The seat of Georgia Agriculture Commissioner is open for the first time in 40 years.

On September 2nd, Emory held a “first-ever” Sustainable Agriculture Debate among the top-three candidates, Republican Gary Black, Democrat J.B. Powell and Libertarian Kevin Cherry.  That debate is now online thanks to Emory and Georgia Organics.

Sustainable Ag Debate Pt. 1 from Michael wALL on Vimeo.

Questions don’t actually begin until about the 12th minute of the video, so skip ahead if you want to move past all the introductions.

Wicked.  From the Gainesville Times…

Sustainable agriculture groups have seized on the opportunity of the first open agriculture commissioner seat in more than 40 years.

Georgia Organics and Emory University on Thursday will hold what they are calling Georgia’s first sustainable agriculture debate.

They say the three men seeking to be Georgia’s second agriculture commissioner in more than 40 years have agreed to participate in front of a packed house at Emory University School of Law’s Tull Auditorium.

…Some 600 people responded to an invitation from the Atlanta-based organization to come to Thursday’s debate, [Georgia Organics Communications Director Michael] Wall said.

The response has been such that Cinnat Howett, Emory’s director of sustainability initiatives, had to hire security guards and extra custodians.

A bit more info on the event HERE.