Browsing All posts tagged under »sustainable agriculture«

Talking sustainability: Identification and division in an Iowa community

July 14, 2012

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While Iowa residents reject the term "sustainability" as politically charged, they buy in to many precepts of sustainable agricullture.

Dilemmas of expertise in sustainable agriculture

July 14, 2012

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What do four eminent experts in sustainable agriculture think of their roles in policy-making? And what communication strategies do they understand they have to fulfill those roles?

When science goes public: From technical arguments to appeals to authority

July 14, 2012

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Even under favorable conditions, evidence-based technical arguments become transformed into appeals to expert authority when they enter the public sphere.

Using environmental and ethical issues for debate in an introductory agronomy course

July 14, 2012

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Debates work to supplement learning in a mostly online intro Ag course.