The following issue briefs contain background information, facts and resources pertaining to some of the key issues addressed by the 2003 - 2005 class of Food and Society Policy Fellows.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Farmers Caught in the Middle of Opposing Mindsets by Curt Arens Crop Protection in Organic Farming Systems is Based on Wholistic Management Practices by Rosalie Koenig, PhD Small-scale, Grass-based Ranching: A Safe, Healthy and Sustainable Beef Alternative by Wylie Harris Can We Turn Our Kids from Fat to Fit? Ross School Food - The Nutritious Delicious Alternative by Ann Cooper, CEC Farm to Table Enhances Quality of Life by Amanda Dew Manning The Power to Choose Your Food by Mary Hendrickson, PhD

The following issue briefs contain background information, facts and resources pertaining to some of the key issues addressed by the 2002 - 2004 class of Food and Society Policy Fellows.

Harvesting Health by Molly Anderson America's Farms Feed America's Children by Mark Winne Cheap Food that Isn't by Ricardo Salvador Conservation Security Program by Loni Kemp Future of Agricultural Trade and Food Safety in the United States by Leon Crump Get Small and Get In by George DeVault Does Modernization Mean Industrialization? The Case for Grass-Based Dairy Farming by Francis Thicke Manoomin Wild Rice, Biodiversity and Bio Piracy by Winona LaDuke Obesity, Diet-Related Disease, Food Access, and Community-Based Solutions by Michelle Mascarenhas Safe, Sustainable Seafood. Meeting the Demand for Healthy Food and Healthy Oceans by Jeremy Brown Taste of Place by Amy Trubek Taste, Place and Prosperity by Arlin Wasserman