{"id":20283,"date":"2017-03-23T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T04:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=20283"},"modified":"2017-03-22T21:27:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T01:27:09","slug":"just-month-healthy-hives-healthy-lives-healthy-land-conference-minneapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2017\/03\/just-month-healthy-hives-healthy-lives-healthy-land-conference-minneapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Over a Month until Healthy Hives, Healthy Lives, Healthy Land Conference in Minneapolis!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, March 23, 2017)\u00a0We\u2019re just over a month away from Beyond Pesticides’\u00a035th<\/sup>\u00a0National Pesticide Forum<\/strong><\/a>! Join us for\u00a0Healthy Hives, Healthy Lives, Healthy Land<\/strong>:\u00a0Ecological and Organic Strategies for Regeneration<\/em>, at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 28-29, 2017. Click here to register now!\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Register Today:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Get the Early Bird Discount (available until March 28)!<\/strong>\u00a0As an Early Bird buyer, you can get a general rate for $40, a student rate for $20, or a business rate for $170. Scholarships are also available. All ticket price rates include organic meals: on Friday, organic beer, wine, and hors d\u2019oeuvre; on Saturday, organic breakfast, lunch, and dinner, plus organic beer and wine at the evening reception.\u00a0For more details about registration, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Forum Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The national forum highlights nationally renowned scientists, including professor emeritus of plant pathology at Purdue University, Don Huber, Ph.D., whose agricultural research has focused on the \u00a0epidemiology and control of soil borne plant pathogens with emphasis on microbial ecology, cultural and biological controls, and physiology of host-parasite relationships; Vera Krischik, Ph.D., a tenured faculty in the Entomology Department at the University of Minnesota whose lab does research on insect exposure to various insecticides, most recently imidacloprid<\/a> and clothianidin<\/a>; and many other researchers, legal experts, and land management practitioners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The forum brings together speakers on the latest science on pesticides, from bee-toxic neonicotinoids to glyphosate, contrasted with practitioners utilizing organic management practices in agriculture and parks, and on athletic fields and rangeland. In sum, the forum seeks to help hone public understanding of the hazards of pesticides and the emerging science on adverse effects, while delving into local policy changes that are driving pesticide bans and incentivizing ecological and regenerative practices.<\/p>\n

Program Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Saturday morning, Macarthur Fellow, David R. Montgomery, Ph.D., will speak about his new book, Growing a Revolution<\/a>, <\/em>which \u201cintroduces us to farmers around the world at the heart of a brewing soil health revolution that could bring humanity\u2019s ailing soil back to life remarkably fast. Combining ancient wisdom with modern science, Growing a Revolution<\/em> lays out a solid case for an inspiring vision where agriculture becomes the solution to environmental problems, helping feed us all, cool the planet, and restore life to the land.\u201d Mr. Montgomery is an internationally recognized geologist who studies landscape evolution and the effects of geological processes on ecological systems and human societies. An author of award-winning popular-science books, he has been featured in documentary films, network and cable news, and on a wide variety of TV and radio programs.<\/p>\n

Forum attendees have the opportunity to join us for a tour on Friday, April 28\u00a0from 11:30am to 4:30pm. Tentative tour options include an immersive beehive tour and an educational walkthrough of a student-run organic farm. Spots on the tour are limited, so register today<\/a> to reserve your place.<\/p>\n

We will be hosting workshops on the second day of the Forum that will touch on a variety of topics, including environmental health and pesticides, pollinator protection, protecting Midwest watersheds, organic management, seed sovereignty and organic seed availability, soil health, local organizing, and litigation successes to protect human health and the environment.<\/p>\n

Workshop Speaker Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n