8:00 am Coffee and Networking
8:30 am Opening Remarks
Katie Murray, Oregonians for Food & Shelter
8:35 am Opinion vs Science: Recent biotechnology Success and What it Means for Agriculture
James Curry, Bayer Crop Science
Gene Harrington, Biotechnology Innovation Organization
9:15 am Myth Busting: Forestry Pesticide Use and Impacts in Oregon
Meghan Tuttle, Weyerhaeuser Company
9:50 am BREAK
10:15 am Panel: Pesticide Innovations and Technologies for the Future
Sarah Hovinga, Bayer Crop Science
Caroline Silveira, Corteva Agriscience
Dr. Dani Lightle, Oregon State University
11:15 am Contribution of Pesticides to Climate-Smart Ag Practices and Productivity
Julie Savoie, CropLife America
12 pm LUNCH
1:00 pm Educational Approaches (and Successes) for Pollinator Protection in Oregon
Dr. Andony Melathopoulos, Oregon State University
2:00 pm Oregon Department of Agriculture Pesticide Case Data and Lessons Learned
Isaak Stapleton, Oregon Department of Agriculture
3:00 pm BREAK
3:20 pm Engaging on Difficult Policy Topics from a Natural Resource Perspective
Anthony LaFauce, Clyde Group
4:15 pm Policy and Politics: Looking Ahead to 2023
Rocky Dallum, Tonkon Torp
5:00 pm Reception and Silent Auction
6:00 pm Fields & Forests Gala and Dinner Begins
6:15 pm Silent Auction Closes
6:20 pm Keynote:
Dr. Paul Jepson, Oregon State University, Retired
6:45 pm Awards Ceremony
Credits Offered:
4 Oregon pesticide recertification credits (2 core, 2 other)
4 Washington pesticide recertification credits
5 Oregon Professional Logger credits (OPL) Associated Oregon Loggers
6.5 Category 1 CFE credits for Society of American Foresters