Upcoming Speaking and Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
September 25-26, 2024 - International Soil and Tillage Research Organization Conference - Aria McLauchlan will give a presentation at ISTRO 2024, titled “Unlocking A "Good Soil Discount": Quantifying the Risk Reducing Benefits of Soil Health Practices” on September 26, 2024. The theme of this year’s gathering is “Living Roots, Living Soil”. Virginia Beach, VA.
September 26-30, 2024 - NY Climate Week - Aria McLauchlan will be in the city for various events related to soil health, agriculture and finance. New York, NY.
November 11-13, 2024 - ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting - Rachel Owen, Land Core’s Senior Policy Advisor, will give an oral presentation at the “Tri-Societies” meeting, entitled Quantifying the Risk-Reduction Potential of Soil Health Practices on November 13, 2024. San Antonio, TX.
RECENT EVENTS
May 13-16, 2024 - Applied Statistics in Agriculture and Natural Resources Conference - Two Risk Model team members will be presenting at the Applied Statistics in Agriculture and Natural Resources Conference next month! Gina Pizzo, PhD Candidate at Michigan State University, will give a talk titled “Farm revenue uncertainty: a Bayesian study for corn in the US Midwest” and Tyler Bagwell, PhD Candidate at Rice University, will give a presentation titled “Constructing interpretable and robust statistical crop yield prediction models using field-level data.“ Ames, IA
March 28, 2024 - Bioneers. Land Core Co-Founder Aria McLauchlan attended the conference, which celebrated its 35th anniversary this year. Berkeley, CA.
March 18, 2024 - Agri-Pulse 2024 Ag & Food Policy Summit - Land Core Co-Founder, Aria McLauchlan, and Senior Policy Advisor, Dr Rachel Owen, recently attended the day-long summit. They were also in DC for the entire week for National Ag Week! Washington, D.C.
December 11-15, 2023 - American Geophysical Union Conference - Land Core Risk Model team member and Lead Geospatial Analyst, Kangogo Sogomo, attended the AGU23 conference and gave a poster presentation titled “Developing a Remote Sensed Cover Crop Dataset for the U.S. Midwest using Harmonized Landsat Sentinel (HLS).” San Francisco, CA.
September 26-27, 2023 - Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum - Our Executive Director, Aria McLauchlan, spoke on a plenary session “How Policy is Shaping Finance and Investment in Regeneration” on the 27th at the RFSI Forum. This event brought together stakeholders for networking and knowledge sharing to drive investments in regenerative agriculture and resilient food systems. Denver, CO.
May 24-29, 2023 - Regeneration Conversation: How the Farm Bill Impacts all Americans and How We Can Rebuild Our Nation’s Soil Health - Our co-founders, Aria McLauchlan and Harley Cross, joined actress, soil health advocate, and activist, Nat Kelley, onstage for an interview during a session at the Lightning in a Bottle Festival, to discuss opportunities to regenerate our lands and communities. Buena Vista Lake, CA.
May 4, 2023 - OpenTEAM In-Depth Learning Series: Soil Health in the 2023 Farm Bill - Aria McLauchlan and Katie Fettes gave a presentation on our revamped Federal Soil Health Bill Tracker; an overview of the current policy landscape and opportunities to advance soil health and resilient agricultural systems in the upcoming Farm Bill.
April 17, 2023 - Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center: Study Group - Advancing U.S. Agriculture Policy - Aria McLauchlan was a guest expert during the study group session April 17 discussing the topic of “Integrating Regenerative, Climate-Smart Farming Practices into the 2023 Farm Bill.”
March 28, 2023 - 2023 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference (ERME) - Harley Cross will host a session on March 28 at 2:00 PM titled “Quantifying and Reducing Production Risk in Agriculture: Key Takeaways from a New Soil Health Risk Model.” ERME Conference, March 27-29, 2023. Chicago, IL.
March 7, 2023 - Climate Day 2023 at the Natural Products Expo West. Aria McLauchlan will be speaking at the “Transforming Agriculture and Advancing Climate Solutions Through the Farm Bill” session between 10:15-11:15 AM. Natural Products Expo West, March 7-11, 2023. Anaheim, CA
December 5-8, 2022 - Eco-Ag Conference & Trade Show - by Acres USA. Aria McLauchlan and Harley Cross hosted a session in the Farm Business track on “Creating Change in Agriculture Policy in 2023” on December 8 (Covington, Kentucky).
October 25-27, 2022 - VERGE 22 Climate Tech Event by Green Biz in San Jose, CA. Aria McLauchlan attended.
September 16-19, 2022 - Edible Planet Regenerative Retreat - Our team traveled Umbria, Italy to join global regenerative leaders in designing solutions to implement deep structural change in the food system.
September 13-15, 2022 - Land Core Visits the Hill - Aria was in D.C. with the Regenerate America coalition.
September 13, 2022 - Regenerative Agriculture Opportunities for Banks, a Virtual Finance Roundtable hosted by Green America’s Soil & Climate Alliance. Aria McLauchlan and Harley Cross were panelists.
June 13-15, 2022 - Land Core Visits the Hill - Katie & Harley were in D.C. with the Regenerate America coalition.
May 20, 2022 - Innovation, Investment and Policy in Regenerative Agriculture by Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs. Aria McLauchlan spoke on a panel from 2:10-2:55pm ET.
April 27, 2022 - Iowa Learning Farms Conversation Series by Iowa State University. Aria McLauchlan & Harley Cross presented on Land Core Risk Model, 12pm CT.
March 30-31, 2022 - Extension Risk Management Education National Conference - Omaha, NE. Harley Cross attended.
March 8 - 12, 2022 - Expo West 2022 by Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, CA. Aria McLauchlan participated in Policy Panel, March 8.
March 3, 2022 - SustainabilityLIVE by Wolven Threads. Katie Fettes live interview, 12pm PST.
February 27 - March 1, 2022 - 120th Anniversary Convention by National Farmers Union in Denver, CO. Aria McLauchlan attended.
February 24 - 26, 2022 - MOSES Organic Farming Conference by MOSES in La Crosse, WI. Harley Cross attended.
February 24 - 25, 2022 - 2022 Agricultural Outlook Forum by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
December 15, 2021 - Emerging Leaders in Food & Ag Awards. Aria & Harley received an award.
November 11, 2021 - Soil & Climate Alliance (SCA) 360 Roundtable Series by Green America’s SCA. Models to Fund Regenerative Transition roundtable discussion including Aria McLauchlan and Harley Cross.
November 4, 2021 - Soil Health to De-risk Lending & Insurance - OpenTEAM In-Depth Learning Series by OpenTEAM. Aria McLauchlan and Harley Cross presentation.
September 13 - 15, 2021 - Tri-Service Microbiome Consortium (TSMC) 5th Annual Meeting by Tri-Service Microbiome Consortium (TSMC). Federal Policy and Legislative Opportunities Speaker: Aria McLauchlan.
April 22, 2021 - Earth Day 2021: Restore Our Earth by EarthDay.org
March 8 - 9, 2021 - Soil Health Innovations Conference by National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT). Soil Health Innovations in Public Policy Panelist: Aria McLauchlan.
February 24 - 25, 2021 - Regenerative Earth Summit - Session 3 by Regenerative Rising. Convener/Host: Aria McLauchlan for Finance, Policy & Technology Panel.
February 18 - 19, 2021 - 2021 Agricultural Outlook Forum by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
February 10, 2021 - “The Opportunity Beneath Our Feet” on Making Waves Conversations with Influencers and Disruptors by TEDx Santa Barbara. Mark Sylvester interviewed Aria McLauchlan and Harley Cross.
January 29, 2021 - Priorities for the Next Secretary of Agriculture with Ray Archuleta and Steve Apfelbaum by Soil4Climate. Aria McLauchlan was moderator and panelist.
January 7 - 13, 2021 - Annual Farm Bureau Convention by American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)
December 16, 2020 - USDA Transition Team Review Presentation by USDA Biden-Harris Agency Review Team and American Sustainable Business Council. Aria McLauchlan was a presenter.
November 2 - 19, 2020 - Regenerate 2020 by Quivira Coalition.
October 7, 2020 - Catalyzing Adaptive and Resilient Food Systems by UC Davis Climate Adaptation Research Center. Aria McLauchlan was a panelist on the Adaptation and Mitigation Synergies panel. See press here.