Introduction 



The essays included in this section were designed 

 specifically for the "Food in the West" program at the 

 1982 Western Governors' Conference at Gleneden 

 Beach, Oregon. The opinions offered are the product 

 of the individual authors, not the Western Governors' 

 Conference, the National Governors' Association, any 

 individual governor, nor any state official. The prepara- 

 tion of these essays — by individuals in the West or 

 with roots in the West — combined with the actual 

 event at Gleneden Beach had the intent of stimulating 

 thought and action on a variety of agricultural and 

 agricultural-related issues for years to come. 



Joseph A. Kinney 



Producer 



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