A revolution down on the farm the transformation of American agriculture since 1929 /
Agriculture is the most fundamental of all human activities. Today, those who till the soil or tend livestock feed a world population of approximately 6.5 billion. Fifty years ago, the planet could not have sustained such a large population, and according to present projections, farmers will have to...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |
| Summary: | Agriculture is the most fundamental of all human activities. Today, those who till the soil or tend livestock feed a world population of approximately 6.5 billion. Fifty years ago, the planet could not have sustained such a large population, and according to present projections, farmers will have to feed nine billion people by 2050. The greatest agricultural revolution in history has occurred in the last fifty years , with farmers in the United States leading the way. America's declining number of farms, however, comes as a surprise to many and may have dramatic implications. Paul K. Conkin's |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 223 p.) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-213) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813173153 (electronic bk.) 0813173159 (electronic bk.) |