Episode Notes

1:00 - What is your area of study and research?

9:20 - On the farming sector in Iowa.

13:30 - On farm subsidies.

17:40 - On the ethanol industry.

23:00 - On producing for feed for factory farming and resulting externalities.

32:00 - The role of policy in changing conventional agricultural practices in Iowa.

38:00 - On farm workers in Iowa.

40:30 - On President Biden’s plan to take on the consolidated meat industry.

44:00 - On reforming the USDA to better serve non-conventional interests.

50:00 - What would a climate friendly, safe food system look like in Iowa?

54:00 - Recommended readings:

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Tom Philpot