Brown-Bag Seminar
Dan Brainard
Associate Professor
Department of Horticulture
Weeds and Other Natural Disasters: Notes from a Sabbatical in Nepal
Wednesday, October 7, 12:30-1:30pm
279 Plant and Soil Science Building
Dan Brainard will discuss his experiences before and after the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal during the final weeks of his sabbatical leave. His primary activities included: i) collaborative research on weed ecology and management in reduced tillage rice-wheat cropping systems of Nepal and India as part of the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (USAID, Gates Foundation funded initiative) and ii) documentation of indigenous vegetable production systems. Join us for an informal slide show and discussion of his experience.
Please bring your lunch
Drinks and snacks will be provided
Daniel C. Brainard
Associate Professor
Department of Horticulture
Michigan State University
A440 A PSS Building
1066 Bogue St
East Lansing, MI 48824
517 353-0417
Julie Cotton, M.S.
Academic SpecialistSustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
Michigan State University
1066 Bogue St., Room A264
Plant and Soil Science Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-353-0156