Agenda

6-8 pm: Networking and Group Discussions

Breakout Group Discussions:

-Definition of a minor use commodity

-Key pain points of the last 5 years

-Most promising/useful new technologies

Especialty Crazy Idea Contest

8-9 pm: Reception

8-9 am: Registration

9-9:45 am: Opening

9:45-10:15 am: Panel – MUF: Path to GMUS-IV and what are our expected outcomes?

Minor Use Foundation Board

-Dirk C. Drost, PhD, Chairman / Managing Partner, D3 Consulting, LLC

-Daniel L. Kunkel, PhD, Treasurer / Product Development Director – NE Region, AMVAC Chemical Corporation

-Alan Norden, Secretary, Minor Use Foundation, Australia

-Michael P. Braverman, PhD, Biopesticide and Organic Support Program Manager and International Capacity Building, IR-4 Project

-Jason F. Sandahl, PhD, CEO, Ag Aligned Global, LLC

-Anna Gore, Director of Operations, Minor Use Foundation

-Jerry J. Baron, PhD, Emeritus Board Member / Executive Director, IR-4 Project

10:15-10:40 am: Keynote Speech – Misinformation/Disinformation

-Dr. Pablo Breuer, Chair, DISARM Foundation

10:40-11 am: Coffee Break

11 am-12:30 pm: Panel – Evolving Farmers: How Are Growers Adapting to New Challenges to the Trade and Consumer Demand of Specialty Crops

-James R. Cranney, Jr., President, California Citrus Quality Council

-Marisol Parra Morera, Director, Avance Pasifloras Colombia

12:00-1:15 pm: Lunch

1:15-2:30 pm: Panel – An Evolving Regulatory Landscape: International Perspectives 

-Eduardo Aylwin, Agronomist, Chilean Food Safety and Quality Agency

-Xavier Sarda, Head of Residues & Food Safety Unit, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)    

-Leticia Soria, Agronomic Engineer – Sustainable Agriculture, National Service for Plant and Seed Quality and Health (SENAVE), Paraguay

2:30-3:45 pm: Break Out Groups

Themes:

-Regulatory: Crop grouping, import tolerances, mutual acceptance of data, CXL adoption

-Research and Innovation: Biopesticides, drone technology, smart equipment

-Communication: Defining the narrative

-Growers: Regional and international coordination

-International: JMPR enhancement, regional coordination

3:30-3:45 pm: Afternoon Coffee Break

3:45-5 pm: Readouts, Discussion, Next Steps, and Closing

(Dirk Drost, moderator)

9-10 am: MUF Prioritization and Project Selection

-Alan Norden, Minor Use Foundation Secretary

10-11 am: Small Group Discussion – Minor Use Foundation Prioritization Process and Feedback

11 am-12:00 pm: Incorporate Feedback to MUF Priorities/Workplan

12-1:30 pm: Lunch

1:30-3 pm: Panel – A Changing Landscape: Perspective from the Chemical Industry

-Carmen Tiu, Global Food Standards Leader, Corteva Agriscience

-Manojit Basu, PhD, Vice President, Science & Regulatory Policy, CropLife America

-Javier Fernández, Legal Advisor and Director of Regulatory Affairs, CropLife Latin America

3-3:15 pm: Afternoon Coffee Break

3:45-5 pm: Panel – The Transformational Role of Technology and Innovation

     -Greg Watson, Crop Protection Regulatory Policy Manager, Bayer Crop Science, Drone Applications for Specialty Crops

    -Adriana Castañeda, PhD, Consultant, Minor Use Foundation, Mitigating Pesticide Residues in Latin America Using Biopesticides

9-10 am: Regionally Harmonized Approaches to Addressing the Needs of Specialty Crop Growers

-Eric Bolaños, Specialist in Agricultural Health and Food Safety, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

10-11 am: Panel – National Minor Use Programs: Examples, Benefits and Evolution (past five years)

-Regionally Harmonized Advances in Central America, Veronica Picado, Manager, Technical Operations, Minor Use Foundation

11-11:20 am: Coffee Break

11:20-11:45 am: Keynote Speech – The Importance of Science to Inform Agricultural Policy

-Ted McKinney, CEO, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, United States

11:45 am-1 pm: Group Discussion – What solutions have we identified and what are the next steps?

1-2:30 pm: Lunch

2:30-4 pm: Concluding Session

Day trip to visit local Spanish producers and learn about cultivation techniques