April 13, 2017 In this event, farmworker, business, policy, and research leaders will shared on-the-ground perspectives on the current farm labor landscape in California. Speakers: Luis Alejo, Monterey County Supervisor and Former State Assemblyman, 30th District Christy Getz, Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, UC Berkeley Chad Sokol, Dry Grocery and Commodity…
April 13, 2017 Through theatrical presentations and discussion, members of Líderes Campesinas shared the challenges that farm-working women face. The mission of Líderes Campesinas is to develop leadership among campesinas so that they serve as agents of political, social, and economic change in the farmworker community. This leadership has created an organization by and for campesinas. The…
April 12, 2017 By Ann Thrupp This post originally appeared on the UC Food Observer on April 10, 2017 Last week, I was in Washington, DC for a Farm Bill symposium that the Berkeley Food Institute organized in collaboration with American University. We were joined by policy experts, politicians, farmers, food justice advocates and educators.…
March 28, 2017This event, co-sponsored by Berkeley Food Institute and American University, brought together academics, civil society leaders, policymakers, producers and the general public to present and discuss original research both on and for the US Farm Bill, across and beyond disciplines. Videos Below are videos of three of the panel discussions held throughout the day.…
March 27, 2017 Sustainable Agriculture Research in the Next Farm Bill Agriculture and related industries contributed $985 billion to the US GDP in 2014. How will research keep up with demand, particularly in sustainable agriculture, one of the fastest-growing parts of the farm economy? Leading up to BFI’s Farm Bill Symposium, scholars from four diverse universities discussed…
March 23, 2017 Professor Nathan Sayre on his new book, The Politics of Scale: A History of Rangeland Science Scientists today recognize the flaws of old ideas about rangeland ecology, but the broader public (and especially many environmental activists) continue to believe that (a) livestock are the root cause of rangeland degradation, everywhere and always,…