Policy Report
Seeds of Change: Food and Agriculture Policy for Oklahoma’s
Future
by James E. Horne, PhD, and Anita Poole, JD, LL.M.
Policy recommendations
covering environmental issues, fair markets and contracts, marketing,
education and research, and rural development. Also: guiding principles,
mission and values of the Kerr Center.
(1.3 mg pdf)
Policy Report - Topics
(For easier downloading, we have divided the
report into separate sections)
The
Farm Crisis
Sustainable Solutions
About
the Kerr Center
The Precautionary Principle
Accountability of Institutions
Polluter Pays
Good Neighbor Policy
Creating
and Conserving Healthy Oklahoma Soils
Conservation and Protection of Oklahomas Water
CAFOs and Animal Waste Management
Plant and Animal Selection and Breeding
Biodiversity
Pest Management to Minimize Environmental Impact
Energy Conservation
Addressing
Fairness in Contracting
Keeping Farmers in Business
Local Food Systems and Community Food Security
Corporate Control and Concentration in Agriculture
Reversing
the Loss of Agricultural Markets
Cooperative Development and Direct Marketing Incentives
Food Labeling & Food Safety
Improvement
of Agricultural Education
Carbon Sequestration Research
Rural Development
Farmland Protection
Creating Vibrant Rural Communities
Farmland
Protection
Creating Vibrant Rural Communities
Core
Values of the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
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