Food and Social Policy, I: Proceedings of the 1976 Midwestern Food and Social Policy Conference, Volume 1Gary H. Koerselman, Kay E. Dull Iowa State University Press, 1978 - 400 pages Food and the future of civilization; Generalists and specialists; Corporate agriculture and the family farm; The question of triage - Who shall die?; The role of food in foreign affairs; Food as the foundation of civilization; food and celebration; Intraindustrial communications in agribusiness; Feeding animals versus feeding people; Agricultural policy for the United States; Feasibility of a food reserve system; Farm-retail price spread; Closed cities issue; Grain spection; Regulation and the market system; Research and education in agriculture; Urban expansion versus black soil. |
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... agricultural production is already dangerous- ly high in the European Economic Community ( EEC ) . Price main- tenance schemes in force in the EEC have resulted in the growth of enormous surpluses of grains , dairy products , beef , and ...
... agricultural production is already dangerous- ly high in the European Economic Community ( EEC ) . Price main- tenance schemes in force in the EEC have resulted in the growth of enormous surpluses of grains , dairy products , beef , and ...
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... Agricultural Base In this fifth Kondratieff upswing we must not take the American agricultural surplus for granted . Our first and most fundamental task is to assure the health and productivity of American agriculture : to feed ...
... Agricultural Base In this fifth Kondratieff upswing we must not take the American agricultural surplus for granted . Our first and most fundamental task is to assure the health and productivity of American agriculture : to feed ...
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... agricultural research have a relatively low priority in compar- ison to defense or social programs . Scientists and adminis- trators involved in agricultural research must always ask , Are we on the right track ? Is the research ...
... agricultural research have a relatively low priority in compar- ison to defense or social programs . Scientists and adminis- trators involved in agricultural research must always ask , Are we on the right track ? Is the research ...
Contents
2 GENERALISTS AND SPECIALISTS | 37 |
3 CORPORATE AGRICULTURE AND THE FAMILY FARM | 46 |
Oren Lee Staley president 195576 National | 66 |
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