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Topic: Food, Health & Environment

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

In this session, panelists will explore the intersection of food, health and environment from a global perspective and with a focus on the importance of local extension activities.

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EEW2022
Growing Fruitful Extension-Farmer Relationships to Catalyze Food Production Across Scales

Growing Fruitful Extension-Farmer Relationships to Catalyze Food Production Across Scales

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

This session features extension faculty and farmers who have developed productive working relationships. We will learn how these relationships impact farmers’ food production capacity and advance innovation on the farm. We will also provide practical advice on how to develop fruitful relationships.

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Agriculture EEW2022
Food Manufacturing and the Economy

Food Manufacturing and the Economy

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

This session will provide an overview of the food production industry and major statewide trends. In addition, panelists will discuss some of the macro forces, research and work throughout the four University of Missouri System universities related to this industry, including changing food prices and consumer preferences, location decision-making and supply chain limits.

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EEW2022 Food
Combating Missouri’s Urban Food Deserts

Combating Missouri’s Urban Food Deserts

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

In this session, the panelists will explore the current state of resource availability and historical events that led to our current issues. We’ll end our discussion on how you can join the creative ways our communities are addressing the problem.

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EEW2022 Kansas City St. Louis Urban Issues
Climate, Markets and Politics: Food and Agriculture at a Generational Crossroads

Climate, Markets and Politics: Food and Agriculture at a Generational Crossroads

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

We are living in a time of volatility that presages even more radical changes to come. How will we respond to these great challenges and opportunities? Will we be able to anticipate them rather than just react to them?

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EEW2022 Food
From Problem to Opportunity through Collaboration: Building Resilient Community Food Systems in Missouri

From Problem to Opportunity through Collaboration: Building Resilient Community Food Systems in Missouri

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

Join the MU Extension Food Systems Network to learn about multi-disciplinary efforts to build resilient community food systems that create positive economic impacts, enhance food access and increase food and nutrition security for all Missourians.

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EEW2022 Food
Busting Myths Regarding GMO Technology

Busting Myths Regarding GMO Technology

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion about genetic modification of animal and plant agricultural products.

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EEW2022
Adding Value to Agriculture

Adding Value to Agriculture

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

The Show-Me-State Food, Beverage and Forest Products Manufacturing Initiative is a collaboration among colleges and universities, state agencies, commodity groups and industry in Missouri. Members will showcase the initiative’s potential, priorities and process in this engaging panel discussion.

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EEW2022 Food
Food Producer Roundtable

Food Producer Roundtable

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

During this session, farmers and ranchers will tell the story of Missouri food production. Join this grassroots discussion to hear directly from the people who grow and raise food as they define the issues they currently face and discuss future opportunities for food production.

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EEW2022
All Things Missouri: Food Security

All Things Missouri: Food Security

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

Take a deeper dive into the topic of food security with leading experts from the field. This session will explore food security issues on multiple levels and from various perspectives using an adapted “Ignite” session format.

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EEW2022 Food
All Things Food Poster Session

All Things Food Poster Session

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

University of Missouri faculty, students and staff will share how food-related research, community involvement, programs and other services impact Missourians.

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EEW2022 Food
Human Health and Soil Health: Facts, Fiction and Future

Human Health and Soil Health: Facts, Fiction and Future

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

This event is offered by NextGen Precision Health in partnership with University of Missouri System’s Extension and Engagement Week: All Things Food

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EEW2022
Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice with Policy, Systems and Environmental Work

Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice with Policy, Systems and Environmental Work

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

Using policy, systems and environmental community work, how do we get people to make healthy choices if they have not experienced or lived the healthy choice journey? The healthy choice path includes seeing, touching, feeling and thinking about real-time food options and access.

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EEW2022
UniverCities Exchange: Growing More Than Community Gardens

UniverCities Exchange: Growing More Than Community Gardens

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

In this session, panelists will explore ways that various forms of urban agriculture can increase food production and distribution to reduce food insecurity and shrink cities’ food deserts. We’ll discuss initiatives in Kansas City and St. Louis that are underway and opportunities to get involved.

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EEW2022 Kansas City St. Louis
Seasoning the Traditions of our Cultures

Seasoning the Traditions of our Cultures

UM System Extension & Engagement Week 2022

Learn the cultural significance of food in different parts of the world and how we develop traditions around what, where, when and why we eat and drink.

upcoming: April 06, 2023
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Seasoning the Traditions of our Cultures

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