Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities: Public Service and Public Policy

Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities: Public Service and Public Policy

New developments in agriculture are requiring land grant colleges of agriculture (LGCAs) in some parts of the country to rethink their partnerships with some farm and ranch client groups. The Committee on the Future of the Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture assessed the adaptations of each of the th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 1997-03, Vol.94 (5), p.1610-1611
1. Verfasser: National Research Council
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Agriculture
Colleges & universities
Educational research
Family farms
Farming systems
Federal legislation
From the Academy
History
Industrial agriculture
Land grant universities
Public policy
Research grants
State colleges
Sustainable food systems
Territories
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Zusammenfassung:New developments in agriculture are requiring land grant colleges of agriculture (LGCAs) in some parts of the country to rethink their partnerships with some farm and ranch client groups. The Committee on the Future of the Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture assessed the adaptations of each of the three functions of the LGCAs--teaching, research and extension--to the colleges' contemporary environment and the US public's changing needs and priorities.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.94.5.1610