Invitation Reminder: 2025 CARET/BAA Washington Conference
Join us for the 2025 Council for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching (CARET)/Board on Agriculture Assembly (BAA) Joint Washington Conference on February 23-26, 2025, at the Watergate Hotel. The event will bring together CARET delegates and BAA members to engage in dynamic programming, hear from food and agriculture leaders from across the country, and go to Capitol Hill to deliver the ask of the BAA. It is also a prime opportunity at which CARET delegates can gather with their associated Administrative Head Section members.
Registration for the event will open Monday, December 16th. In the meantime, please feel free make your hotel accommodations with this link.
ECOP Monday Minute on Hiatus for the Holiday Season
The next issue of the ECOP Monday Minute will be published on January 6, 2025. Have a joyous and restful holiday season.
The Living Labs are leading the way in sustainable farming solutions, focusing on critical issues like soil health, water quality and biodiversity. The webinar will explore this network of more than 1,000 active participants and 200+ innovation activities.
This session will be accessible in English, Spanish and French. Register here.
NIFA Outlines Progress and Sets New Goals on Advancing Climate Change Science in New Report
In May 2022, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) outlined an ambitious action agenda for how the agency would address the climate crisis.
More than two years on, a new report outlines the various initiatives NIFA has since undertaken to advance climate-related research, strengthen food supply chains and support communities responding to climate challenges.
The new report provides descriptions and overviews of NIFA’s accomplishments in the following categories: climate change programming; strategic planning; organizational effectiveness; and stakeholder outreach and engagement. It highlights NIFA’s broad climate change-relevant funding opportunities, exciting projects spearheaded by our partners and stakeholders, actions NIFA has taken to support staff and grantees, and where we plan to go next. Learn more about the report.