About the Authors

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 3
5. 1 Agricultural Foundations 10
6. 2 Making the Land Flourish 47
7. 3 Stretching Nature’s Limits 76
8. 4 Federal Engagement in Agriculture 99
9. 5 Advances in Productivity 132
10. 6 The Specter of Nature’s Limits 165
11. 7 Organic by Choice 196
12. Epilogue 223
13. Notes 228
14. Bibliography 257
15. Index 265
16. About the Authors 277