This is the presentation that I gave last month on sustainability in agriculture at the Association of the Bar for the City of New York. In case you missed it, you can also read my previous posts on the definitions of sustainable agriculture and “Big Ag.” [slideshare id=12960919&doc=sustainabilitydevelopmentsinbigagriculture-120516144621-phpapp01] Thank you to Red Letter Day Graphic Design for helping me with imbedding …
So What Exactly Is “Big Ag?”
I spoke last month on sustainability in “Big Agriculture.” It got me thinking. What exactly is “Big Agriculture?” How do we define what is or is not “Big Ag?” And when did it become a bad name? Is it whether a farm is owned by a family or a corporation? 97% of farms are family owned. What if shareholders of …
So What Exactly is “Sustainable Agriculture?”
Sustainability has been a big buzz word in agriculture over the last few years – but what does it mean? In preparation for this presentation that I gave earlier this month, I found the “legal definition” of “sustainable agriculture” here. Pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 3103, “sustainable agriculture” means an “integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific …