About this item
The world is more interested in issues surrounding agricultural and food issues than ever before. Are pesticides safe? Should we choose locally grown food? Why do some people embrace new agricultural technologies while others steadfastly defend traditional farming methods? In the debates about organic food, genetically modified organisms, and farm animal welfare, it's not always clear what the scientific studies are actually telling us.To understand these controversies and more, the authors of Agricultural and Food Controversies: What Everyone Needs to Know begin by encouraging readers to develop an understanding of how two well-educated people can form radically different opinions about food. Sometimes the disputes are scientific in nature, and sometimes they arise from conflicting ethical views.
About the Author
F. Bailey Norwood has a PhD in economics and is an associate professor at Oklahoma State University, where he researches farm animal welfare and teaches agricultural economics courses.
His novel, Matrona's Four Children, was written out of a need for fiction that educates while it entertains, with the goal of encouraging economic and historical literacy, as well as a love of reading. Most other novels about economics are either mean-spirited towards certain political flavors or have a "cheesy" plot. Bailey wanted an engrossing novel that helped both liberals and conservatives contribute toward the common good while also living a happy, meaningful life.
