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A Science Roadmap for Agriculture, Update 2006,National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant College (NASULGC) and Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP). Discussion of the scientific feasibility to meet the needs of diverse groups of stakeholders.
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A Science Roadmap for Agriculture Survey, May 2005, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant College (NASULGC) and Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP). Survey of diverse stakeholder groups to develop the priorities for the next five years.
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A Vital Competitive Grants Program in Food, Fiber, and Natural-Resources Research, National Academy Press. National Research Council summary of the creation and progress of the USDA CSREES National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program.
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Advantages of Agriculturally Important Domestic Species as Biomedical Models, East Lansing, MN. Review of the role of agricultural animals in research.
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Stakeholder Hearing Transcript - Hearing held on September 10, 2008 at the CSREES Waterfront Building.
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Assessing the Health Effects of Bioactive Food Components, Bethesda, MD. Discussion of bioactive components and approaches to evaluate their significance in health promotion and disease prevention.
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BFRDP Stakeholder Input Meeting. Transcript of stakeholder hearing on the Beginning Farmer and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP) held on October 27, 2008 in Washington, DC.
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Food Packaging, Agricultural Research, Food Quality and Food Safety. Summit focused on issues in food quality and safety needs, material science and technologies, sensing technologies and packaging in the future.
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Functional Foods, Opportunities and Challenges, Institute of Food Technologists. Washington DC. Review of the available scientific literature related to functional food development.
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Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: Promoting Healthy Weight in Children, Society for Nutrition Education. Identified actions to advance the understanding of biological and physiological mechanisms affecting appetite, satiety, etc., to address the obesity epidemic.
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Individual-, Family-, School-, and Community-Based Interventions for Pediatric Overweight, Position Paper American Dietetic Association. Role of family-based and school-based programs to combat childhood obesity.
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National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. Organization contributing to effective federal agricultural research, education and education programs through broad stakeholder feedback and sound science in its ongoing role as advisor to the Secretary of Agriculture.
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National Food and Society Roundtable on Obesity and Youth, Washington, DC. Childhood obesity prevention policy, research, extension, and education strategies and new initiatives to enhance related program leadership.
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Nutraceuticals for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. Existing and emerging issues in the development and use of nutraceuticals.
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The 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report. Recommended changes to the dietary guidelines.
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Weight Management Position Paper, American Dietetic Association. Environmental factors that influence weight management.