Food Production

Renowned journalist, author, and food intellectual Michael Pollan receives the 2014 Nierenberg Award for Science in the Public Interest and takes you on a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion from the personal to the global on the production, economics and politics of food. Series: "Frontiers of Knowledge" [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 28561]

What does the future hold for the food movement? Join Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture under President Obama Kathleen Merrigan and author and UC Berkeley Professor of Journalism Michael Pollan in conversation with reporter and Journalism faculty member Linda Schacht. [Agriculture] [Show ID: 25707]

When they began their studies at UC Santa Barbara in the 1980s, Greg Massa and Raquel Krach would never have imagined themselves where they are today: growing organic crops on a family farm outside of Chico. But a tropical biology program in Costa Rica sparked an appreciation of the role of ecology in agriculture and kindled a love – for farming and for each other – that set a new trajectory for their lives. Series: "Going Places: UC Education Abroad" [Agriculture] [Education] [Show ID: 24593]

A distinguished panel focuses on the geopolitical, ethical, economic and technical challenges facing food systems from a global perspective followed by a discussion centered on the environmental pressures that exacerbate these global challenges. Part 2 of 2. Series: "University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 25744]

UC Davis Professor Emerita Ann Noble invented the Wine Aroma Wheel to help wine tasters find the right words to describe what they are smelling. Series: "UC Davis Newswatch" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 25349]

Sustainability efforts at UC Davis. Series: "UC Davis Newswatch" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 25358]

California produces nearly half of US-grown fruits, nuts and vegetables. A panel of experts explores the implications, obligations, and opportunities for California agriculture to address the food challenge. Series: "University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 25623]

A distinguished panel focuses on the geopolitical, ethical, economic and technical challenges facing food systems from a global perspective followed by a discussion centered on the environmental pressures that exacerbate these global challenges. Part 1 of 2. Series: "University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 25622]

Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and President of the Mary Robinson Foundation — Climate Justice, addresses the University of California Global Food Systems Forum. She argues that action is needed now to improve the food and nutrition supply of people in poor countries and communities throughout the world. Series: "University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources" [Health and Medicine] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 25624]

Sustainability leader Wes Jackson, of the Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, stresses the importance of biodiversity in agricultural production. Jackson’s address is part of the Global Food Systems Forum, an ANR Statewide Conference. Series: "University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 25271]