sustainability in American agriculture Ikerd, John E. creator text bibliography nbu Lincoln University of Nebraska Press c2008 2008 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xi, 325 p.) Crisis and opportunity in American agriculture -- Why we should stop promoting industrial agriculture -- Corporate agriculture and family farms -- The corporatization of America -- Rediscovering agriculture and new hope for farming -- Farming in harmony with nature and society -- Reclaiming the sacred in food and farming -- Do we really need to define sustainable agriculture? -- Foundational principles of soils, stewardship, and sustainability -- Economics of sustainable farming -- The renaissance of rural America -- Walking the talk of sustainable agriculture -- Survival strategies for small farms -- Marketing in the niches for sustainability -- Local organic farms save farmland and communities -- The triple bottom line of farming in the future -- The real costs of globalization -- Redirecting government policies for agricultural sustainability -- The new American food system -- American agriculture after fossil energy specialized John E. Ikerd Title from ebook title page (viewed Nov. 04, 2009) Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-325) Mode of access: Internet Sustainable agriculture United States Alternative agriculture Economic aspects United States Farms, Small United States Agriculture United States Forecasting 9780803217447 (electronic bk.) 0803217447 (electronic bk.) http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=219092 http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=219092 UMP 110110 20251117141507.0 vtls000049582