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From the Farm to the Table : What All Americans Need to Know about Agriculture
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As with other areas of human industry, it has been assumed that technological progress would improve all aspects of agriculture. Technology would increase both efficiency and yield, or so we thought. The directions taken by technology may have worked for a while, but the same technologies that give us an advantage also create disadvantages. It's now a common story in rural America: pesticides, fertilizers, "big iron" combines, and other costly advancements may increase speed but also reduce effi
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- ISBN-13: 9780813192260
- ISBN-10: 0813192269
- Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
- Publish Date: February 2009
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
- Page Count: 384
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