Tom Philpott is the food and ag correspondent for Mother Jones. Before that, he covered the food system for Grist. His reporting has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek and the Guardian. He’s worked as a bona fide farmer and now splits his time between Austin, Texas, and North Carolina. He has a new book out from Bloomsbury Publishing. It’s called Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It. The book is the culmination of an impressive career spent holding industry and government accountable. Perilous Journey tells the story of two U.S. farming powerhouses — California’s Central Valley and the Corn Belt of the Midwest. Through this lens, Philpott makes the case that current agricultural practices and policies are leading us down the road to environmental ruin. And yet, there’s still hope on the horizon.
To find out more about Tom Philpott visit www.tomphilpott.net/
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Tractor Time Episode 37: Dr. Zach Bush on Farming, Glyphosate and Human Health
Tractor Time Episode 36: Kathleen Merrigan on the Future of Food
Tractor Time Episode 35: Marty Travis, Super-Farmer
Tractor Time Episode 34: Paul Dorrance, from Top Gun to Top Grazier
Tractor Time Episode 33: Doug Fine, Author of Hemp Bound
Tractor Time Episode 32: Bob Quinn & Liz Carlisle, Authors of Grain by Grain
Tractor Time Episode 31: Rodale Institute’s Pigs, and Cathy Payne, author of Saving the Guinea Hog
Tractor Time Episode 30: Carey Gillam, Environmental Journalist, Author
Tractor Time Episode 29: Glen Rabenberg, Soil Expert
Tractor Time Episode 28: Dr. Paul Dettloff, V.M.D., Author, Livestock Specialist (from 2007)
Tractor Time Episode 27: Jodi Helmer, Author, Protecting Pollinators
Tractor Time Episode 26: Will Winter, Matt Maier, Thousand Hills Beef Cattle in Minnesota
Tractor Time Episode 25: Fred Provenza, Author & Animal Behavior Expert
Tractor Time Episode 24: Jeff Moyer, Rodale Institute, 2018 Eco-Ag Award Winner
Tractor Time Episode 23: The 2018 Eco-Ag Preview Special
Tractor Time Episode 22: On Assignment, the Tropical Agriculture Conference in Belize
Tractor Time Episode 21: Daniela Ibarra-Howell, CEO of The Savory Institute
Tractor Time Episode 20: David Montgomery & Anne Biklé, Authors & Scientists
Tractor Time Episode 19: Judith McGeary, Founder of Farm & Ranch Freedom Alliance
Tractor Time Episode 18: Charles Walters, Then, Today and Tomorrow (from 2006)
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