Award-winning researcher, educator and author John Reganold, Regents Professor of Soil Science and Agroecology at the Washington State University, will present the 2024 Shivvers Lecture on March 18, at 7:30 p.m., in Room 2226 Bessey Hall, 2200 Osborn Drive, on the Iowa State University campus.
The event will be hosted by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture (LCSA) and the Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture (GPSA) at Iowa State. This lecture is presented in coordination with GPSA’s annual research symposium and will include short presentations by GPSA students on their research, starting at 5:30. The event is free and open to the public.
Reganold has conducted research on more than 100 farms on five continents – measuring the effects of alternative and conventional farming on sustainability indicators of soil health, crop quality, financial performance, environmental quality and social responsibility. His research teams have developed extensive data sets showing that organic, biodynamic and integrated farming systems often offer environmental and social benefits when compared to conventional controls and can also be profitable.
He developed WSU’s long-time Organic and Sustainable Agriculture major and its Organic Farming Certificate Program. He directs the 30-acre Eggert Family Organic Farm that provides food for the campus and community.
His work, leadership and teaching have been widely recognized by groups including the Organic Center and the Natural Resources Defense Council. He is a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Science and, in 2022, received Rodale’s prestigious Organic Pioneer Award.
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