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IR-4 Project Food Use Workshop – July 20, 2023

IR-4 Project Food Use Workshop – July 20, 2023

Meet Compliance Services International (CSI) Senior Consultants Cam Blackford and Madeline Tomka at the 2023 IR-4 Industry Technology Session, to held virtually (via Zoom) on Thursday, July 20, 2023 from 11:30 am to approximately 3:30 pm ET.

Cam and Madeline are excited to attend the Industry Technology Session which gives companies the opportunity to present updates on products already in IR-4 research, as well as new technologies designed to assist specialty crop growers with their pest management needs.

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Cam Blackford

Senior Consultant

California

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Madeline Tomka

Senior Consultant

Iowa

The IR-4 Project was established in 1963 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and land-grant universities to ensure that specialty crop farmers have legal access to safe and effective crop protection products.

Compliance Services International (CSI) is an award winning consultancy providing innovative solutions to meet regulatory and environmental challenges. Regulatory requirements, environmental challenges, and global markets are ever-changing. Our diverse staff of regulatory professionals and scientists in North America and Europe, along with associates around the world, continually adapt to develop strategic approaches to meet our clients’ needs.

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Cam Blackford
Senior Consultant

Expertise: Regulatory Affairs & Agricultural Product Development

Cam is a part of the US Regulatory Affairs team assisting clients with product registrations, study monitoring, and field trial project management.

Cam has extensive experience in evaluating and testing agricultural crops and products. His background is in agricultural science and research including field, greenhouse, growth chamber and laboratory trials, experimental design, crop evaluation, data collection, data analysis and presentation. He is well versed in product development, pesticide laws and regulations. He maintains a PCA license. Cam has expertise in plant pathology and plant growth regulators, specializing in data interpretation and statistical analysis of agricultural field trials. Cam most recently was the Senior Field Trial Data Analyst with Arcadia Biosciences and has held research positions at the USDA, NASA, and Pioneer Hi-Bred International. 

EDUCATION
M.S., Plant Pathology, University of Maine.
B.S., Soil Science, University of California Berkeley.

Madeline Tomka
Senior Consultant

Expertise: Regulatory Affairs

As a member of our US Regulatory Affairs team, Madeline assists clients with product registration strategies, federal and state registration package preparation and submission as well as efficacy field study placement and monitoring.

Madeline has experience in various segments of the Ag and Biotech Industry, built on her solid foundation of managing contract field research in major crop groups across the US. She has been responsible for critical research as Study Director and Principal Investigator conducting studies to include pollinator terrestrial field ecotoxicology, large-scale pollinator tunnel, honey and nectar residue and other non-target insect studies with chemical and biological products.

EDUCATION
MBA, Business Administration, University of Oregon. Specialized in Sustainable Business Practices.
B.S., Agronomy, Iowa State University.