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Doug Buhler: MSU on the cutting edge of modern agriculture
- Doug Buhler talks with Lou Anna K. Simon and Mark Hollis
From MSU Today on News/Talk 760 WJR:
Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon and Spartans Athletic Director Mark Hollis talk with Doug Buhler, the interim dean of MSU’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
“When we look at agriculture today, it’s really a global industry,” Buhler says. “We’re at the cutting edge of economics, policy and science and if you want to use those tools to feed the world or protect the environment this is really a good place to launch an exciting and relevant career.
“It’s really an exciting time to be in agriculture,” adds Buhler. “I think the two issues I’d like people to understand is how connected we are in international trade and policy and also the level of technology – both engineering and biological – that’s going on in agriculture now.”
Buhler says the college oversees and offers to students a variety of other programs, too.
“One of our most successful is packaging,” Buhler says. “These students get good jobs and we have the original packaging program in the country.
“We have strong programs, too, in natural resource areas like fisheries and wildlife, and we offer interior design, building construction management and landscape architecture in our college.”
The conversation also touches on the food vs. fuel debate and the potential for urban agriculture to be an economic engine in Detroit.
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