The Alltech Symposium got started with an opening general session this morning. If you didn’t follow along live then don’t despair. I’ll be posting our presenters starting with Alltech’s Dr. Karl Dawson here.
He started out with a definition of sustainability, “Economic, social and management practices that allow a system to meet current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” He says that there are many components of ag sustainability ncluding being economically viable with inputs that are renewable and that it must integrate natural biological processes and have no environmental impact. He also made a point that a sustainable future will change culture, especially if mandated.
You can listen to Dr. Dawson’s remarks here: alltech-symposium-session-1-dawson.mp3
You can also download his remarks here: Dr. Karl Dawson Remarks (mp3)