Title: Agriculture and the environment /
Authors: Uri, Noel D.; Nova Science Publishers.; Nova Science Publishers.
Publisher: Novinka,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Agriculture Environmental aspects United States; Agricultural chemicals Environmental aspects United States.; Agricultural conservation United States.
Contents: Ch. 1. Introduction and overview -- Ch. 2. Agricultural chemical use -- Ch. 3. The economic and environmental implications of alternative production practices -- Ch. 4. The influence of government policy on the choice of production practices and chemical use -- Ch. 5. Government policy and the development and use of biopesticides -- Ch. 6. The changing pattern of soil erosion in the United States -- Ch. 7. Perceptions versus reality : the case of no till farming -- Ch. 8. The use of conservation practices in agriculture in the United States -- Ch. 9. The impact of energy on the adoption of conservation tillage in the United States -- Ch. 10. The environmental consequences of the conservation tillage adoption decision in agriculture in the United States.