KEYNOTES / PANELS

2026 Environmentally Sound Agricultural Day - November 19

Dr. Shatrughan Shiva, six MSU

students will each give a five-minute description of agriculture in their country.


Following a Welcome by Professor Emeritius George Bird, there will be a

keynote on the Relationship between the MSU. Student Organic Farm and MSU

Culinary Services, presented by Darby Anderson, Manager, MSU Student

Organic Farm, and a keynote on the Challenges of Producing and Marketing High

Quality Agronomic and Cover Crop Seed in an Environmentally-Sound Manner,

presented by Stephine Moore, Moore Seed Farm


Dr. Jason Rowntree (C. S. Mott Distinguished Professor of Sustainable

Agriculture) will give a brief presentation on Environmentally-Ssound

Agriculture.

Foundation History

 
    Professor Bird’s colleagues, students and family organized the Foundation in 2022, in honor of his research, teaching contributions to the domains of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainable-Equitable Development. These transdisciplinary contributions were made possible because of Professor Bird’s training in nematology, plant pathology, entomology, and horticulture.