Alternative Agriculture

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Publication Year:1989

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Committee on the Role of Alternative Farming Methods in Modern Production Agriculture, National Research Council
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More and more farmers are adopting a diverse range of alternative practices designed to reduce dependence on synthetic chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and antibiotics; cut costs; increase profits; and reduce the adverse environmental consequences of agricultural production.
Alternative Agriculture describes the increased ...
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"The Study [Alternative Agriculture] by the nation's preeminent body of scientists is perhaps the most important confirmation of the success of agricultural practices that use biological interactions instead of chemicals." --The New York Times
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Front Matter	i-xvi
Part One	1-2	(skim)
Executive Summary	3-24	(skim)
1 Agriculture and the Economy	25-88	(skim)
2 Problems in U.S. Agriculture	89-134	(skim)
3 Research and Science	135-194	(skim)
4 Economic Evaluation of Alternative Farming Systems	195-244	(skim)
Part Two	245-246	(skim)
The Case Studies	247-252	(skim)
1 Crop and Livestock Farming in Ohio: The Spray Brothers	253-265	(skim)
2 A Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm in Southwest Iowa: The BreDahl Farm	266-274	(skim)
3 A Diversified Crop and Livestock Farm in Virginia: The Sabot Hill Farm	275-285	(skim)
4 A Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm in Pennsylvania: The Kutztown Farm	286-307	(skim)
5 Crop-Livestock Farming in Iowa: The Thompson Farm	308-323	(skim)
6 Tree Fruits, Walnuts, and Vegetables in California: The Ferrari Farm	324-335	(skim)
7 Florida Fresh-Market Vegetable Production: Integrated Pest Management	336-349	(skim)
8 Fresh Grapes in California and Arizona: Stephen Pavich & Sons	350-373	(skim)
9 Integrated Pest Management in Processing Tomatoes in California: The Kitamura Farm	374-387	(skim)
10 Livestock Farming in Colorado: Coleman Natural Beef	388-397	(skim)
11 Rice Production in California: The Lundberg Family Farms	398-418	(skim)
Glossary	419-426	(skim)
Index	427-448	(skim)

Description

More and more farmers are adopting a diverse range of alternative practices designed to reduce dependence on synthetic chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and antibiotics; cut costs; increase profits; and reduce the adverse environmental consequences of agricultural production.
Alternative Agriculture describes the increased use of these new practices and other changes in agriculture since World War II, and examines the role of federal policy in encouraging this evolution, as well as factors that are causing farmers to look for profitable, environmentally safe alternatives. Eleven case studies explore how alternative farming methods have been adopted--and with what economic results--on farms of various sizes from California to Pennsylvania.

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"The Study [Alternative Agriculture] by the nation's preeminent body of scientists is perhaps the most important confirmation of the success of agricultural practices that use biological interactions instead of chemicals." --The New York Times

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