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National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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National Genetic Resources Advisory Council

The National Genetic Resources Advisory Council (NGRAC) was established in 2012 as a permanent subcommittee of the NAREEE Advisory Board.  

NGRAC advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture and Director of ARS’ National Genetic Resources Program (NGRP). NGRP acquires, characterizes, conserves, documents, and distributes to scientists germplasm of all life forms important for food and agricultural production.

NGRP’s Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) documents these animal, microbial, and plant collections through informational pages, searchable databases, and links to USDA-ARS projects that curate the collections.

Members

Amir Ibrahim
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Term: first, ends FY 2023 on 1/31/2023
Chad Dechow
Penn State University
University Park, PA
Term: first, ends FY 2023 on 9/30/2023
David Butruille
Bayer Crop Science
Chesterfield, MO
Term: first, ends FY 2023 on 1/31/2023
James McFerson (Chair)
Washington State University Research and Extension Center (Retired)
Denver, CO
Term: second, ends FY 2024 on 9/30/2024
John Buchanan
Center for Aquatic Technologies
San Diego, CA
Term: first, ends FY 2023 on 9/30/2023
Katherine Rainey
Purdue University
Lilly, IN
Term: first, ends FY 2023 on 1/31/2023
Margaret Smith
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Term: first, ends FY 2023 on 9/30/2023
Paul Gepts
University of California
Davis, CA
Term: second, ends FY 2024 on 9/30/2024
Preston Hardison
Tulalip Tribe (retired)
Seattle, WA
Term: second, ends FY 2023 on 9/30/2023
Sarada Krishnan
Global Crop Diversity Trust
Bonn, Germany
Term: second, ends FY 2024 on 9/30/2024
Stephen Kresovich
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Term: first, ends FY 2023 on 1/31/2023
Steven Kerns
Universal Pig Genes Inc./dba, Internations Boar Semen
Clearfield, IA
Term: first, ends FY 2023 on 9/30/2023
Terrence Tiersch
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Baton Rouge, LA
Term: second, ends FY 2024 on 9/30/2024

Reports

Fiscal year 2022
Feb 1
The NAREEE Board National Genetic Resources Advisory Council's (NGRAC) Report on Algal Genetic Resources - Agricultural Crops and Beyond
Feb 1
The NAREEE Board National Genetic Resources Advisory Council's (NGRAC) Report on Safeguarding and Distributing Native Crop Wild Relative Genetic Resources of the United States
Feb 1
The NAREEE Board National Genetic Resources Advisory Council's (NGRAC) Report on Microbial Genetic Resources in the United States
Feb 1
The NAREEE Board National Genetic Resources Advisory Council's (NGRAC) Report on Strengthening Strategic Genetic Resources for Livestock Poultry and Aquatic Species in the US

Meetings

Fiscal year 2023
April 19, 2023 Monthly National Genetic Resource Advisory Council (NGRAC) Meeting
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April 11-12, 2023 Annual National Genetic Resource Advisory Council (NGRAC) Meeting
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March 15, 2023 Monthly National Genetic Resource Advisory Council (NGRAC) Meeting
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February 15, 2023 Monthly National Genetic Resource Advisory Council (NGRAC) Meeting
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January 18, 2023 Monthly National Genetic Resource Advisory Council (NGRAC) Meeting
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December 21, 2022 Monthly National Genetic Resource Advisory Council (NGRAC) Meeting
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November 16, 2022 Monthly National Genetic Resource Advisory Council (NGRAC) Meeting
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October 19. 2022 Monthly National Genetic Resource Advisory Council (NGRAC) Meeting
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