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Zachary Brown
Zachary Brown Associate Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics; GES Center Executive Committee Member College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Poole College of Management Contact Faculty page: https://cals.ncsu.edu/agricultural-and-resource-economics/people/zachary-brown/ | Email: zsbrown2@ncsu.edu | Phone: (919) 515-5969…
Entomology Seminar: Zack Brown on Public Perceptions and Ex Ante Consumer Impacts of Gene Drives for Agricultural Insect Pests
Entomology Seminar, 11:15am – 12:15pm, Oct. 14. Thomas Hall, Room 3503 (Stephens Room). To watch the ENT seminar remotely via Zoom: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/927923475
Zack Brown publishes article in Choices on the ‘Economic, Regulatory and International Implications of Gene Drives in Agriculture”
Agricultural pests, such as fruit flies and mosquitoes, cause billions of dollars in crops losses and spread life-threatening diseases, including malaria and Zika. Many researchers, including NC State IGERT students, are working to develop gene…
The ‘Public Good’ of Controlling Mobile Pests with Genetically Engineered Crops
Margaret Huffman, Nov. 11 2020 | Choosing to plant genetically engineered seed that will grow insect-resistant corn (Bt corn) is more expensive at the time of planting but is common practice in places like the United States and the Philippines. This study takes a closer look at those who do not plant genetically engineered seed because their neighbors use of Bt corn eliminated the local pest pressure.
Samantha Thomas- Challenges of Global Vegetable Seed Production and Delivery | GES Colloquium (Zoom)
Last GES Colloquium of 2020! Sam Thomas joins us from Bayer Crop Science to discuss production and delivery challenges faced by the global vegetable seed industry in an increasingly complex regulatory environment
Returning to Farming’s Roots in the Battle Against the ‘Billion-Dollar Beetle’ | Agricultural and Resource Economics
Rosemary Brandt, July 21, 2020 | Nicknamed the “billion-dollar beetle” for its enormous economic costs to growers in the United States each year, the western corn rootworm is one of the most devastating pests farmers face.
CALS News – Using Leaf Fungi to Improve Crop Resilience
Mollie Rappe, June 29, 2020 | Jason Delborne, a researcher with the Genetic Engineering and Society Center and the College of Natural Resources, will lead the efforts to assess public opinion and analyze the potential regulatory pathway for techniques to introduce beneficial plant fungi to crops.
Khara Grieger
Khara Grieger Assistant Professor in Environmental Health & Risk Assessment; GES Center Executive Committee Member Department of Applied Ecology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Contact Email: kdgriege@ncsu.edu | Phone: (919) 515-2593 | Twitter: @KGrieger…
Jason Delborne
Jason Delborne Professor and Interim Director of Science, Policy, and Society; University Faculty Scholar; GES Center Executive Committee Member Forestry and Environmental Resources, College of Natural Resources Contact Faculty page: https://cnr.ncsu.edu/directory/jason-delborne | Lab page: https://sites.google.com/ncsu.edu/jason-delborne…