Agenda 23 represents the agenda for the 2023 Farm Bill. What's the Farm Bill? It's the most comprehensive piece of food and agriculture legislation passed every five years. As we prepare for the next Farm Bill to be enacted into law, we are starting the conversation now about everything we need to fight for in the next bill! The conversations between this unlikely duo- John Ikerd, an 80 year old Professor Emeritus born and raised on a dairy farm in Missouri and Mackenzie Feldman, a 24 year old born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, will be sure to bring you hope, joy, and a foundation of knowledge so that we can all be engaged for the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill!
On this episode, we talk with Dr. Alex Racelis, associate professor in the UTRGV School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences and director of Agroecology and Resilient Food Systems Program. We discuss the inaugural Agriculture Subcommittee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Equity Commission, where Racelis is one of 15 appointees. We also discuss the research Racelis conducts, (and Mackenzie who is in Racelis' lab!), which is driven by a better understanding of how agriculture, urban development, invasive species and resource management affects certain ecological processes in the light of pressing social and environmental issues, such as climate change, food and water security, sustainable development, and social justice.
In this episode, it's a conversation between the two hosts, Mackenzie Feldman and John Ikerd. Mackenzie asks John about his recent research around Farm and Food Policies for A Sustainable Future and how what we can learn from the past for the 2023 Farm Bill.
We are joined by Anié Henry, food systems futurist and "agvocate", and Ricardo Salvador, senior scientist and director of the Union of Concerned Scientists Food & Environment Program.
In this episode, we talk with Alan Guebert, an award-winning agricultural journalist, syndicated columnist of The Food and Farm File, and author of The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey. Music by Josh Woodward - joshwoodward.com Tracks Used: Coffee and East Side Bar Produced by - Navgeet King Zed - nkzed.com
In this episode, we talk with Vanessa García Polanco, Federal Policy Director of the National Young Farmers Coalition. Music by Josh Woodward - joshwoodward.com Tracks Used: Coffee and East Side Bar Produced by - Navgeet King Zed - nkzed.com
In this episode, we talk with Linley Dixon, Associate Director of the Real Organic Project. Music by Josh Woodward - joshwoodward.com Tracks Used: Coffee and East Side Bar Produced by - Navgeet King Zed - nkzed.com
In this episode, we talk with CEO of Rodale Institute, Jeff Moyer. We hear from Jeff about the history of the Rodale Institute and talk about the importance of soil health and regenerative agriculture. We also discuss the recent Cargill and Rodale partnership to transition 50,000 acres to organic. Music by Josh Woodward - joshwoodward.com Tracks Used: Coffee and East Side Bar Produced by - Navgeet King Zed - nkzed.com
In this episode, we talk with the former rural outreach coordinator for Elizabeth Warren's campaign, John Russell, and discussed what a Farm Bill could look like to support rural America. Music by Josh Woodward - joshwoodward.com Tracks Used: Coffee and East Side Bar Produced by - Navgeet King Zed - nkzed.com
Justice for Black Farmers with Dr. Gail Myers by Mackenzie Feldman & John Ikerd featuring Dr. Gail Myers Music by Josh Woodward - joshwoodward.com Tracks Used: Coffee and East Side Bar Produced by - Navgeet King Zed - nkzed.com
Tom Vilsack for the USDA. Where do we go from here? by Mackenzie Feldman & John Ikerd Music by Josh Woodward - joshwoodward.com Tracks Used: Coffee and East Side Bar Produced by - Navgeet King Zed - nkzed.com
The trailer of Agenda 23 with Mackenzie Feldman & John Ikerd Produced by - Navgeet King Zed - nkzed.com Music by John Woodward, Tracks - East Side Bar & Coffee