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  1. Feeding Ten Billion: Is Agriculture Up to the Challenge?  Dr. Vaclav Smil, Distinguished Professor, University of Manitoba and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (Science Academy). 1 October 2003. [Lecture not available]
     
  2. Soil Phosphorus - From Feast to Famine. Dr. Phil Brookes, Senior Research Scientist, Agriculture and the Environment Division, Rothamsted Research, England. 27 October 2004. (Quicktime video) ( PDF Presentation)
     
  3. Can we Develop a Sustainable Agriculture for the 21st Century Given the Challenges We Face. Dr. Frederick L. Kirschenmann, Director, Leopold Center, and Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Iowa State University. 13 October 2005. (Quicktime Video) ( PDF Presentation). 
     
  4. Learning for the Future: Preparing for Complexity, Uncertainty, and Sustainability. Dr. Charles A. Francis, Professor of Agronomy, Department of Agronomy and Horiticulture, University of Nebraska - Lincoln. 19 October 2006. [ PDF Presentation]
     
  5. Underground Ecosystems and the Subconscious: Their Neglect and Potential to Save Us. Dr. Stuart Hill, Foundation Chair of Social Ecology, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia. 18 October 2007. (Quicktime video). Recommend right click on link and Save Target As to computer and open from there after downloading either Quicktime or Real Video Player. Video Run time 1 hour 23 min.) The video requires QuickTime version 7.0 and above. Free download from Apple Computers at http://www.apple.com/downloads/. The streaming video will also play in Real Video Player (versionn 10) available for free at http://www.real.com.
     
  6. What Will the Ecosphere Require of  Us? Dr. Wes Jackson, President of the Land Institute, Salina, Kansas. 6 October 2008. (Quicktime Video). Recommend right click on link and Save Target As to computer and open from there after downloading either Quicktime or Real Video Player. Video Run time 1 hour 23 min.) The video requires QuickTime version 7.0 and above. Free download from Apple Computers at http://www.apple.com/downloads/. The streaming video will also play in Real Video Player (versionn 10) available for free at http://www.real.com.
     
  7. Sustainable Agriculture Development Requires a Shift From an Industrial to a Multifunctional Model. Dr. Rene Van Acker, Professor and Chair of the Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Ontario. 6 October 2009. (Quicktime Video) . Recommend right click on link and Save Target As to computer and open from there after downloading either Quicktime or Real Video Player).  The video requires QuickTime version 7.0 and above. Free download from Apple Computers at http://www.apple.com/downloads/. The streaming video will also play in Real Video Player (version 10) available for free at http://www.real.com.