Author: Mary Goodwin Lacy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Long-time Agricultural Programs in the United States--
Author: Mary Goodwin Lacy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309052955
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Although few Americans work as farmers these days, agriculture on the whole remains economically importantâ€"playing a key role in such contemporary issues as consumer health and nutrition, worker safety and animal welfare, and environmental protection. This publication provides a comprehensive picture of the primary education system for the nation's agriculture industry: the land grant colleges of agriculture. Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities informs the public debate about the challenges that will shape the future of these colleges and serves as a foundation for a second volume, which will present recommendations for policy and institutional changes in the land grant system. This book reviews the legislative history of the land grant system from its establishment in 1862 to the 1994 act conferring land grant status on Native American colleges. It describes trends that have shaped agriculture and agricultural education over the decadesâ€"the shift of labor from farm to factory, reasons for and effects of increased productivity and specialization, the rise of the corporate farm, and more. The committee reviews the system's three-part missionâ€"education, research, and extension serviceâ€"and through this perspective documents the changing nature of funding and examines the unique structure of the U.S. agricultural research and education system. Demographic data on faculties, students, extension staff, commodity and funding clusters, and geographic specializations profile the system and identify similarities and differences among the colleges of agriculture, trends in funding, and a host of other issues. The tables in the appendix provide further itemization about general population distribution, student and educator demographics, types of degree programs, and funding allocations. Concise commentary and informative graphics augment the detailed statistical presentations. This book will be important to policymakers, administrators, educators, researchers, and students of agriculture.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309052955
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Although few Americans work as farmers these days, agriculture on the whole remains economically importantâ€"playing a key role in such contemporary issues as consumer health and nutrition, worker safety and animal welfare, and environmental protection. This publication provides a comprehensive picture of the primary education system for the nation's agriculture industry: the land grant colleges of agriculture. Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities informs the public debate about the challenges that will shape the future of these colleges and serves as a foundation for a second volume, which will present recommendations for policy and institutional changes in the land grant system. This book reviews the legislative history of the land grant system from its establishment in 1862 to the 1994 act conferring land grant status on Native American colleges. It describes trends that have shaped agriculture and agricultural education over the decadesâ€"the shift of labor from farm to factory, reasons for and effects of increased productivity and specialization, the rise of the corporate farm, and more. The committee reviews the system's three-part missionâ€"education, research, and extension serviceâ€"and through this perspective documents the changing nature of funding and examines the unique structure of the U.S. agricultural research and education system. Demographic data on faculties, students, extension staff, commodity and funding clusters, and geographic specializations profile the system and identify similarities and differences among the colleges of agriculture, trends in funding, and a host of other issues. The tables in the appendix provide further itemization about general population distribution, student and educator demographics, types of degree programs, and funding allocations. Concise commentary and informative graphics augment the detailed statistical presentations. This book will be important to policymakers, administrators, educators, researchers, and students of agriculture.
Farm Opportunities in the United States
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Interbureau Coordinating Committee on Post-war Programs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Long-range Farm Program
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1206
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1206
Book Description
Long-range Farm Program
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Long-range Agricultural Policy
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural price supports
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural price supports
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Farming for Our Future
Author: PETER H.. ROSENBERG LEHNER (NATHAN A.)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781585762378
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Farming for Our Future examines the policies and legal reforms necessary to accelerate the adoption of practices that can make agriculture in the United States climate-neutral or better. These proven practices will also make our food system more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Agriculture's contribution to climate change is substantial--much more so than official figures suggest--and we will not be able to achieve our overall mitigation goals unless agricultural emissions sharply decline. Fortunately, farms and ranches can be a major part of the climate solution, while protecting biodiversity, strengthening rural communities, and improving the lives of the workers who cultivate our crops and rear our animals. The importance of agricultural climate solutions can not be underestimated; it is a critical element both in ensuring our food security and limiting climate change. This book provides essential solutions to address the greatest crises of our time.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781585762378
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Farming for Our Future examines the policies and legal reforms necessary to accelerate the adoption of practices that can make agriculture in the United States climate-neutral or better. These proven practices will also make our food system more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Agriculture's contribution to climate change is substantial--much more so than official figures suggest--and we will not be able to achieve our overall mitigation goals unless agricultural emissions sharply decline. Fortunately, farms and ranches can be a major part of the climate solution, while protecting biodiversity, strengthening rural communities, and improving the lives of the workers who cultivate our crops and rear our animals. The importance of agricultural climate solutions can not be underestimated; it is a critical element both in ensuring our food security and limiting climate change. This book provides essential solutions to address the greatest crises of our time.
Long-range Agricultural Policy
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural price supports
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural price supports
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
State and Federal Marketing Activities and Other Economic Work, March 1921-June 21, 1939
Author: United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Farm produce
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Farm produce
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Long Range Farm Program
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description