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Garth Youngberg is a leader in the field of alternative agriculture.
During a period in which major agriculture production systems have been in transition, he has been at the forefront of issues related to alternative farming systems, environmental protection, food safety, and policy. Prior to retiring in 2001, from Winrock International, Youngberg served as the executive director of its Henry A. Wallace Center for Agricultural and Environmental Policy (formerly the Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture until 1999, a nonprofit organization that used policy analysis, research, and evaluation to further sustainable and equitable agriculture and food systems).
Biography
Youngberg founded the Institute for Alternative Agriculture in 1982 (renamed the Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture in 1992); and as executive director, he served as fund-raiser, editor of the American Journal of Alternative Agriculture, symposium organizer, and speaker. He was on the program planning staff (1979-1980) and served as program coordinator for nontraditional agricultural policy (1980-82) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Previously, he taught at Southeast Missouri State University (1973-1979) and at Iowa State University (1970-1973). He is co-editor of the book Farms in Transition: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (1980) and author of numerous reports and articles.
Youngberg received a B.S. (1962) and M.A. (1963) from Western Illinois University, and a Ph.D. (1971) from the University of Illinois.
Last updated January 1, 2005.
Published on August 1, 1988
