Book Description

Food and the future of civilization; Generalists and specialists; Corporate agriculture and the family farm; The question of triage - Who shall die?; The role of food in foreign affairs; Food as the foundation of civilization; food and celebration; Intraindustrial communications in agribusiness; Feeding animals versus feeding people; Agricultural policy for the United States; Feasibility of a food reserve system; Farm-retail price spread; Closed cities issue; Grain spection; Regulation and the market system; Research and education in agriculture; Urban expansion versus black soil.