LEADER 03302nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910778227403321 005 20230721032038.0 010 $a1-281-24134-2 010 $a9786611241346 010 $a0-8032-1744-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000483906 035 $a(EBL)332860 035 $a(OCoLC)437200611 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000132453 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11131955 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000132453 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10050944 035 $a(PQKB)10425550 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC332860 035 $a(OCoLC)226968226 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse11861 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL332860 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10217024 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL124134 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000483906 100 $a20070910d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCrisis and opportunity$b[electronic resource] $esustainability in American agriculture /$fJohn E. Ikerd 210 $aLincoln $cUniversity of Nebraska Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (342 p.) 225 1 $aOur Sustainable Future 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8032-1142-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCrisis 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. 330 $aIn Crisis and Opportunity, John E. Ikerd outlines the consequences of agricultural industrialization, then details the methods that can restore economic viability, ecological soundness, and social responsibility to our agricultural system and thus ensure sustainable agriculture as the foundation of a sustainable food system and a sustainable society. 410 0$aOur Sustainable Future 606 $aSustainable agriculture$zUnited States 606 $aAlternative agriculture$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States 606 $aFarms, Small$zUnited States 606 $aAgriculture$zUnited States$xForecasting 615 0$aSustainable agriculture 615 0$aAlternative agriculture$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aFarms, Small 615 0$aAgriculture$xForecasting. 676 $a630.973 700 $aIkerd$b John E$01567758 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778227403321 996 $aCrisis and opportunity$93839392 997 $aUNINA