Audrey Tran Lam, MPH, Center for Energy & Environmental Education, University of Northern IA.
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Did you know that Midwestern industrial agriculture influences our national food system? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn for her conversation with Audrey Tran Lam, MPH, Environmental Health Program Director at the Center for Energy & Environmental Education, at the University of Northern IA. Tran Lam explains how increasing crop rotations and biodiversity could significantly reduce our dependence on expensive and harmful nitrogen fertilizers and herbicides. And, she describes the effects of climate change on agriculture, the connection between Midwestern agriculture and national food consumption, our environment and public health.
Related Websites: https://ceee.uni.edu/environmental-health-program Farming for Public Health: https://farmingforpublichealth.org/ Industrial Farming and Public Health conference: https://sites.google.com/view/aaephconference/home
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