Brazil’s midwest has rapidly expanded large-scale commodity crops such as soybeans and maize. We surveyed both agricultural producers professionals in the middle-north region of Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Agricultural provide technical support to are served by Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (ATER) with nationally internationally recognized extension outreach. Our objectives were define co...

In the Great Plains, there has been a recognized need for a systems modeling approach for sustainable agricultural research and development. Central to meeting the challenge of delivering viable decision support software, the USDA-ARS Great Plains Systems Research Unit (GPSRU), in a collaborative effort with Colorado State University (CSU), developed the Great Plains Framework for Agricultural ...

It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that agricultural and food biotechnology techniques can enhance the quality, safety, nutritional value, and variety of food available for human consumption and increase the efficiency of food production, food processing, food distribution, and environmental and waste management. The American Dietetic Association encourages the government, ...

Young agricultural economists learn about publishing in a variety of ways, often by trial and error. McCloskey (p. 188) argues that, even though many veteran authors could help younger professionals with their writing, they rarely do. A widely available set of guidelines could help young authors improve their success rate and reduce wasted effort. The purpose of this paper is to meet this need ...

Vet Med Today: Public Veterinary Medicine 1271 I has been estimated that 64% of the more than 1,400 recognized human pathogens are zoonotic, and that 73% of 177 emerging or reemerging pathogens have originated in animals. Recently, agricultural professionals in routine contact with animals have been shown to have increased risks of contracting various zoonotic infections, with infected individu...