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Lecture: The Sustainable Food System Imperative: Change is Not Optional, It's Essential, Dr. John Ikerd Dr. John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus University of Missouri
http://www.kpu.ca//science/agriculture 

OR transcript:
https://twww.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Science%20and%20Horticulture/Ikerd%20%282013%29%20Food%20System%20Imperative%20-%20Vancouver%20BC.pdf

     "First, the current abundance of food has been made possible by the industrialization of American agriculture. While the industrialization of agriculture has resulted in tremendous increases in economic efficiency and productivity, it has had many unintended ecological, social,and economic consequences.. Industrial agriculture is inherently reliant on non-renewable fossil energy, chemically-dependent monoculture cropping systems, and large-scale confinement animal feeding operations.We see the ecological consequences in eroded and degraded soils,polluted steams and groundwater, depleted streams and aquifers, and the growing threat of global climate change. Industrial agriculture shows utter disregard for the other living and non-living things of the earth upon which the sustainability of food production ultimately depends."