03302nam 2200661Ia 450 991077822740332120230721032038.01-281-24134-297866112413460-8032-1744-7(CKB)1000000000483906(EBL)332860(OCoLC)437200611(SSID)ssj0000132453(PQKBManifestationID)11131955(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000132453(PQKBWorkID)10050944(PQKB)10425550(MiAaPQ)EBC332860(OCoLC)226968226(MdBmJHUP)muse11861(Au-PeEL)EBL332860(CaPaEBR)ebr10217024(CaONFJC)MIL124134(EXLCZ)99100000000048390620070910d2008 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCrisis and opportunity[electronic resource] sustainability in American agriculture /John E. IkerdLincoln University of Nebraska Press20081 online resource (342 p.)Our Sustainable FutureDescription based upon print version of record.0-8032-1142-2 Includes bibliographical references.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.In Crisis and Opportunity, John E. Ikerd outlines the consequences of agricultural industrialization, then details the methods that can restore economic viability, ecological soundness, and social responsibility to our agricultural system and thus ensure sustainable agriculture as the foundation of a sustainable food system and a sustainable society.Our Sustainable FutureSustainable agricultureUnited StatesAlternative agricultureEconomic aspectsUnited StatesFarms, SmallUnited StatesAgricultureUnited StatesForecastingSustainable agricultureAlternative agricultureEconomic aspectsFarms, SmallAgricultureForecasting.630.973Ikerd John E1567758MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778227403321Crisis and opportunity3839392UNINA