DEVELOPING AND EXTENDING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE A NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT

"DEVELOPING AND EXTENDING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE" EXPLORES THE CHALLENGES FACED BY TODAY'S FARMERS AND RANCHERS TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP A TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SYSTEM OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE THAT IS ECONOMICALLY SOUND, ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE, AND SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE. THIS COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THE CURRENT STATE OF FARMING AND RANCHING PRESENTS LEADING AUTHORITIES DISCUSSING CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SUCH AS CROP ROTATIONS, INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF NUTRIENTS TO MAINTAIN PRODUCTIVITY, AND ROTATIONAL GRAZING SYSTEMS. PRESENTLY THERE IS A TREND TOWARD A MORE INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE AND A GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING LONG-TERM NEGATIVE IMPACTS. IF FARMERS LOOK THOUGHTFULLY TOWARDS THE FUTURE, ALTERNATIVES ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO HELP SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS TO PROVIDE AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. "DEVELOPING AND EXTENDING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE" PROVIDES A MODEL FOR INTEGRATED RESEARCH AND O