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Who should be involved? How do we build the message for the general public?

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Our goal (I think) is a domestic/secure/sustainable source of rubber that meets certain high performance standards. This could be natural or synthetic - why is natural better than synthetic now AND in the future?

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Strategic procurement like during WWII, is there are way to push for this?

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Apparently there are discussions on using guayule as a sustainable replacement for land currently growing cotton. The choice of cotton is primarily a crop insurance play, so USDA potentially has some influence there.

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Agricultural need is part of effort but industrial has to happen in parallel

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Agricultural need is part of effort but industrial has to happen in parallel

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relate cost price supply chain to domestic rubber

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relate cost price supply chain to domestic rubber

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Critical for many industries, truck manufacturers, airlines

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Critical for many industries, truck manufacturers, airlines

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Rally around a strategic material theme?
Show the implications of the loss of natural rubber

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Diversification of the target industry? 

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Diversification of the target industry? 

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For the general audiences, rubber is an anonymous material, it only exist in tires. Do we need a camping of education for general audiences and congresswomen and congressmen? The implications affect tire companies, but also it has implications in health (condoms, catheters) to plane tires.

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Gov't purchases (e.g. DoD) to help create market pull

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Gov't purchases (e.g. DoD) to help create market pull

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Sustainability, and alleviating ESG issues with hevea (deforestation; human/land rights), especially in SE Asia.

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We need to hit the gut of congresswomen and congressmen families with a message of warning, this material is fundamental for US life

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We need to hit the gut of congresswomen and congressmen families with a message of warning, this material is fundamental for US life

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work with biomass research and development board

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work with biomass research and development board

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For TK, inulin is currently worth twice as much as the natural rubber, and the leaves apparently are worth twice as much too. For sunflower, seeds likely have high value. These food crops are usually more valuable than other byproducts like fuel or even commodity chemicals. 

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For TK, inulin is currently worth twice as much as the natural rubber, and the leaves apparently are worth twice as much too. For sunflower, seeds likely have high value. These food crops are usually more valuable than other byproducts like fuel or even commodity chemicals. 

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How to address intellectual property? Greater investment may need open IP

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How to address intellectual property? Greater investment may need open IP

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Form a partnership using the Climate Smart Commodities Program

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Form a partnership using the Climate Smart Commodities Program

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Push to get a successful venture.  This will provide funding opportunity for everyone.

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Push to get a successful venture.  This will provide funding opportunity for everyone.

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The agricultural 'waste' products from this process could definitely be used to produce SAF.  This waste can assist a company in a lower CI score for the SAF process.

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Invite companies interested in this space like Cargill mentioned.

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Invite companies interested in this space like Cargill mentioned.

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An industry resilient and able to respond in the future

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An industry resilient and able to respond in the future

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There should be a system that enable to respond to internal and external issues. In terms of germplasm, incentivizing the conservation and nurturing of breeding germplasm and breeding programs, guaranteeing germplasm out of IP

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Develop relationships with industry and non-profit organizations that can help elevate the issue and spread the word further. (They can also serve as the "face" when advocating for support beyond research dollars.)

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Supply chain security has to be prominent in our collective thoughts.  What is the cost of not securing a consistent supply of critical material?

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Supply chain security has to be prominent in our collective thoughts.  What is the cost of not securing a consistent supply of critical material?

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Industry, Government AND Academe - just like in WWII

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Industry, Government AND Academe - just like in WWII

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The current administration has strong goals for better infrastructure, which includes having the right materials available. 

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The current administration has strong goals for better infrastructure, which includes having the right materials available. 

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Look at the cost and potential benefits of growing TK under controlled environment agriculture (CEA) versus open field. If CEA has potential - consider TK variety development under specific CEA parameters.

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Additionally, there are many movements from the Washington DC level, White House, etc that strongly advocate for sustainability, carbon emissions, etc. This is a good time to be working on a domestic natural rubber multidimensional effort (private, public, government)

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Additionally, there are many movements from the Washington DC level, White House, etc that strongly advocate for sustainability, carbon emissions, etc. This is a good time to be working on a domestic natural rubber multidimensional effort (private, public, government)

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Recently launched Climate Smart Commodities, spot on, this may be something down the road

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Recently launched Climate Smart Commodities, spot on, this may be something down the road

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Public funding for growing guayule lines in all states with appropriate environment, not only AZ, to enhance the acreage needed 

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Public funding for growing guayule lines in all states with appropriate environment, not only AZ, to enhance the acreage needed 

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Guayule rubber has unique properties compared to Hevea. It can therefore be developed for specialized higher value markets like wet suits and hypoallergenic gloves. But any specialty product made from TK rubber could just as easily be made with Hevea. So the "specialty rubber product" path to commercialization seems to be a non starter for TK and maybe also sunflower. The commercialization focus for these two should be their high value food byproducts.

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Land-grand universities, several are involved already (OSU, UNL, Oregon, Arizona, Texas, etc). Land-grant missions include research, extension & outreach, and education. There are several extension and outreach platforms on place that could help. Traditional audience for this: growers, educators, schools, stakeholders, industry representatives, and new leaders.

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Land-grand universities, several are involved already (OSU, UNL, Oregon, Arizona, Texas, etc). Land-grant missions include research, extension & outreach, and education. There are several extension and outreach platforms on place that could help. Traditional audience for this: growers, educators, schools, stakeholders, industry representatives, and new leaders.

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Carbon emissions as suggested by the indoor dandelions group (net emissions)

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Carbon emissions as suggested by the indoor dandelions group (net emissions)

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Hits the trigger of sustainability goals, depending on the uses, e.g. biological control for ag chemical companies

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Hits the trigger of sustainability goals, depending on the uses, e.g. biological control for ag chemical companies

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Look at it from a multi-level perspective: consumers, producers, industry, government, agencies, universities, etc

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Look at it from a multi-level perspective: consumers, producers, industry, government, agencies, universities, etc

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Work on the foundational agronomic questions, funding needed. Developing management practices that ensure higher yields

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Work on the foundational agronomic questions, funding needed. Developing management practices that ensure higher yields

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Developing more and better germplasm, towards higher yields, for example more latex content

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Developing more and better germplasm, towards higher yields, for example more latex content

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Some grants exist on the public communication space in Ag as example

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Some grants exist on the public communication space in Ag as example

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Slides_Domestic Sources of Natural Rubber meeting_Feb 9 2022

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TechConnect 2021 Natural Rubber slide deck

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What is the common theme?

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To establish a domestic natural rubber industry that de-risks disruption of current supply chains anticipated as a consequence of increased disease, market, political, and climate-change threats. A domestic industry will provide resilience, job creation, and uncompromised supply of a critical raw material for national defense, transportation, aviation, and medical goods.

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Generate talking points (bullets!) that keep everyone focused on the goal. Stick to the same message and take that message to a broad audience.

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Create a marketing piece with key points that makes the case (supply chain, domestic security, medical needs, transportation needs, etc.) and use it as an informational guide for NGOs and others.

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A plan should include the following: (1) description of the need with an articulated long-term vision; (2) research and action that has come before; (3) big target goals for where you plan to go; (4) specific steps you envision taking; and (5) what each step will require of each partner, including cost (thus, specific "ask").

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Rural Development's  Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Manufacturing Assistance Program is available to help fund the production of renewable chemicals and biobased product manufacturing.  The program has obtained additional funds from the Inflation Reduction Act. Loan's for eligible projects can be up to $250 Million. The Program has seen one prior project in this space that was not accepted into Phase 1 consideration. Since that time, the state of the industry has developed and applicants seeking government guaranteed loans to private lenders for similar projects might use this Program.