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March 18, 2015

Recording Now Available of the Workshop on Comparing the Environmental Effects of Pest Management Practices Across Cropping Systems

On March 4, the National Research Council held a workshop on the environmental impacts of pest management practices. A panel of experts presented on a variety of topics, including:

• Growth of organic, traditional, and genetically engineered (GE) crops
• Integrated pest management (IPM) practices
• Cover cropping
• Weed management and herbicide-resistant weeds
• Insect ecology in agro-ecosystems
• Disease-resistant GE crops

The major goals of the workshop were to examine trade-offs in pest management approaches for weeds, insects, and diseases and compare environmental effects between different cropping systems, including GE and non-GE systems.

The workshop is related to the ongoing National Research Council study, "Genetically Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects."

The workshop was funded by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) through the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants (BRAG) Program.

View agenda and speaker bios here.

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Published: March 18, 2015