University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

New Environmental Footprint for Agriculture in Illinois

Breckenridge, Richard

Content Files
20100211-Breckenridge.mp4
20100211-Breckenridge.pdf

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/106705

Description

Title
New Environmental Footprint for Agriculture in Illinois
Author(s)
Breckenridge, Richard
Issue Date
2010-02-11
Keyword(s)
  • sustainable agriculture
  • agroeconomics
Date of Ingest
  • 2020-04-06T18:14:39Z
  • 2021-09-16T13:30:40Z
Abstract
Richard Breckenridge - Agricultural & Rural Affairs Advisor, Illinois EPA. New environmental policies and regulations for climate change are here. With these evolving climate change issues come change for agriculture. Some view this change as negative to the agricultural economy and others view this change as opportunity. A metamorphosis is occurring with policy and regulation within agriculture for a variety of reasons. First the effects of population on both Midwestern and global agriculture must be considered. Effects of human activity - such as depletion of resources, increaSing populations, cumulative impact on air, land and water - continue to be identified. With improved identification of these effects, legislative and regulatory responses to environmental concerns may be enhanced. Agriculture has a presence in the debate of climate change cause and effect. This presentation discusses opportunities and challenges that will characterize the new environmental footprint of agriculture in the years to come.
Series/Report Name or Number
Sustainable Seminar Series
Type of Resource
  • text
  • still image
Genre of Resource
presentation/lecture/speech
Language
en
Permalink
  • https://youtu.be/Tt3yT1nFJH8
  • http://hdl.handle.net/2142/106705

Owning Collections

ISTC Sustainability Seminar Series PRIMARY