The following materials will provide information on background activities related to our agenda.
CSAW Meeting Agenda
Ag Education National Research Agenda
The American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE), has set their research priority areas indicating the focus and commitment. They have six priorities and number three is “sufficient scientific and professional workforce that addresses the challenges of the 21st century”. They cite CSAW in the description of the priority.
Summary of Priorities
National Research Agenda
Plant Science Decadal Vision
The American Society of Plant Biologists with the help of many other organizations created this vision as a result of a two-phase summit. The vision calls for specific actions including changes to graduate training and the formation of a National Plant Science Council.
Plant Science Decadal Vision Briefing (12/3/2013) (video)
Unleashing a Decade of Innovation in Plant Science (Vision for 2015-2025)
Is there really a shortage in the workforce?
There are those that suggest that there is no shortage and they there are plenty of well-trained scientists in the pipeline. These two articles detail the discussion.
The Great STEM Debate
STEM Crisis: Reality or Myth?
STEM: Food & Ag Council (A project of STEMconnector)
A new organization has been formed of scientific societies related to food and agriculture, companies, universities and government to identify actions that connect and create careers in food and agriculture.
STEM: Food & Ag Council (A project of STEMconnector)
A New Biology for the 21st Century, the National Bio economy Blueprint (National Academies)
A New Biology for the 21st Century recommends that a "New Biology" approach--one that depends on greater integration within biology, and closer collaboration with physical, computational, and earth scientists, mathematicians and engineers--be used to find solutions to four key societal needs: sustainable food production, ecosystem restoration, optimized biofuel production, and improvement in human health.
The National Bio economy Blueprint (National Academies)
Industry Employment: Needs for the Future (Sherwood presentation)
Power Point from CSAW presentation to university extension leaders.
CSAW: ReadexResearch Census
Findings from six companies that participated in the census to be discussed the first evening.
CSAW: ReadexResearch Census
PCAST
Summary of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology report to the president November 2012. One of six recommendations was to, “Greatly expand a competitively awarded fellowship program for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers at a level of $180 million per year with at least 5-year funding”
Letter to the President and Table of Contents
Full Report
AGree: Transforming Food & Ag Policy
Recommendations from this group related to agricultural research, education, extension, which included support public-private partnerships to leverage resources for research; support dedication of 20% of funds within Perkins Reauthorization Act toward agricultural technology and education; support provisions to increase mandatory funding …..and grants to land-grant colleges and universities for food and agriculture science programs and education.
AGree: Transforming Food & Ag Policy
