NAREEE Advisory Board Meeting Index and Virtual Binder Materials February 9-10, 2022 | NAREEE Advisory Board

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National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board

U.S. Department of Agriculture

a. NAREEE Advisory Board fact sheet (NAREEE, CDS, SCC, NGRAC, Pollinator Subcommittee) (PDF)
b. NAREEE Advisory Board GOP (PDF, 361KB)

1. NAREEE Advisory Board Members, Board Staff, and USDA Leadership Bios

Board member Bios
a.   Kate Lewis and Shirley Morgan bios (PDF, 113 KB)
b.   Bio of USDA Deputy Secretary, Dr. Jewel Bronaugh
c.   Bio of Acting Deputy Under Secretary, REE, Dr. Shefali Mehta

2. REE Leadership Team (REE Administrators and Directors) Bios and links to slides (if any)

a. REE Leadership Team bios

b. Presentations

Remarks from the USDA Deputy Secretary and Board Q&A – Dr. Jewel Bronaugh (Video)
Remarks from Deputy Under Secretary, REE -- Dr. Shefali Mehta (PDF, 256 MB)
Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS), Dr. Dionne Toombs, Director (PDF, 4263 KB)
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Overview, Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Administrator (PDF, 1643 KB)
Economic Research Service (ERS), Dr. Spiro Stefanou, Administrator (PDF, 1439 KB)
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Mr. Hubert Hamer, Administrator (PDF, 615 KB)

3. Additional Presentations

USDA Honey Bee and Pollinator Research Coordinator, Ms. Elizabeth “Izzy” Hill (PDF, 4314 KB)
USDA’s FY22 Science Priorities and/or Science Strategy, Ms. Holly Wiggins (PDF, 2346 KB)

4. Reports – (Draft until approved by full NAREEE Board)

a. NGRAC Report – Safeguarding and Distributing Native Crop Wild Relative Genetic Resources of the United States (*Approval*) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
b. NGRAC Report – Microbial Genetic Resources in the USA (*Approval*) PDF, 237 KB)
c. Diversity and Inclusivity Letter (Board has approved, discussion and next steps) (PDF, 149 KB)
d. Ad hoc committee on Agriculture Extension Programs (status, discussion, and next steps)

5. New Board Business – FY 22 Projects Approval

a. Pollinator Subcommittee
b. CDS Meeting Minutes, November 2021 (PDF, 327 KB)
c. Subcommittee’s NIFA ECDRE Program RFPA draft feedback, December 2021 (PDF, 208 KB)
d. SCC Meeting Minutes, January 2022 (PDF, 337 KB)
e. NGRAC Conference Call Meeting Minutes, October 2021 (PDF, 232 KB)
f. Relevance and Adequacy (R&A) of 2020 Ag Climate Adaptation Report 4, (discussion and next steps) (PDF, 582 KB)
g. January 2022 NPGS Plan Recommendations (PDF, 232 KB)
h. Member Survey Key Learnings (PDF, 1243 KB)

a.   Federal Register Notice for NAREEE Meeting
b.   Open and Continuous Nomination FRN
c.   U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Key Work in 2021 to Promote Food and Nutrition Security
d.   Office of the Chief Economist Contributes to Creating Better Markets, Addressing Climate Change, and Advancing USDA Goals
e.   U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Key Work in 2021 to Advance Equity
f. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Key Work in 2021 to Combat Climate Change
g.   Post wildfire and hurricane recovery release
h.   Announced speakers for Ag Outlook Forum release
i.   Press Release from Secretary Vilsack Appointing New Members (Fall 2021)
j.   In Major Step to Implement American Rescue Plan, USDA Announces Membership of Newly Formed Equity Commission