NEW August 2013
Can
Industrial Agriculture Provide Global Food Security?
Economic
Reflections on the New Agrarian Network
Animal
Agriculture – Animal Welfare; Setting Aside Divisions
Can
Corporations be Sustainable?
Organics:
The New Business Model
Governance
for Economic Sustainability
The Inevitable
Economic, Ecological, and Social Consequences of CAFOs
Who
Pays the Cost of Water Pollution and Depletion?
PREVIOUS PAPERS
THE SUSTAINING PEOPLE THROUGH AGRICULTURE SERIES
Why Should We
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Finding
Harmony among Economy, Society and Nature
Ethical Issues in
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Albrecht Lecture: Healthy Soils, Healthy People
Change We Need, Change We Can Believe In
Healthy Soil, Healthy Farms, Healthy Food, Healthy People
Food, Friends and Faith; Cornerstones of Sustainability
A New Social Mission for Research & Education
Food, Faith and Earth: A Matter of Connections
Sustaining People Through Agriculture: Opportunities for Graziers
Finding Our Purpose in Perilous Times
Reclaiming the Heart and Soul of Organics
Reclaiming the Soul of Food & Farming
Eating Local: A Matter of Integrity
Agriculture: A Legacy of Land and People
Sustainable Agriculture: It's About People
Reclaiming the Spiritual Roots of Farming
Farming with Values that Last: Family, Community, Land & Faith
A complete collection of John Ikerd's previous Small Farm Today articles are included in his new book,
"Small Farms are Real Farms: Sustaining People Through Agriculture," available from Acres USA, Inc.
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Marketing Strategies for New Farmers
Financial Management for New Farmers
I Believe in the
Future of Farming
Sustaining
the Profitability of Small Farms
Back to the Future: Small Farms in 2050
Are Small Farms Real Farms? Does it Matter?
Do Mid-sized Farms Have a Future?
Who are the New Farmers? (USDA Census)
Surviving the Next Farm Financial Crisis
Farming for Profit and Quality of Life
Innovation Through Tradition for Small Farm Success
Small Farmers, Big Markets: Working Together for Sustainability
The New Food Culture: Good News for Small Farms
Small Farms: The Foundation for Long-Run Food Security
How Big Should a Small Farm Be?
Small Farms: Their Role in Our Farming Future
Sustainability and
Beyond-Through Cooperation
Agriculture and Forestry
in a Changing World
The New American Farm in a Sustainable Capitalist Economy
2050 in America; Food and Farms of the Future
Industrialization of Agriculture; Consequences and Challenges
Living in Interesting Times: Perils and Possibilities
Why Sustainable Family Farms are Critical to the Future
The Agricultural Extension System and the "New American Farmer"
The Family Farm on the Cutting Edge
The New Farm Crisis Calls for New Farm Policy
Painting a New Picture: The New American Farm
Reconnecting Consumers and Farmers in the Food System
21st Century Agriculture: The End of the American Farm or the New American Farm
Crisis
& Opportunity: Sustainable Agriculture in Rural America
Sustainable Agriculture: A North American Snapshot
Twenty Years of Sustainable Agriculture
A New Jubilee of Agricultural
Sustainability
Sustainable Farms: Reconnecting with Consumers
Sowing the Seeds of Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture: A Question of Social Justice
Reclaiming the Sacred: Sustainable Farming as a Metaphor for Sustainable Living
Hallmarks of Sustainable Farming Systems
Shared Leadership, Shared Responsibility and Shared Rewards
Some Missouri Farmers’ Perspectives of Sustainable Agriculture
Understanding and Managing the Multi-Dimensions of Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture: A Positive Alternative to Industrial Agriculture
Fantasies of Mr. Avery’s High-Yield Agriculture
Sustaining
the Integrity of Organics
Sustainable Energy from Agriculture; Food and/or Fuel
Fundamentals of Environmental Responsibility
Renewable Energy and Agricultural Sustainability
Investing in Solid Biomass Fuels
Are Advanced Agri-based Materials the Key to Sustainability
Rethinking the Meaning of Waste in Relation to Energy, Food & Climate
The Promise and Perils of Biofuels
Concerned about the Climate? Focus on the Economy
Environmental Risks Facing Farmers
Assessing the Health of Agroecocosystems: A Socioeconomic Perspective
The Architecture of
Organic Production
THE
FUTURE OF FOOD AND FARMING IN AMERICA
Re-Creating the
Food Economy; Beginning at Home
High
Cost of Bad Food or Economics of Food Insecurity
The Future of
Food: Sustainable Agriculture is not Optional
Rediscovering
Agriculture: The Future of Farming
How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Going? Growing Together in Strength
Agriculture in the
Post-Industrial Era; Challenges & Opportunities for Alaskans
Corporatization of American Agriculture
Corporatization of Agricultural Policy
Corporate Food System: Consequences for Public Health
Healthy Food, Healthy People, Healthy Economy
Local Food: Revolution and Reality
The Economics & Ethics of Food
Current Status and Future Trends in American Agriculture
The Relocalization of Food: Values Added Agriculture
Key Ingredients in a Sustainable Food System
Agricultural Policies for Food Security
Reweaving the Fabric of Rural America
Your Food Systems: Are They
Secure?
Choices and Consequences for the Future of Food & Farming
Linking the Future of Farming with the Past: Through Educational Farms
Successful Farming is Mainly About Thinking
Why Farming is Important in America
Hope for the Future of Farming: Rediscovering Agriculture
The New American Agricultural
Revolution
Transforming Rural Communities for Sustainable Prosperity
Rural Routes-Rural Roots; Challenges and Opportunities
Reclaiming Rural America; Sustainable Community Development
The Future for Family Farms & Rural Communities
The Arts & Sciences of Sustainable Community-based Food Systems
The Role of Rural Church in Sustaining Rural Communities
Principle-based Planning for Sustainable Communities
Reclaiming Rural America from Corporate Agriculture
The Next 30 Years of Provender
Sustaining the Common Wealth of Rural People & Places
Sustaining the Sacramental Commons
Sustaining the Rural Community Commons
Revitalizing Rural Communities Through Agriculture
Rethinking the Role of Agriculture in the Future of Rural Communities
Health Farms Healthy Communities: Our Link to a Sustainable Future
Sustaining Rural Communities through Sustainable Agriculture
Sustaining
Communities Through Urban Agriculture
Healing and Creativity: A Whole Vision for Rural America
Sustainable Farming and Rural Community Development
Sustainable Agriculture as a Rural Economic Development Strategy
Who Owns America: Land Use Planning for Sustainability
The 2012 Farm Bill Debate; Not just a New Farm Bill but New Farm Policy
Crisis and Opportunity in American Economy/Agriculture
The Economics of Sustainable Farming
Rethinking Sustainability; Food as a Metaphor
Sustainable Capitalism (in brief)
Sustainable Capitalism: Our Best Hope for the Future
A Common Sense Approach to Sustainable Business
The Green Tax Shift: Winners and Losers
Creating and Managing Sustainable Organizations
Conflicts of U.S. Farm Policy with Food Safety, Nutrition and Health
It's Time to Dismantle Failed Farm Programs
Financing the Future of American Agriculture
Rethinking the First Principles of Agroecology
Is Sustainable Capitalism Possible
Economic Realities of Sustainable Energy
Toward an Economy of Sustainable Energy
Reclaiming Our Food Sovereignty from the Global Economy
The Globalization of Agriculture: Implication for Sustainability of Small Horticultural Farms
New Farm Bill & U.S. Trade Policy: Implications for Family Farms & Rural Communities
Economics
as if People Mattered; Farming for Quality of Life
Organic Agriculture Faces the Specialization of Production Systems
Rethinking the Economics of Self-Interests
The Case for a Bill of Rights for Sustainability
Toward an Economics of Sustainability
Sustaining the Profitability of Agriculture
Alternative
Organizational Structures: Implications for Competitiveness of Markets
Making a Difference in the Future of
Agriculture & Forestry: A Return to Common Sense
The Hidden Costs of Factory
Farming
A Rural Revolution – Time to Act Against CAFOs
CAFO, Science & Grassroots Democracy
The Economics of CAFOs & Sustainable Alternatives
CAFOs, Self-Determination and Grassroots Democracy
Impacts of CAFOs on Rural Communities
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and the Future of Agriculture
The Concentrated Animal Feeding Controversy: A Question of Sound Science
Confronting CAFOs through Local Control
Hogs, Economics, and Rural Communities
The Questions Rural Communities Should Ask About CAFOs
Do We Need Large-Scale Confinement Animal Feeding Operations?
Corporate Hog Production: The Colonization of Rural America
Corporate Livestock Production: Implications for Rural North America
Economic Fallacies of Industrial Hog Production
The Real Economics of Factory Livestock
The Economic Impacts of Increased Contract Swine Production in Missouri
Top Ten Reasons for Rural Communities to be Concerned About Large-Scale, Corporate Hog Operations
Los Nuevos Sistemas alimentarios de Estados Unidos
Sostenibilidad y Biotecnología
Nuevos Agricultores para un Nuevo Siglo
Role del Mercadeo en la Agricultura Sostenible
Vinculando el Futuro de la Agricultura con el Pasado: Mediante las Fincas Educativas
La Arquitectura de la Producción Orgánica
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