Neonic Pesticides in Wisconsin Agriculture and our Environment

Name: Neonic Pesticides in Wisconsin Agriculture and our Environment
Start: 2025-09-08T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-08T11:30:00-05:00
Location: Wisconsin State Capitol

Schedule

Mon Sep 08 2025 at 10:00 am to 11:30 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Wisconsin State Capitol | Madison, WI

Join us on Monday, September 8 for an info session on neonicotinoids and their wide-reaching impacts on Wisconsin's agricultural industry, waterways, pollinators, and people.
This event is hosted by Rep. Lee Snodgrass of Appleton with support from Clean Wisconsin and researchers with the University of Wisconsin.
In-person attendees can find the event in Room GAR (413N).
A free live stream of the event is also available via WisEye at https://wiseye.org/?p=31883

Speakers include:
Efficacy of Neonicotinoids in Agricultural Pest Control
- Shawn Conley, UW Professor of Agronomy
Neonicotinoid alternatives in Wisconsin specialty crops
- Russ Groves, UW Professor of Entomology
Uses Beyond Agriculture and Implications for Water Resources
- Sara Walling, Water and Agriculture Program Director at Clean Wisconsin
Impacts of Neonicotinoids on Ecosystem Services
- AJ Jeninga, UW Extension Emerging Contaminants Specialist
Neonics and Human Health Impacts
- Kayla Rinderknecht, UW Population Health Fellow at Clean Wisconsin