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1. Farm productivity, key to our level of living

Author:
Teigen, Lloyd D. , Eddleman, B.R.
Subject:
crop production , crop yield , farms , small farms , productivity , United States
Physical description:
p. 50-56.
Collection:
Rural Development Publications Collection
Series:
Yearbook of agriculture
Part Of:
Yearbook of agriculture - United States Dept. of Agriculture. 1981

2. Guayule has real rubber in it, and it grows in the United States.

Author:
Nakayama, F.S. , Schloman, W.W. Jr. , Thames, S.F.
Subject:
Parthenium argentatum , history , rubber industry , crop production , byproducts , processing technology , United States
Physical description:
p. 98-105.
Collection:
Rural Development Publications Collection
Series:
Yearbook of agriculture
Part Of:
Yearbook of agriculture. 1992

3. How farm programs offer the opportunity to try new crops.

Author:
Langley, J.A.
Subject:
crop production , new technology , funding , federal government , laws and regulations , United States
Physical description:
p. 62-68.
Collection:
Rural Development Publications Collection
Series:
Yearbook of agriculture
Part Of:
Yearbook of agriculture. 1992

4. Implications of the biotechnology revolution for agriculture.

Author:
Clarke, N.P.
Subject:
biotechnology , agricultural research , genetic engineering , animal production , crop production , United States
Physical description:
p. 37-41.
Collection:
Rural Development Publications Collection
Series:
Yearbook of agriculture
Part Of:
Yearbook of agriculture. 1986

5. In space agriculture, the work of Carver continues.

Subject:
Ipomoea batatas , crop production , agricultural research , United States
Physical description:
p. 108-110.
Collection:
Rural Development Publications Collection
Series:
Yearbook of agriculture
Part Of:
Yearbook of agriculture. 1990

6. Milkweed: the worth of a weed.

Author:
Knudsen, H.D. , Sayler, R.Y.
Subject:
Asclepias , industrial applications , crop production , harvesting , processing technology , United States
Physical description:
p. 118-123.
Collection:
Rural Development Publications Collection
Series:
Yearbook of agriculture
Part Of:
Yearbook of agriculture. 1992

7. Nature's abundant variety: new oilseed crops on the horizon.

Author:
Carlson, K.D. , Knapp, S.A. , Thompson, A.E. , Brown, J.H. , Jolliff, G.D.
Subject:
Cuphea , Simmondsia chinensis , Limnanthes , jojoba , crop production , industrial applications , fatty acids , oilseed crops , meadowfoam oil , United States
Physical description:
p. 124-133.
Collection:
Rural Development Publications Collection
Series:
Yearbook of agriculture
Part Of:
Yearbook of agriculture. 1992

8. Technology improves tillage and soil treatment.

Author:
Army, T.J.
Subject:
tillage , soil treatment , agricultural machinery and equipment , technology , crop production , irrigation , soil erosion , United States
Physical description:
p. 304-308.
Collection:
Rural Development Publications Collection
Series:
Yearbook of agriculture
Part Of:
Yearbook of agriculture. 1987

9. Technology unlocks cropland productivity.

Author:
Carlson, C.W.
Subject:
agriculture , crop production , technology , irrigation , fertilizers , rain , United States
Physical description:
p. 309-314.
Collection:
Rural Development Publications Collection
Series:
Yearbook of agriculture
Part Of:
Yearbook of agriculture. 1987

10. The plants that followed people.

Author:
Sharp, W.C. , White, G.A. , Briggs, J.A.
Subject:
natural resource management , crop production , soil erosion , field crops , history , United States
Physical description:
p. 54-58.
Collection:
Rural Development Publications Collection
Series:
Yearbook of agriculture
Part Of:
Yearbook of agriculture. 1987