Jeffrey Burkhardt

CAST papers are developed by interdisciplinary task forces composed of volunteer authors, chairs, reviewers, liaisons, and translators from academia, industry, and government. This index recognizes those contributors and highlights the breadth of expertise that supports CAST’s work.

Publications as Task Force Chair

February 14, 2005
Issue Paper

Agricultural Ethics

This paper provides background on some ways in which ethics is applied productively to the food and agriculture system. Ethics may be a component in food safety and security, international trade, land-use policies, and animal welfare. Other topics considered include research ethics, public trust in science, and practical steps for institutionalizing ethics into agriculture. In addition to the scientific community, policymakers, agency leaders, and persons in the humanities and social sciences disciplines will find this study useful.

February 7, 2005
CAST Translated Publications, Issue Paper

Ética Agraria

¿Que es exactamente lo que hace que algo sea "correcto" o "incorrecto"?. Y en el campo del medio ambiente agrícola, ¿quién toma esas decisiones, cómo se generan tales determinaciones y cómo afectan a los investigadores, a las políticas y a los otros participantes?. Estas y otras preguntas relacionadas afectan en forma creciente a la investigación agrícola y al desarrollo de políticas, proveyendo el marco para esta publicación.

Publications as Reviewer

August 3, 2010
Issue Paper

Ethical Implications of Animal Biotechnology: Considerations for Animal Welfare Decision Making

Animal biotechnology, which includes both genetic engineering and mammalian cloning, has expanded rapidly in recent decades. These technologies already have been applied in biomedical research and now are nearing application within the food system. This paper from CAST (IP 46) reviews animal biotechnology techniques, discusses related key ethical issues, evaluates religious views and traditions regarding animal biotechnology, summarizes public opinion research on the topic, and evaluates the challenges and opportunities for the ethical development of agricultural animal biotechnology.