Insects as Food, Feed, and Fertilizer: Bridging Research Efforts to Advance Sustainable Agriculture

Sunday, November 10, 2024

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 127 B, PCC

Organizer(s)

8:00 AM – 8:05 AM MST

Introductory remarks
Presenting Author: Lisa G. Neven (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS
8:35 AM – 8:55 AM MST

Turning inconsistent fruit and vegetable surpluses into a consistent insect feed
Presenting Author: Goggy Davidowitz (he/him/his) – University of Arizona
8:55 AM – 9:15 AM MST

Selective breeding in insect farming
Presenting Author: John Hunt (he/him/his) – University of New South Wales
9:15 AM – 9:25 AM MST

Break
9:25 AM – 9:45 AM MST

Microbial influences on mass produced insects
Presenting Author: Heather Jordan (she/her/hers) – Mississippi State University
9:45 AM – 10:05 AM MST

Is extrusion one remedy for the edible insect 'yuck factor?'
Presenting Author: Florence Dunkel (she/her/hers) – Montana State University
10:05 AM – 10:25 AM MST

Elimination of enriched pests from commercial insect rearing facilities
Presenting Author: Tharshi Nagalingam – University of Manitoba
10:25 AM – 10:40 AM MST

Break
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM MST

Buzzworthy best practices: Guiding principles for North American insect agriculture
Presenting Author: Ian J. Banks (he/him/his) – EnviroFlight, LLC
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST

Panel discussion