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BORLAUG: FEEDING THE HUNGRY, SAVING THE WILDLIFE, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—It was 1950. World War II, with its 40 million deaths, was over. Doctors were conquering smallpox with vaccines, protecting millions from malaria and typhus with new pesticides, and treating infections with the miraculous new antibiotics.   Then we … Continue reading

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THE WORLD BANK URGES A NEW GREEN REVOLUTION, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY AND ALEX A. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—The World Bank is warning of “climate chaos” and demands a rebuilding of the world’s agricultural science centers to keep everyone fed. The basic message is right on target, even if it is swathed in climate hype. Katherine Sierra, … Continue reading

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Has America Already Lost High-Yield Agriculture?

Dennis T. Avery America has had a proud two centuries of world leadership in high-yield agricultural research and technology. It stretches back to George Washington’s farming experiments and Abraham Lincoln signing the Morrill Act to create the land-grant colleges and agricultural … Continue reading

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Engineering A Sustainable–and Sustaining–World Food Supply

Dennis T. Avery This speech was given before the American Society of Agricultural Engineers in Chicago, IL The Declaration for High-Yield Agriculture On April 30, 2002, a new “Declaration in Support of Protecting Nature With High-Yield Farming and Forestry” was … Continue reading

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The World Really Needs High-Yield Ag: It Just Doesn’t Know it Yet!

Alex A. Avery The Rev. Thomas Malthus’ famous question about whether humanity can continue to feed all the people was posed exactly 200 years ago. It has taken us nearly all of that 200 years to be sure of an … Continue reading

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Dennis Avery’s UC Berkeley Commencement Address

Dennis T. Avery Leading a 21st Century Global Triumph for the Environment Commencement Address, University of California, Berkeley, College of Natural Resources, May 21, 2000 ” . . . farms obliterate empty places, ploughed fields vanquish forests, herds drive out … Continue reading

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