DOCUMENT RESUME ED 330 534 RC 018 090 Increasing Understanding of Public Problems and ITLE Policies-1990. Farm Foundation, Chicago, Ill. INSTITUTION PUB DATE Jan 91 221p.; Papers presented at National Public Policy NOTE Education Conference (40th, Park City, UT, September 17-20, 1990). PUB TYPE Collected Works - Conference Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC09 Plus Pcstage. *Agribusiness; Agriculture; Citizenship Education; DESCRIPTORS Consumer Protection; Ethics; *Extension Education; *Food Standards; High Risk Students; Leadership; Meat Packing Industry; *Public Affairs Education; Public Health; *Public Policy; Rural Development; Waste Disposal; *Water Quality IDENTIFIERS Europe ABSTRACT This collection of papers aims to improve the policy education efforts of ex*enslon workers responsible for public affairs programs. The first section, "An Evolving Public Policy Education" examines the history of public education; address current issues such as leadership models, ethics in policy formation and policy education; and forecasts future development of public education. The second section, "Safe Food and Water; Risks and Tradeoffs" presents different perceptions of health risk relating to food and water from the perspectives of consumers, scientists, and producers. Effective communication between the groups and ,2xtension education are emphasized as options to deal with the problems. The third section, "Balancing Environmental and Social Ccncerns with Economic Interests in Agriculture" addresses the concerns for environment in connection to agricultural development. The role of policy education in this connection is discussed. The fourth section, "Structural Change in Food Industries and Public Policy Issues "includes articles on specific issues of public education relating to food industris. Papers are presented from six workshops covering the topics of federal and state mandates, youth at risk, waste management and rural development. The final section, "Toward a New Europe," addresses impliLations of changes in Europe for U.S. policies on agriculture and agribusiness. (KS) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** 4 Pali ie Pkebtasto t990 OP EDUCATION Offic or Educationer Realism-ft ln6 troproverNant EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER ERIC) ThIS COCUrnent RS11 bffn rePrOducerd fis received from the person Or Orgsmrlion oftwnatinQ it r woor thanes oil. Now made 10 improve reprOduCtseo Quality Points or yr** or op mons statea .n INS dOCLr An Evolving Public Policy Edudation -Safe Food and Water: Risks and Tradeoffs Balancing ,Environmental and-Social 'with Ecanomic Interests Concerns in Agriculture Food Iridustries Structural Change in and Public Polipy Issues n1. Toward .a 41Iew Europe t ,...Lrfir Oak Brook, Illinois 60521, Street I * 2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Subjects Discussed at Previous Conferences Land Use Policy Policy Education Methods 1973 Energy Policy Issues Agricultural and Foreign Trade New Policy Perspectives and Dimen- sions Land Use Policy 1974 State of the Economy Food Policy *Energy Issues Improving the Performance of Government and Planning Wnrld Food Energy and Transportation 1975 The U.S. Economic System Public Policy Education in Domestic Food and Farm Policy Issues Perspective Impacts Food and Agricultural Policy 1976 The U.S. Political Economy Energy Policy of Judicial and Reguhitory Decision Making World Food- U.S. Policy U.S. Etwrgy Policy 1977 Federal Policy Process Agent Training and 1977 Food and Agriculture Legislation Choices Leadership Development Interna- Policy Options for Small Farms 1978 Food and Nutrition Policy The LandGrant System and Public Policy tional Agricultural Trade Implications 1979 Controlling Inflat;on. Alternative Approache'4, InTact s and Policy laigislatiye Process Pro- Et hics of Public. Policy 1980 Dispersed vs, Concentrated Agriculture Policy Issues Rural Transportation * Energy Policy Issues ductivity and Educationfd Approaches Public Support of gti I Government. Programs ;Ind Individual Decisiims Mct ht .1 ulogy of n thc 1 t,N)s Agi nun ut Research ;out Extension l'ublic Pacy Education Federal Government Role in Resi)orce 11(nuestic Economic Policy Financing ( I! nder Tight rnment Trade Policy Management Budgets FotRi Policy Land )wnership Issues and Policy Education Ap Economic Transition S. Food and Agrieult or;i1 System in t In International proaches The I. Thc Policy Educat ion Process Setting ,111 Et a ot Declining Tax Providing Public Service,: l!kI',2 Federal Deticit I )istrilnit ion I ssues 01 FIKKI & Agricult Ural I.Vater Policy payer Support Emerging Politic. ol Food & !Met hodohigy Workshops Agriculture The Chiinging Face ot Agricult ore Iloh,5 The Changing Face of America Tax Policy Revision Status of Itts,) Agricuhural and Food I .egislition 1)e%. eloping Policy Education Programs on Controversial Issues Et ten s ot Agricultural and Trade Policies 9,S6 Mdancing the Federal Budrei Human St ress and Ad- on the Competitiveness nf the ITS. Agriculturc 'Ile Ii tti Set.wit. nistment in Agriuuh ure At, t %it Education for the Future Rural Re itali4atiim U.S. Rural America 19,s7 Socioevonornics t.)f and Myths Agriculture in he international Arena Role ot ahic!.4. Policy Education and the Policy Process in Est ablishing Policy Priority Issues tor a New Policy Choices tor Revit:diting Rural America 1 t1 Opportunities tor ,Ioint Publa. I'olicy Education Emerging Farm Hill riinerging Resource Issues Issues in Agriniltural and Food Polf..v International Agricultural Relation,. Varnily The dobal Envinmment tor the 1.5 Ecoranny in the 1990., 1 9,'9 Water Public Polio Education Rural Development Policy Policy Quality Policy 9enetiaimg thubmatsahl . 4 Pi& halloo aid hue 1990 An Evolving Public Policy Education Safe Food and Water: Risks and Tradeoffs Balancing Environmental and Social Concerns with Economic Interests in Agriculture Structural Change in Food Industries and Public Policy Issues Toward a New Europe Oak Brook, Illinois 60521 1211 West 22nd Street Farm Foundation to, 'It NATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION COMMITTEE Foof. and ROY R. CARRIKER, Professor and Extension Economist, Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Iowa State MARK A. EDELMAN, Associate Professor of Economics, University, Ames, Iowa Florida A&M JAMES C. EDWARDS, Rural Development Specialist, University, Talahassee, Florida Service, IRA L. ELLIS, Extension Agent, Cooperative Extension University of Maine, Augusta, Maine Univer- CHARLES M. FARMER, Professor, Agricultural Economics, sity of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee Agricultural BARRY L FLINCHBAUGH, Extension State Leader, Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas and HOWARD H. FOSTER, JR., Cooperative Extension Specialist of Rhode Associate Professor, Community Planning, University Island, Kingston, Rhode Island Cooperative BENNY L. LOCKETT, Program Specialist, Agriculture, View, Extension Service, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie Texas Policy and Rural NEIL L. MEYER, Extension Economist in Public Development, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho Extension Ser- IRVIN W. SKELTON, Acting Director, Cooperative vice, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska Extension Ser- R. DAVID SMITH, Associate Director, Cooperative vice, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Agricultural and WARREN L. TROCK, Professor, Department of Fort Collins, Resource Economics, Colorado State University, Colorado Service, HENRY A. WADSWORTH, Director, Cooperative Extension Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Cooperative SUE E. WILLIAMS, Family Policy and Energy Specialist, Oklahoma Extension Service, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, University JOHN T. WOESTE, Dean, Cooperative Extension Service, of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Service, USDA, W. FRED WOODS, Public Policy Specialist, Extension Washington, D.C. Specialist, Policy ARDIS A. YOUNG, Leadership and Public Washington State University, Pullman, Washington Jai CONSULTANTS THT )DORE R. ALTER, Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania WALLACE BARR, Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University, Co- lumbus, Ohio HARRY S. BAUMES, JR., Chief, U.S. Agricultural Policy Branch, ATAD, Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, D.C. VIVAN JENNINGS, Deputy Administrator for Agriculture, Exten- sion Service, USDA, Washington, D.C. JOHN A. VANCE, Deputy Administrator, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Extension Service, USDA, Washington, D.C. FARM FOUNDATION R.J. HILDRETH, Managing Director, Farm Foundation, Oak Brook, Illinois WALTER J. ARMBRUSTER, Associate Managing Director, Farm Foundation, Oak Brook, Illinois iv FOREWORD 40th National This publication reports the major discussions of the 1990, in Park Public Policy Education Conference held September 17-20, the United City, Utah. The 125 participants represented most states, agencies. States Department of Agriculture and other public efforts of those The conference is held to improve the policy education This, in turn, extension workers responsible for public affairs programs. problems make should help citizens faced with solving local and national responsible decisions. more intelligent and information Specific objectives were: 1) to provide timely and useful explore different approaches to conducting public on public issues: 2) to and experiences in policy educational programs; and 3) to share ideas policy education. cooperation with The Farm Foundation, following its policy of close staff for, and the state extension services, financed the instructional extension service to, this the transportation of one individual from each Education conference, which is planned by the National Public Policy and distribution Committee. The Foundation also fmanced publication and county ex of these proceedings, which are made available to state interested in increas- tension personnel, teachers, students and others ing understanding of public policy issues. Roy R. Carriker, Chairman National Public Policy Education Committee R.J. Hildreth, Managing Director Farm Foundation January 1991 coNrNTS PAGE ABSTRACTS 1 AN EVOLVING PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION Forty Years of Wallace Barr 13 Increasing Understanding Barry Flinchbaugh Emerging Leadership Models: Implications for Public Judy Lawrence Rogers 23 Policy Education Ethics, Public Policy and Steven Ballard 34 Civic Education Futures: Preparing Today for J. David Deshler 43 Tomorrow's Issues SAFE FOOD AND WATER: RISKS AND TRADEOFFS Consumer Perception of 55 Eileen van Rav-..nswaay Health Risks in Food 66 Chris 77 Wilkinson The Scientist's Perspective on Wsk Safe Food and Water: A. Ann Sorensm 74 Producers Look at Risk Patricia Kendall 84 Effective Communication About Risk Managing Food Safety Risks in the Food System: Policy Options Carol S. Kramer 92 and Opportunities for Extension (X)NCERNS BALANCING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL WITH ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN AGRICULTURE I. Garth Youngberg 105 Environmental and Social Concerns vii Balancing Economic Considerations in Sustainability of Agriculture Thomas J. Gilding 110 Environmental and Social Impacts of Agriculture: A Special Challenge in Policy Education Lawrence W. Libby 117 STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN FOOD INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES Beef Packing and Antitrust: A Case Study in Public Policy Education Chuck Lambert 129 Implications of Globalization for Industrial Structure Policy: Lessons from the Food Industries Dennis R. Henderson 140 WORKSHOPS The Impact of Federal and State Mandates on Local Governments Gerald A. Doeksen 153 Claude W. Allen Youth at Risk Howard Finck Policy Considerations 158 Waste Management Policies Affecting Decision Making at the Local Level Cynthia Fridin.In 166 Policy Education Programs for Extension's Solid Waste Initiative David J. Allee 171 Policy Education and the Extension Waste Management Initiative Marvin E. Konyha 179 Rural Economic Development for James C. Edwards Community Self-Reliance 184 Ronald L. Williams TOWARD A NEW EUROPE Changes in Eastern Europe and the USSR: Implications for Agriculture and Agribusiness J.B. Penn 191 EC 1992 and the Implications for the Global Agricultural Policy Picture Gerhard V. Gloy 200 Toward a New Europe: U.S. Agricultural John C. Dunmore Policy Response 207 Toward a New Europe: Observations on Economics and the Food Sector Dennis R. Henderson 215 Toward a New Europe: The Livestock and Meat Industries Chuck Lambert 218 viii ABSTRACTS