Sustainable Food Production | Future of Food 2019 | Panel 2

Precision technology, gene editing, vertical farming, regenerative practices and other innovations are helping growers be more productive, use fewer natural resources, sequester carbon, reduce waste and improve soil health. How can we harness technologies like these to make our food system more resilient and healthy in the years to come?

Listen as Dave Kurns, Editor-in-Chief of Successful Farming moderates this expert panel featuring:
- Jason Rowntree, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Animal Science, Michigan State University
- Bruce Stewart-Brown, D.V.M., SVP of Food Safety, Quality and Live Production, Perdue
- Mark Guiltinan, Ph.D., Professor of Plant Molecular Biology, Penn State University
- Marc Oshima, Co-Founder, AeroFarms

00:00 - Intro
02:48 - Indoor Vertical Farming
08:43 - Cacao Trees and Disease Resistance
12:57 - Changes in Chicken Farming
20:33 - Smart Cattle Farming Can Actually Reduce Carbon Emissions
27:20 - What Is Sustainability?
34:50 - How Do We Make Sustainability Profitable?
37:51 - Measuring Progress
45:58 - Telling Better Stories
50:40 - Vertical Farming Part 2
52:23 - How Do We Make Proteins More Nutritious?
56:04 - How Do We Feed the Masses?
1:01:00 - What Excites You About the Future?
1:04:21 - Q&A - Vertically Farmed Roots
1:05:26 - Q&A - Why Are Farmers Older? (Avg. Age 59)
1:09:02 - Q&A - Policy Change
1:12:40 - Q&A - Crop Diversity
1:16:04 - Q&A - GMO Confusion

About Future of Food:
On September 18, EatingWell hosted our first-ever Future of Food Summit in New York City—in partnership with the International Food Information Council (IFIC). We gathered dozens of thought leaders—academics, nutrition experts, trend forecasters, farmers, food industry professionals—to talk about how our food system will evolve and transform in the years ahead. And some pretty mind-blowing stuff was discussed. From rethinking how consumers shop for their food to how climate change is impacting agriculture, from personalized nutrition to food systems and technology—we took a deep look at what we can expect in the years to come.

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