Life and work
He graduated from the
University of Illinois with a PhD in Political Science in 1971. He taught at
Southwest Missouri State University, where he was chairman of the Political Science department until 1981. He was a member of the
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Study Team for Organic Farming, and Organic Resources Coordinator, for the USDA. He lost his job during the
Ronald Reagan administration transition. He was a specialist with the Maryland Environmental Service. He supported the Organic Farming Research Foundation. ==Awards==
Works
• Alternative Farming Systems and Rural Communities: Exploring the Connections: Symposium Proceedings, Editors Garth Youngberg, Neill Schaller, Henry A. Wallace Center for Agriculture & Environmental Policy at Winrock International, 1992, • "Sustainable Agriculture: An Overview", Sustainable agriculture in temperate zones, Editors Charles A. Francis, Cornelia Butler Flora, Larry D. King, Wiley-Interscience, 1990, • "Policy Considerations for a Sustainable Agriculture", Sustainable Agriculture in California: Proceedings of a Research Symposium, Sacramento, California, March 15–16, 1990, Editor David Chaney, ANR Publications, 1991, • Understanding the True Cost of Food: Considerations for a Sustainable Food System: Symposium Proceedings, Editors Garth Youngberg, Otto Doering, Henry A. Wallace Center for Agriculture & Environmental Policy at Winrock International, 1991, • Biotechnology in Agriculture: Implications for Sustainability: Symposium Proceedings, Henry A. Wallace Center for Agriculture & Environmental Policy at Winrock International, 1986, • "The Alternative Agricultural Movement", Policy Studies Journal, Volume 6 Issue 4, Pages 524 - 530 • Federal administration and participatory democracy: the ASCS farmer committee system, Volume 1971, Part 1, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1971 • ''John F. Kennedy's views on presidential power'', Western Illinois University, 1966 ==References==