Systems Research for Agriculture
Author : Laurie E. Drinkwater
Publisher : Department of Agriculture
Page : pages
File Size : 20,86 MB
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Agricultural systems
ISBN : 9781888626162
Author : Laurie E. Drinkwater
Publisher : Department of Agriculture
Page : pages
File Size : 20,86 MB
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Agricultural systems
ISBN : 9781888626162
Author : Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences (U.S.)
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 32,40 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Agricultural education
ISBN :
Author : Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 27,63 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Agriculture
ISBN :
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 15,14 MB
Release : 2003-01-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309084946
This report is a congressionally mandated review of the US Department of Agriculture's Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area, the main engine of publicly funded agricultural research in the United States. A changing social and scientific context of agriculture requires a new vision of agricultural research-one that will support agriculture as a positive economic, social, and environmental force. REE is uniquely positioned to advance new research frontiers in environment, public health, and rural communities. The report recommends that REE be more anticipatory and strategic in its use of limited resources and guide and champion new directions in research.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 32,70 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Food relief
ISBN :
Author : Gale A. Buchanan
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 21,73 MB
Release : 2016-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1623493706
The astounding success of agricultural research has enabled farmers to produce increasingly more—and more kinds—of food throughout the world. But with a projected 9 billion people to feed by 2050, veteran researcher Gale Buchanan fears that human confidence in this ample supply, especially in the US, has created unrealistic expectations for the future. Without a working knowledge of what types and amounts of research produced the bounty we enjoy today, we will not be prepared to support the research necessary to face the challenges ahead, including population growth, climate change, and water and energy scarcity. In this book, Buchanan describes the historical commitment to research and the phenomenal changes it brought to our ability to feed ourselves. He also prescribes a path for the future, pointing the way toward an adequately funded, more creative agricultural research system that involves scientists, administrators, educators, farmers, politicians, and consumers; resides in one “stand alone” agency; enjoys a consistent funding stream; and operates internationally.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Department Investigations, Oversight, and Research
Publisher :
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 29,39 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Agriculture
ISBN :
Author : Andy Clark
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,26 MB
Release : 2008-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1437903797
Cover crops slow erosion, improve soil, smother weeds, enhance nutrient and moisture availability, help control many pests and bring a host of other benefits to your farm. At the same time, they can reduce costs, increase profits and even create new sources of income. You¿ll reap dividends on your cover crop investments for years, since their benefits accumulate over the long term. This book will help you find which ones are right for you. Captures farmer and other research results from the past ten years. The authors verified the info. from the 2nd ed., added new results and updated farmer profiles and research data, and added 2 chap. Includes maps and charts, detailed narratives about individual cover crop species, and chap. about aspects of cover cropping.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 27,92 MB
Release : 2019-04-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309473926
For nearly a century, scientific advances have fueled progress in U.S. agriculture to enable American producers to deliver safe and abundant food domestically and provide a trade surplus in bulk and high-value agricultural commodities and foods. Today, the U.S. food and agricultural enterprise faces formidable challenges that will test its long-term sustainability, competitiveness, and resilience. On its current path, future productivity in the U.S. agricultural system is likely to come with trade-offs. The success of agriculture is tied to natural systems, and these systems are showing signs of stress, even more so with the change in climate. More than a third of the food produced is unconsumed, an unacceptable loss of food and nutrients at a time of heightened global food demand. Increased food animal production to meet greater demand will generate more greenhouse gas emissions and excess animal waste. The U.S. food supply is generally secure, but is not immune to the costly and deadly shocks of continuing outbreaks of food-borne illness or to the constant threat of pests and pathogens to crops, livestock, and poultry. U.S. farmers and producers are at the front lines and will need more tools to manage the pressures they face. Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030 identifies innovative, emerging scientific advances for making the U.S. food and agricultural system more efficient, resilient, and sustainable. This report explores the availability of relatively new scientific developments across all disciplines that could accelerate progress toward these goals. It identifies the most promising scientific breakthroughs that could have the greatest positive impact on food and agriculture, and that are possible to achieve in the next decade (by 2030).
Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Agricultural Research Institute
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 19,51 MB
Release : 1962
Category : Agriculture
ISBN :