Reading to be done before Class: ESBS Chapter 10
Come to class with a basic familiarity with the following concepts and ideas: Food security, malnutrition, over nutrition, green revolution, monculture, pest, pesticides, resistance to pesticides, biological control, Bt, integrated pest management, pollination, Genetically modified organism, precautionary principle, seed banks, feedlots, aquaculture, organic agriculture, community-supported agriculture
Additional Assignment: Assignment

Green Revolution and Sustainable Agriculture

Green Revolution Agriculture

Case Study: Green Revolution In India

• Origins of the Term "Green Revolution"
• Diffusion of Hybrid Maize in India
• Ecological problems
• Social and Economic Problems

Biotech Revolution In Agriculture

Sustainable Agriculture

Green Revolution Agriculture compared to Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainable Farming Practices

• Biological Control and Integrated Pest Management

Case Study: Organic Farming in Southern Minnesota

Case Study: Large Scale Animal Agriculture in Minnesota