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Collapse ▲On Monday, 4/14/2025 – The Land Institute’s Tim Crews speaks on “What agriculture has to learn from all other terrestrial ecosystems?”
Please join ASU’s University Forum Lecture Series and Cooperative Extension for an exciting talk by Tim Crews – The Land Institute’s Chief Scientist & Director of International Initiatives, agroecologist, soil phosphorus expert, and leader in perennial agriculture research. The topic of the talk will be “What agriculture has to learn from all other terrestrial ecosystems?” More information about his background and present work can be found at:
https://landinstitute.org/about-us/staff/tim-crews/
Tim Crews
Chief Scientist & Director of International Initiatives – The Land Institute
Monday April 14th at 5 p.m.
Watauga Agricultural Conference Center
252 Poplar Grove Rd – (the downstairs and back-side of the Ag Building – same location as winter farmers market)
What agriculture has to learn from all other terrestrial ecosystems?
Virtually all major ecosystems on land—temperate forests, tropical forests, grasslands, savannas, tundra, deserts, scrublands–are overwhelmingly composed of diverse perennial plant species. The soils that humans rely on to farm were developed under these diverse, perennial plant communities. In this talk, Tim Crews will explore how humanity’s 10,000 year reliance on annual crops has landed our species in a precarious position with respect to regenerating soil health, reducing fossil fuel dependence in agriculture, and addressing many ecosystem disservices such as soil erosion and aquatic eutrophication. Work to develop perennial cereal, legume and oilseed crops promises to help close the gap between natural systems and grain agriculture.