anthony P. Abbate (he/him/his) – Auburn University

  Co-Author: Geoffrey Williams – Auburn University
• 4:25 PM – 4:30 PM MST

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Matthew E. O'Neal – Iowa State University