Agricultural Innovation

Environmentally-Sound Agriculture Day 1

November 21, 2024 (Thursday)

11:30-1:00 Environmentally-Sound Rice Production Technology Symposium

Shekhar Bhadsavle, Saguna Rural Foundation (India) and Karim Maredia, Michigan State University

Room 102, International Center Building, Michigan State University

4:00-5:00 Keynote Address

Strengthening Resiliency of Agriculture and Food Systems in Michigan: Challenges and Opportunities

Dr. George A. Smith, Director, AgBioResearch, Michigan State University

Room 122B, Wells Hall, Michigan State University

6:00-9:00 Scholarship and Hero Awards Banquet (by invitation)

Reception (6:00-6:30 p.m.)

Dinner (6:30-7:30 p.m.)

Environmentally-Sound Agriculture Scholarship and Hero Award Ceremony (7:30-9:00 p.m.)

University Club of Michigan State University, 3435 Forest Road, Lansing, Michigan

George A. Smith

As Director of AgBioResearch, Dr. Smith is responsible for administrative oversight for the organization. AgBioResearch’s university-wide mission is to conduct research related to Michigan’s highly diverse food systems and natural resources. AgBioResearcch directly supports about 300 scientists from seven MSU colleges and 15 outlying research and Extension centers. Director Smith obtained his B.S. degree in animal science from the University of Idaho, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in animal science and reproductive physiology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He joined the MSU faculty in 1997. His research at focused on dairy cattle reproduction. In 2020, Dr. Smith transitioned to full-time research administration responsibilities. In August of this year, he exhibited his evolving national leadership in a presentation in to the agricultural journalists at their annual Ag Media Summit in Kansas City, Missouri, and more recently wrote on the significance of Michigan’s water resources to agriculture and the general public.

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