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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities Public Meeting #5</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Date/time:</span></b><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Monday,
March 8, 2021; 4:00 – 5:30 PM ET</span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*Location:</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Virtual</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">You are invited to join the Committee on An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities as it explores how policy and funding are shaping public and private
demand for native plant seed, and how demand from the two sectors influence each other in the native seed supply. Experts from the USDA Farm Production and Conservation mission, the USDA Economic Research Service, and the Tallgrass Prairie Center of the University
of Northern Iowa will explain what drives demand in these sectors, how it is evolving, and whether supply is meeting demand. Presenters will discuss what is known about the scale at which native seeds are being used, the specific uses and characteristics
of native seeds being requested, and steps that can be taken to better understand and assist suppliers in meeting public and private needs for native seed.
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Speakers:</span></b><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Rich Iovanna, Agricultural Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Bryan Pratt, Research Agricultural Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Laura Jackson, Director, Tallgrass Prairie Center, and Professor of Biology, the University of Northern Iowa</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Laura Walter, Plant Materials Program Manager, Tallgrass Prairie Center of the University of Northern Iowa</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:5.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Kristine Nemec, Integrated Roadside Vegetation Manager, Tallgrass Prairie Center of the University of Northern Iowa</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">*</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Details and Registration:</span></b><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/03-08-2021/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-meeting-5">
https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/03-08-2021/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-meeting-5</a></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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