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Take part in our symposium when we pair cutting-edge agroecosystem science with innovative public garden interpretation. Want to find out about the application of crop wild relatives in sustainable agriculture, improvement of crops, and public engagement? Tours include: Corteva Agriscience, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, Reiman Gardens, Iowa State Seed Science Center, North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station and Ames Germplasm Repository.

Plenary Speakers:

Marie Haga - Executive Director, Global Crop Diversity Trust
Gary Nabhan - internationally-celebrated nature writer, agrarian activist and ethnobiologist

This unique opportunity is the result of a collaboration between the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, the American Public Gardens Association, and the World Food Prize Foundation.

This symposium has been made possible by a grant project funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Generous support also provided by Leichtag Commons and the U.S. Botanic Garden.

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