Agriculture 2050 Katherine Lister

Welcome to the fourteenth (and final) episode of Season One of Agriculture 2050! In this final episode, we're joined by Professor Emeritus Robert L. Zimdahl from Colorado State University in the US, who – in a career spanning nearly four decades – has continuously challenged conventional scientific thought about agriculture. In this week's episode, the focus remains on agricultural ethics, however we discuss the impact of omitting the study of ethics from the curriculums of agricultural degree programmes in the United States, as well as whether we can increase food production both sustainably and ethically.
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Key issues in agricultural ethics – https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/3-190-125738 
DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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Welcome to the thirteenth episode of Agriculture 2050! This week, we're joined by Professor Emeritus Paul B. Thompson who held the position of the W. K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics at Michigan State University in the US for over two decades from 2003 to 2022. He now serves as part of the Emeritus faculty at Michigan State. In this episode, Professor Thompson delves into the topic of agricultural ethics, what it is and, more importantly, why it matters.
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European Society for Agriculture and Food Ethics (EurSafe) – https://www.eursafe.org/Key issues in agricultural ethics – https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/3-190-125738 
DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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Welcome to the twelfth episode of Agriculture 2050! This week, we're joined by Dr Deepa Senapathi who is an Associate Professor of Applied Ecology at the University of Reading in the UK and Principal Investigator of Project TROPICAL. In this episode, Deepa speaks to us about Project TROPICAL and her work with smallholder farmers in the Kannivadi region of Tamil Nadu in India to enhance the landscapes for pollinators and the pollination services they provide.
Useful Links
Project TROPICAL – https://research.reading.ac.uk/gcrf-tropical/Video: Boosting biodiversity, ecosystem services & livelihoods through floral interventions – https://youtu.be/ZtCtwyFX8DMVideo: Working with farmers for sustainable land management – https://youtu.be/N0gVb8RgQCM 
DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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Welcome to the eleventh episode of Agriculture 2050! This week, we're joined by Dr Susan Willis Chan who works in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Guelph in Canada where she conducts research in entomology, ecology and biology. In this episode, Susan gives us a closer look at the Ground-nesting Hoary Squash Bee – of which she is a species expert on – and discusses the impact of activities such as agricultural intensification, habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change on the species.
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Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming – https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/3-190-109532Assessment of risk to hoary squash bees (Peponapis pruinosa) and other ground-nesting bees from systemic insecticides in agricultural soil – https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-47805-1Population decline in a ground-nesting solitary squash bee (Eucera pruinosa) following exposure to a neonicotinoid insecticide treated crop (Cucurbita pepo) – https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-83341-7 
DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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Welcome to the tenth episode of Agriculture 2050! This week, we're joined by Professor Simon Potts who is Professor of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services at the University of Reading, UK. In this episode, Simon explores the importance of the pollination process, the reason for recent pollinator species decline, as well as how we can improve current societal understanding about the need to conserve, protect and promote these species.
Useful Links
EU-PoMS – https://wikis.ec.europa.eu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=23462107Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming – https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/3-190-109532 
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Welcome to the ninth episode of Agriculture 2050! This week, we're joined by Martina Macpherson who has over 20 years of sustainable finance experience in both industry and academia. In this episode, Martina delves into the somewhat complex topic of natural capital and its relation to agriculture, as well as how better management of Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses (AFOLU) systems can impact biodiversity and other ecosystem services.
Useful Links
Future of Sustainable Data Alliance (FoSDA) – https://futureofsustainabledata.com/Policy Liaison Group on ESG (formerly All-Party Parliamentary Group on ESG) – https://plgesg.org/Protecting natural capital and biodiversity in the agri-food sector – https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/3-190-133397The role of global investors in protecting natural capital and delivering ecosystem services within agriculture, food and other land use value chains – https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/product/3-190-9781835450710EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation – https://tinyurl.com/yn8t6syd 
DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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