LECTURES AND ARTICLES BY DR. ROBERT L. ZIMDAHL
Watch and Listen:
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The Relevance of Moral Philosophy to Agirculture - September 2023 Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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Guest on Ethical Agriculture Podcast - June 2022
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Ethics for Agriculture Presentation - July 2015
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(The following material is available to anyone who wants to download and use it.)
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Ethics and Agricultural Science - Malaysia 2019
View Online (.pdf)
Powerpoint (.pptx)
Lecture (.docx)
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Rethinking Agriculture and Kissing a Mule - Turkey 2019
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Powerpoint (.pptx)
Lecture (.docx)
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Integrated Weed Management for Sustainable Agriculture - Canada 2018
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Powerpoint (.pptx)
Lecture (.docx)
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Read Illustrated Bulletins (.pdf):
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Factors Affecting Herbicide Performance - 1975
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Recent Lectures:
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Weed science for a sustainable agriculture and environment - An ethical perspective. Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society. Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. (invited speaker) September, 2019.
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Weed Science For Sustainable Agriculture and Environment- An Ethical Perspective. School of Postgraduate Studies. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore,India. (invited webinar) 2020.
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Agricultural Sustainability and Denial. Proceedings 3rd International Congress on Agricultural and Food Ethics. Istanbul, Turkey. November 5-6. Pp 44-57. 2021.
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Weed Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Environment - An Ethical Perspective. Weed Science Society of Bangladesh. Feb. 12. (invited webinar) 2022
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The Relevance of Moral Philosophy to Agirculture - September 14, 2023 Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
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Linked Articles:
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The Ethical Values in the U.S. Agricultural and Food System.
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 29(4):549-557.
Robert L. Zimdahl and T. O. Holtzer. 2016.
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Ethics in Agriculture: Where Are We and Where Should We Be going.
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 31(6): 751-753.
Robert L. Zimdahl and T. O. Holtzer. 2018.
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Weed Science. Wikipedia. November. 3 pp. 2018.
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Agriculture’s Moral Dilemmas and The Need For Agroecology. Agronomy. 8(7),116. 2018.
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Survey of deans of agriculture. Agronomy Journal. e70216. Zimdahl, R.L. 2025.
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Citations of Published Articles:
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Who Are You and Where Are You Going? Weed Technology. 8:388-391. 1994.
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Weed Science in Sustainable Agriculture. American J. of Alternative Agriculture. 10(3): 138-142. 1995.
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My View. Weed Science. 45:1. 1997.
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Rethinking Agricultural Research Roles. J. Agriculture and Human Values. 15:77-84. 1998.
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The Price of Moral Ambiguity. Univ. of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany, Symposium on Plant Protection and Agroecology. Held in honor of the retirement of Professor Dr. Werner Koch. PLITS 16 (2):231-236. 1998.
Ethics for Weed Science. Weed Science. 46:636-639. 1998.
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My View. Weed Science. 47:1. 1999.
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Teaching Agricultural Ethics. J. of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 13:229-247. 2000.
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My View. Weed Science. 48:663. 2000.
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Expanding the Context of Crop Management. Invited Review. Crop Science. 40:4-5. 2000.
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Agriculture’s Mission- Finding A Partner. American J. Alternative Agriculture. 16:35-46. 2001.
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My View. Weed Science. 50:1. 2002.
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My View: Weed Science. 50:137. 2002
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The President Said. Weed Science. 50:14-25. 2002.
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Moral Confidence in Agriculture. American J. Alternative Agriculture. 17:44-53. 2002.
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My View. Weed Science. 50:687. 2002.
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The Evolution of Weed Science - An Ethical Perspective. 13th Australian Weeds Conference. Perth, WA. Pp. 336-440. 2002.
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The Mission of Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture. American J. Alternative Agriculture. 18:103-115. 2003.
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Extending Ethics. Journal of Extension 43(5): 4 pp. 2005.
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Ethical Merits of Agricultural Types - A Few Thoughts. EurSafe News. 11(2). 3-4. Online only at www.Eursafe.org. 2009.
My View. Weed Science. 59:285. 2011.
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The ethical values in the U.S. agricultural and food system. J. Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 29(4):549. 2016.-557.
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Ethics, Agriculture and Environment. 1 Tarim ve Gida Etigi Kongresi. (Proceedings: First Turkish Congress on Agricultural Ethics). Page 139. 2017.
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Some Thoughts About Ethics for Agriculture. Journal of the Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society. 1(1):17-22. 2019.
Feeding the World and Agricultural Ethical Dilemma. Outlooks on Pest Management. 30(4):164-166. 2019.
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Sustainable Agriculture and Environment - An Ethical Perspective. Journal of the Asian Pacific Weed Science Society. 1(2): 2019.
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Ethics in Agriculture: Where Are We and Where Should We Be going. Journal of the Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society. 3(2):20-22. Zimdahl, R.L. and T. O. Holtzer. 2021.
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QUICK DEFINITION
What is Integrated Weed Management?
The practice of ensuring the productivity of crops through careful selection of herbicides and other weed mitigation processes that are environmentally neutral.
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