Sustainable Agriculture: A National Perspective
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The Iowa State University Integrated Crop Management Conference is Iowa's premier crop production education event. No other program in Iowa brings together the diverse range of topics, slate of expert presenters and results of the latest University research.
The ICM Conference offers workshops focusing on the latest in crop production technology. Experts from Iowa and surrounding states will provide research updates and results in soil fertility, soil and water management, crop production and pest management.
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Public fears regarding possible contamination of foods with agricultural chemicals have combined with persistent concerns for soil conservation and water quality to make agriculture and the environment a major national issue. Fears related to Alar in apples and cyanide in imported grapes, for example, replaced fears of another drought in summer '89 news headlines. The Food Market Institute reported that 82 percent of food shoppers responding to a recent survey said that chemical residues in foods posed a "serious hazard" to their health (Steimel).