Author: Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
75 Years of Agricultural Research in Colorado
Author: Agricultural research in Colorado
Author: Agricultural research serves Colorado
Author: Research Serves Colorado
Author: Colorado Agricultural Experiment StationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Adapting to the Land
Author: John F. FreemanPublisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1646422058
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Adapting to the Land examines the extent to which Colorado agriculturists adapted to or stretched beyond the limits of land and water. Historian John F. Freeman and horticultural scientist Mark E. Uchanski document the state’s agricultural history and provide context for the shift away from traditional forms of agriculture to the use of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides—and, most recently, to more values-driven practices to support the burgeoning popularity of natural and organic foods. This shift has resulted in the establishment of the global organic food processing and distribution industry, which has roots in Colorado. Ancestral Puebloans farmed and grazed within the limits of nature. Early settlers adjusted their cultivation methods through trial and error, while later agriculturists relied on research and technical advice from the Colorado Agricultural College. As part of wartime mobilization, the federal government prompted farmers to efficiently increase yields. To meet the demand for food and fiber scientific and technical innovations led to the development of new plant cultivars and livestock breeds, advances in mechanization, and widespread use of synthetic amendments. Increasing concern over soil fertility and the loss of irrigation water to urbanization contributed to more changes. Despite, or perhaps because of, what we see today along the Front Range, Colorado may still have a chance to slow or even reverse its seemingly unrestrained growth, creating a more vibrant, earth-friendly society in which agriculture plays an increasingly significant part. Scientific discoveries and innovations in regenerative cultivation are clearing the path to a more sustainable future. Adapting to the Land adds an ecological and horticultural perspective to historical interpretations of recurring agricultural issues in the state and tracks the concept of stewardship, suggesting that spiritual beliefs continue to contribute to debates over acceptable agricultural practices and the effects of urbanization upon the land. This book will be a key resource for students, scholars, and general readers interested in agricultural and Colorado history, sustainability, and rural sociology.
Bibliography of Agriculture
Author: History of Agriculture in Colorado
Author: Alvin Theodore SteinelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Colorado's agricultural research
Author: A Summary of Research Projects at Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, 1949/50
Author: Colorado Agricultural Experiment StationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Report of Agricultural Research
Author: P. Lorenz SutherlandPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description