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The agricultural revolution of the 20th century /

"This book will be of interest to college students of agriculture and sociology, high school students of vocational agriculture, members of the American Agricultural Economics Association, people who have a long-standing background in agriculture and are nostalgic for the way things were, and o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paarlberg, Don, 1911-2006
Other Authors: Paarlberg, P. L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ames : Iowa State University Press, 2000.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Agricultural innovations.
Agriculture > Technology transfer.
Agriculture and state.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Technological Revolution
  • 19th Century Agriculture
  • Mechanized Agriculture
  • Chemical Advances
  • Biological Changes
  • Information Explosion
  • Management: Integration of the Disciplines
  • The Agricultural Revolution in a Global Context
  • Exporting the Revolution
  • The Deeper Dimension
  • Birth Pangs--And a Live Birth
  • Consumer Benefits
  • Political Issues Arising From the Agricultural Revolution
  • Into the 21st Century.