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Fearing Fear : Communication about Agricultural Biotechnology
(AgBioForum, 1998)
This article, based on a presentation at the National Agricultural Council's meeting (Chess, 1998), nudges the agbiotech field to look at its communication practices by examining (1) the assumption that education will increase acceptance...
Biotechnology in the global economy : beyond technical advances and risks
(AgBioForum, 1999)
Agricultural biotechnology is the subject of extensive public debates in many countries.
This article presents a summary of the results of the International Conference onBiotechnology in the Global Economy held in September ...
Biotechnology and Agriculture : A Skeptical Perspective
(AgBioForum, 1999)
A combination of population and income growth will more than double the demand for food and other agricultural commodities over the next half century. Advances in crop productivity during the twentieth century have largely been based...
Missouri GAP Analysis
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
Presentation focusing on integrating GIS & related technologies into natural resource planning & management. It touches on angles such as sensitivity analysis, cartographic considerations, biodiversity assessment, and ...
Registration, labeling, inspection, and sale of commercial fertilizers, 1930
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1931)
Farm-level production effects related to the adoption of genetically modified cotton for pest management
(AgBioForum, 1999)
Herbicide-tolerant and Bt cotton varieties may offer farmers many benefits, including decreased pesticide use, increased yields, and greater planting flexibility. Farmer benefits appear to outweigh costs, translating into ...
Forages for cattle : new methods of determining energy content and evaluating heat damage (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
The crude fiber method of feed analysis has been used for more than 100 years. Although this method was an important first attempt at determining the energy content of feeds, it has a number of shortcomings. A new analytical ...
Public/private alliances
(AgBioForum, 1999)
The traditional research paradigm represents discoveries flowing linearly from basic science conducted in public institutions to applied research and commercialization undertaken largely by private industry. This ...
Issues of Scale and Accuracy
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
The world is infinitely complex. The contents of a spatial database represent a particular view of the world. The user sees the real world through the medium of the database. The measurements & samples contained in the ...
Testing fertilizers for Missouri farmers, 1922
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1923)
A New Tool for Discourse Analysis: The Vocabulary-Management Profile
(1991)
A Turbo Pascal program is used to generate vocabulary management profiles (VMPs). The program counts the new vocabulary words introduced into a text over successive thirty-five-word intervals, and these numbers are then ...
Community leadership in a rural trade-centered community and comparison of methods of identifying leaders
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1967)
Can agricultural biotechnology make a difference in Africa?
(AgBioForum, 1999)
There has been much recent discussion on the potential impact of biotechnology on
development in Africa. Can agricultural biotechnology make a significant difference, or would a strategy combining conventional breeding ...
The psychology of the Negro
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
Text from introduction: Though the term "race psychology" has been in use, for some years, the amount of scientific evidence of the existence of racial differences in mentality is very small. In America, where so many races meet and contribute...
Strengthening the case for why biotechnology will not help the developing world : a response to McGloughlin
(AgBioForum, 1999)
Upon reflecting on McGloughlin's response to our original essay it becomes quite clear that we and she speak from different world views. Where she sees simple problems that can be solved with quick technological fixes ...
Testing fertilizers for Missouri farmers, 1928
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1929)
Seasonal variation and economy of basic feeds, 1924-1940
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1941)
A study of the effect of the periods of gestation and lactation upon the growth and composition of swine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
Growth is at the base of organic production. In recent years an increasing importance has been attached to its study and to the conditions affecting it. Davenport says: "The importance of the study of growth cannot be over estimated. The maintenance...
The relation of temperature to blossoming in the apple and the peach
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1922)
Variations in local prices for farm products and supplies in Missouri
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1930)