Session Details
Further session details including additional speakers and Continuing Education Credits (CECs) being offered will be added as confirmed
Session 1:
From Managing Risk to Building Resilience: Farms, Communities, and Conservation
February 3, 2021 1pm-4pm
Kurt Fuchs, Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit (Moderator)
Bonnie Braun, Ph.D., University of Maryland Extension
Maria Pippidis, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
Associated Resources: Farm and Farm Family Risk and Resilience: A Guide for Extension Educational Programming
Kurt Fuchs, Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit (Moderator)
Robert Goodling, Penn State Extension
Wayne Richard, Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit
Associated Resources: Penn State Extension's Business and Production Guide for Dairy Cattle Operations
Jake Reilly, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (Moderator)
Jamie Mierau, American Farmland Trust
Laura Sands, K·Coe Isom
Jamie Shenk, Beauregard Farms
John Shepherd, Virginia Grain Farmer
Associated Resources: How conservation makes dairy farms more resilient, especially in a lean agricultural economy- Report Prepared by Environmental Defense Fund and K·Coe Isom
Water Quality Guide for Dairy Sustainability in the Chesapeake Bay: An Open-Source Road Map for Cooperatives and Processors- Environmental Defense Fund
Jamie Shenk highlight in the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board Resource Management Plan Program Highlights Report
John Shepherd feature on USDA's #FridaysOnTheFarm: From the Ground Up
Session 1 Confirmed CECs: 3 Nutrient Management CECs from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 3 Conservation Planner Credits for West Virginia NRCS Certified Conservation Planners, 1 Nutrient Management CEC from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 1 Conservation Planner Credit for Maryland NRCS Certified Conservation Planners , 1 Nutrient Management CEC from Delaware Department of Agriculture
Session 2:
Best Practices in Outreach and Behavior Change: Nudge Theory
February 10, 2021 1pm-4pm
The session will improve conservation practitioners’ understanding of the categories of opportunity that behavioral scientists have identified that can “nudge” individuals and organizations towards increasing conservation behaviors in agriculture, particularly in respect to participating in voluntary conservation programs.
Erin Ling, Virginia Tech (Moderator)J. Arbuckle, Ph.D., Iowa State UniversityLinda Prokopy, Ph.D., Purdue University
Leah H. Palm-Forster, PhD., University of Delaware
Erin Ling, Virginia Tech (Moderator)Franklin Egan, Ph.D., PASAEric Eckl, Water Words that WorkSarah Everhart, UMD Agriculture Law Education Initiative Gordon Hoover, Lancaster Farmland TrustTim Hushon, The MillAlex Metcalf, Ph.D., University of Montana
Session 2 Confirmed CECs: 2 Outreach CECs for Pennsylvania NRCS Certified Conservation Planners, 3 Nutrient Management CECs from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 3 Conservation Planner Credits for West Virginia NRCS Certified Conservation Planners, 1 Nutrient Management CEC from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 1 Conservation Planner Credit for Maryland NRCS Certified Conservation Planners, 1 CEC for Virginia NRCS certified Conservation Planners, 1 Nutrient Management CEC from Delaware Department of Agriculture
Session 3:
Beyond the Bay: Collaborative Approaches to Water Quality Improvements
February 17, 2021 1pm-4pm
Collaborative approaches across the nation have looked to the Chesapeake Bay watershed for examples of enhanced regional collaboration among agencies, organizations and business that advance agricultural water quality by scaling the development and implementation of tailored, farm-scale conservation solutions. How have large watershed efforts in other parts of the country evolved to improve water quality outcomes in agricultural and other landscapes and what can we learn from them that will help us improve our collaborative work in the Bay?
Sarah Clark, Institute for Conservation Leadership
Sarah Clark, Institute for Conservation Leadership (Moderator)Members of the Vermont Agricultural Water Quality Partnership
Amber Ellis, James River Association
Jennifer Nelson, Resource Smart LLC & MD Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Matt Royer, The Pennsylvania State University
Cory Guilliams, VA NRCS
Session 3 Confirmed CECs: 2 Other CECs for Pennsylvania NRCS Certified Conservation Planners, 3 Nutrient Management CECs from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 3 Conservation Planner Credits for West Virginia NRCS Certified Conservation Planners, 1 Nutrient Management CEC from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 1 CEC for Virginia NRCS certified Conservation Planners, 1 Nutrient Management CEC from Delaware Department of Agriculture, 1 Conservation Planner Credit for Maryland NRCS Certified Conservation Planners
Session 4:
Supply Chain Sustainability: Insights, Trends, and Operating Models
February 22, 2021 1pm-4pm
This session will help conservationists in the region to activate, engage with, and scale up their own work with corporate supply chain stakeholders by exploring a handful of the most significant corporate-led, agricultural supply chain sustainability efforts currently operating in the Bay region.
Yin Jin Lee, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
Lindsay Reames, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative (Moderator)Jamie Burr, Tyson FoodsKatie Morison, The Hershey CompanyAmanda Tate, Altria Group
Associated Resources: Tyson 2019 Sustainability Report - Tyson Foods
Hershey 2019 Sustainability Report - The Hershey Company
Altria's 2019 Corporate Responsibility Progress Report - Altria Group
Jenna Mitchell, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Moderator)Jenny Ahlen, Environmental Defense FundDaniel Fox, Altria GroupPeter Hughes, Red Barn ConsultingJanae Klinger, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative AssociationMauricio Rosales, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Session 4 Confirmed CECs: 3 Nutrient Management CECs from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 3 Conservation Planner Credits for West Virginia NRCS Certified Conservation Planners, 1 Nutrient Management CEC from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 1 Nutrient Management CEC from Delaware Department of Agriculture, 1 Conservation Planner Credit for Maryland NRCS Certified Conservation Planners
Session 5:
It Starts with a Plan: Making Nutrient and Manure Management Work
February 24, 2021 1pm-4pm
Achieving restoration goals and maintaining accomplishments for local streams and the Bay will rely on a sea change in sustained nutrient management in the region. By some estimates, state and local partners must double the current extent of basic nutrient management planning and implementation between now and 2025 in order to meet local water quality goals, with even more ambitious goals for implementing advanced approaches to nutrient management. This panel will explore key aspects of building a more sustained and robust system for nutrient management planning and implementation in the region.
Eric Rosenbaum, Rosetree Consulting (Moderator)Matt Hoff, Coldsprings Farms David Kann, Agronomics PlusDean Patches, Farm OperatorRobert Waring, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Lisa Blazure, Stroud Water Research Center (Moderator)Wade Thomason, Ph.D., Virginia Tech University Charlie White, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Wade Thomason, Ph.D., Virginia Tech University (Moderator)Jeff Herring, Farm OperatorRobb Hinton, Farm OperatorEric Rosenbaum, Rosetree ConsultingLindsay Thompson, Thompson Ag Consulting, LLCTim Woodward, Tellus Agronomics
Session 5 Confirmed CECs: 2 Farmstead CECs for Pennsylvania NRCS Certified Conservation Planners, 3 Nutrient Management CECs from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 3 Nutrient Management CECs from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 3 Nutrient Management CECs from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 3 Nutrient Management CECs from the West Virginia Department of Agriculture, 3 Conservation Planner Credits for West Virginia NRCS Certified Conservation Planners, 3 CECs from the Pennsylvania Chapter of Certified Crop Advisors, 3 CECs from the New York Chapter of Certified Crop Advisors, 1 Conservation Planner Credit for Virginia NRCS Certified Conservation Planners, 3 Nutrient Management CECs from Delaware Department of Agriculture, 1 Conservation Planner Credit for Maryland NRCS Certified Conservation Planners
Session 6:
Why and What For: Stream and Riparian Restoration in Agricultural Landscapes
March 3, 2021 1pm-4pm
The pace of stream and riparian restoration in the region’s agricultural landscapes continues to accelerate, as state and local partners look to qualified stream restoration projects, riparian buffers, livestock exclusion, and associated practices to deliver significant contributions towards regional nutrient and sediment reduction goals. This session will help the region’s agricultural conservation and ecosystem restoration practitioners reorient ongoing stream and riparian restoration efforts towards local stream health, aquatic habitat improvements, and watershed-scale approaches to achieve local restoration goals.
John Jackson, Ph.D., Stroud Water Research Center
Associated Resources: Stroud Freshwater Research and Watershed Restoration resources
Rich Starr, Ecosystem Planning & RestorationDavid Wood, Chesapeake Stormwater Network
Associated Resources: Stream Protocols/Tools - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Chesapeake Bay Field Office
Stream Restoration Resources - Chesapeake Stormwater Network
Jake Reilly, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
Allyson Gibson and Lamonte Garber, Lancaster Clean Water PartnersMike Lovegreen, Upper Susquehanna CoalitionDustin Wichterman, Trout Unlimited
Associated Resources: Lancaster Clean Water Partners Common Agenda
Session 6 Confirmed CECs: 2 Forest or 2 Wildlife Biology CECs for Pennsylvania NRCS Certified Conservation Planners, 3 Nutrient Management CECs from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 3 Conservation Planner Credits for West Virginia NRCS Certified Conservation Planners, 1 Nutrient Management CEC from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 3 CECs for Certified Crop Advisors in Chesapeake Bay Watershed states, 3 CECs from the New York Chapter of Certified Crop Advisors, 1 Conservation Planner Credit for Virginia NRCS Certified Conservation Planners, 1 Nutrient Management CEC from Delaware Department of Agriculture, 1 Conservation Planner Credit for Maryland NRCS Certified Conservation Planners