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The Dawn of Industrial Agriculture in Iowa

Author : E. Paul Durrenberger
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1646422082
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book The Dawn of Industrial Agriculture in Iowa written by E. Paul Durrenberger and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Dawn of Industrial Agriculture in Iowa E. Paul Durrenberger recounts the transformation of Iowa’s family farms into today’s agricultural industry through the lens of the lives and writings of Iowa novelist Paul Corey and poet Ruth Lechlitner. This anthropological biography analyzes Corey’s fiction, Lechlitner’s poetry, and their professional and personal correspondence to offer a new perspective on an era (1925–1947) that saw the collapse and remaking of capitalism in the United States, the rise of communism in the Soviet Union, the rise and defeat of fascism around the world, and the creation of a continuous warfare state in America. Durrenberger tells the story that Corey aimed to record and preserve of the industrialization of Iowa’s agriculture and the death of its family farms. He analyzes Corey’s regionalist focus on Iowa farming and regionalism’s contemporaneous association in Europe with rising fascism. He explores Corey’s adoption of naturalism, evident in his resistance to heroes and villains, to plot structure and resolution, and to moral judgment, as well as his ethnographic tendency to focus on groups rather than individuals. An unusual and wide-ranging study, The Dawn of Industrial Agriculture in Iowa offers important insight into the relationships among fiction, individual lives, and anthropological practice, as well as into a pivotal period in American history.

Perilous Bounty

Author : Tom Philpott
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1635573149
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book Perilous Bounty written by Tom Philpott and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An unsettling journey into the disaster-bound American food system, and an exploration of possible solutions, from leading food politics commentator and former farmer Tom Philpott. More than a decade after Michael Pollan's game-changing The Omnivore's Dilemma transformed the conversation about what we eat, a combination of global diet trends and corporate interests have put American agriculture into a state of "quiet emergency," from dangerous drought in California--which grows more than 50 percent of the fruits and vegetables we eat--to catastrophic topsoil loss in the "breadbasket" heartland of the United States. Whether or not we take heed, these urgent crises of industrial agriculture will define our future. In Perilous Bounty, veteran journalist and former farmer Tom Philpott explores and exposes the small handful of seed and pesticide corporations, investment funds, and magnates who benefit from the trends that imperil us, with on-the-ground dispatches featuring the scientists documenting the damage and the farmers and activists who are valiantly and inventively pushing back. Resource scarcity looms on the horizon, but rather than pointing us toward an inevitable doomsday, Philpott shows how the entire wayward ship of American agriculture could be routed away from its path to disaster. He profiles the farmers and communities in the nation's two key growing regions developing resilient, soil-building, water-smart farming practices, and readying for the climate shocks that are already upon us; and he explains how we can help move these methods from the margins to the mainstream.

A Profile of the Farm Machinery Industry

Author : Dawn M. Drake
Publisher : Business Expert Press
ISBN 13 : 1953349315
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (533 download)

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Download or read book A Profile of the Farm Machinery Industry written by Dawn M. Drake and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines farm machinery in the context of its history, corporations, outside market forces, regulations, and challenges and opportunities. The farm machinery industry is a complex sector of the global manufacturing economy that encompasses many companies, including those who that produce tractors, combines, planting equipment, tillage equipment, and irrigation systems. While the global industry is dominated by three full-line manufacturers (Deere and Company, Case New Holland, and the Allis-Gleaner Corporation), there are thousands of other companies, including many short-line manufacturers, that also dictate the nature of the industry. In recent years, equipment built by competitors from Asia have become more common in the farmstead landscape, capturing some of the market share U.S. manufacturers once dominated. This book examines farm machinery in the context of its history, corporations, outside market forces, regulations, and challenges and opportunities. The farm machinery industry, while contributing a small percentage to gross world product, is vitally important to another key sector of the economy—agriculture. In advanced economies, where the percentage of the labor force engaged in agriculture has been on the decline since World War II, high horsepower tractors and efficient harvesting systems are necessary to cultivate more acres with fewer workers to feed an ever-growing world population. Threats to profits in agriculture, such as natural disasters, climate change, and trade wars, increasingly challenge the profits and the viability of the farm machinery industry.

"The Dawn of a New Constructive Era,"

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book "The Dawn of a New Constructive Era," written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Iowa Year Book of Agriculture

Author : Iowa. Department of Agriculture
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 986 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Iowa Year Book of Agriculture written by Iowa. Department of Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Iowa Year Book of Agriculture

Author : Iowa. Dept. of Agriculture
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 986 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Iowa Year Book of Agriculture written by Iowa. Dept. of Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Anthropology of Labor Unions

Author : E. Paul Durrenberger
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1457109425
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book Anthropology of Labor Unions written by E. Paul Durrenberger and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anthropology of Labor Unions presents ethnographic data and analysis in eight case studies from several very diverse industries. It covers a wide range of topics, from the role of women and community in strikes to the importance of place in organization, and addresses global concerns with studies from Mexico and Malawu. Union-organized workplaces consistently afford workers higher wages and better pensions, benefits, and health coverage than their nonunion counterparts. In addition, women and minorities who belong to unions are more likely to receive higher wages and benefits than their nonunion peers. Given the economic advantages of union membership, one might expect to see higher rates of organization across industries, but labor affiliation is at an all-time low. What accounts for this discrepancy? The contributors in this volume provide a variety of perspectives on this paradox, including discussions of approaches to and findings on the histories, cultures, and practices of organized labor. They also address substantive issues such as race, class, gender, age, generation, ethnicity, health and safety concerns, corporate co-optation of unions, and the cultural context of union-management relationships. The first to bring together anthropological case studies of labor unions, this volume will appeal to cultural anthropologists, social scientists, sociologists, and those interested in labor studies and labor movements.

Farm Implement News

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Farm Implement News written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gaining Ground

Author : Forrest Pritchard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762794380
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Gaining Ground written by Forrest Pritchard and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With humor and pathos, Forrest Pritchard recounts his ambitious and often hilarious endeavors to save his family’s seventh-generation farm in the Shenandoah Valley. Through many a trial and error, he not only saves Smith Meadows from insolvency but turns it into a leading light in the sustainable, grass-fed, organic farm-to-market community. There is nothing young Farmer Pritchard won’t try. Whether he’s selling firewood and straw, raising free-range chickens and hogs, or acquiring a flock of Barbados Blackbelly sheep, his learning curve is steep and always entertaining. Pritchard’s world crackles with colorful local characters—farm hands, butchers, market managers, customers, fellow vendors, pet goats, policemen—bringing the story to warm, communal life. His most important ally, however, is his renegade father, who initially questions his son's career choice and eschews organic foods for the generic kinds that wreak havoc on his health. Soon after his father’s death, the farm becomes a recognized success and Pritchard must make a vital decision: to continue serving the local community or answer the exploding demand for his wares with lucrative Internet sales and shipping deals. More than a charming story of honest food cultivation and farmers’ markets, Gaining Ground tugs on the heartstrings, reconnecting us to the land and the many lives that feed us.

100 Years of Vintage Farm Tractors

Author : Michael Dregni
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781610603355
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book 100 Years of Vintage Farm Tractors written by Michael Dregni and published by . This book was released on with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This tribute to 100 years of vintage farm tractors is for all those who "get it": those who appreciate the lines of a recently restored tractor glistening in the sun; those who get goosebumps at the distinctive sounds of the famous Poppin' Johnnies; those who plan their budgets and days around the careful restoration of that Minne-Mo or Farmall.

The Sociology of Food and Agriculture

Author : Michael Carolan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317368614
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book The Sociology of Food and Agriculture written by Michael Carolan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second edition of The Sociology of Food and Agriculture, students are provided with a substantially revised and updated introductory text to this emergent field. The book begins with the recent development of agriculture under capitalism and neo-liberal regimes, and the transformation of farming and peasant agriculture from a small-scale, family-run way of life to a globalized system. Topics such as the global hunger and obesity challenges, GM foods, and international trade and subsidies are assessed as part of the world food economy. The final section concentrates on themes of sustainability, food security, and food sovereignty. The book concludes on a positive note, examining alternative agri-food movements aimed at changing foodscapes at levels from the local to the global. With increased coverage of the financialization of food, food and culture, gender, ethnicity and justice, food security, and food sovereignty, the book is perfect for students with little or no background in sociology and is also suitable for more advanced courses as a comprehensive primer. All chapters include learning objectives, suggested discussion questions, and recommendations for further reading to aid student learning.

The Official Record of the United States Department of Agriculture

Author : United States. Department of Agriculture
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 934 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (963 download)

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Download or read book The Official Record of the United States Department of Agriculture written by United States. Department of Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Omnivore's Dilemma

Author : Michael Pollan
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143038583
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book The Omnivore's Dilemma written by Michael Pollan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-08-28 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Outstanding . . . a wide-ranging invitation to think through the moral ramifications of our eating habits." —The New Yorker One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year and Winner of the James Beard Award Author of This is Your Mind on Plants, How to Change Your Mind and the #1 New York Times Bestseller In Defense of Food and Food Rules What should we have for dinner? Ten years ago, Michael Pollan confronted us with this seemingly simple question and, with The Omnivore’s Dilemma, his brilliant and eye-opening exploration of our food choices, demonstrated that how we answer it today may determine not only our health but our survival as a species. In the years since, Pollan’s revolutionary examination has changed the way Americans think about food. Bringing wide attention to the little-known but vitally important dimensions of food and agriculture in America, Pollan launched a national conversation about what we eat and the profound consequences that even the simplest everyday food choices have on both ourselves and the natural world. Ten years later, The Omnivore’s Dilemma continues to transform the way Americans think about the politics, perils, and pleasures of eating.

Lone Tree

Author : Bruce Brown
Publisher : Crown Publishing Group (NY)
ISBN 13 : 9780517569870
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (698 download)

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Download or read book Lone Tree written by Bruce Brown and published by Crown Publishing Group (NY). This book was released on 1989 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining the journalistic approaches of Friendly Fire and In Cold Blood, an award-winning journalist focuses on the pivotal 1985 triple murder/suicide in Lone Tree, Iowa, as a means of exploring the social, political, economic, and human roots of the American farming crisis.

Food and the City

Author : Jennifer Cockrall-King
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1616144599
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Food and the City written by Jennifer Cockrall-King and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A global movement to take back our food is growing. The future of farming is in our hands—and in our cities. This book examines alternative food systems in cities around the globe that are shortening their food chains, growing food within their city limits, and taking their "food security" into their own hands. The author, an award-winning food journalist, sought out leaders in the urban-agriculture movement and visited cities successfully dealing with "food deserts." What she found was not just a niche concern of activists but a global movement that cuts across the private and public spheres, economic classes, and cultures. She describes a global movement happening from London and Paris to Vancouver and New York to establish alternatives to the monolithic globally integrated supermarket model. A cadre of forward-looking, innovative people has created growing spaces in cities: on rooftops, backyards, vacant lots, along roadways, and even in "vertical farms." Whether it’s a community public orchard supplying the needs of local residents or an urban farm that has reclaimed a derelict inner city lot to grow and sell premium market veggies to restaurant chefs, the urban food revolution is clearly underway and working. This book is an exciting, fascinating chronicle of a game-changing movement, a rebellion against the industrial food behemoth, and a reclaiming of communities to grow, distribute, and eat locally.

Official Record

Author : United States. Department of Agriculture
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 862 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Official Record written by United States. Department of Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Catalogue and Circular (1878/79, 1884/85 "Circular") of the Illinois Industrial University (later "of the University of Illinois")

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Author : University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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