FDNS 4600 1st Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Past Lecture I Answers to worksheet Outline of Current Lecture I II III IV Climate Issues What does sustainable food involve Food Production Agriculture Food Production and Agriculture Current Lecture I II III IV Climate Issues a USDA does believe that climate risks are real b They help predict what might occur and help plan what might need to be enacted to help counteract the climate changes c The population as a whole does not seem to be too concerned with the climate change as a whole What does sustainable food involve a Food Production i Policies come from USDA and EPA b Food Choices consumers make i Policies come from IOM FDA and USDA c How do or should all the stakeholders respond to these issues i Increase access to sustainable food host local farm markets increase parking etc Food Production Agriculture a Sustainable agriculture addressed by Congress in the 1990 Farm Bill and regulations and policies developed by USDA b Site specific not broad very region specific Food Production and Agriculture a Ecological concerns These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute i Soil water pollution how much fertilizer we use run off droughts insects pests and green house gases b Economics and social concerns i Few people are farmers few people understand c Impacts on human health i Pesticides antibiotics farming practices
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