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Table of Contents
Volume 1
Extension and Education Materials for Sustainable Agriculture
Future Harvest Teaching Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
A Teacher's Guide to Cropping System Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
A Guide to Nitrogen Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Preventative Weed Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Integrated Soil Fertility Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
The Economics of Sustainable Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
A Guide for Lease Structures and Landlord/Tenant Agreements for
Converting to More Sustainable Agriculture. . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
The Green Revolution Simulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
The Use of Decision Cases in Agricultural Education & Research . . . .113
Teaching with Cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Sustainable Systems for the Future: The Nebraska Program. . . . . . .137
Integration of Environmental & Sustainable Development in Extension:
Case Study from Nebraska, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Agricultural Producers and Environmentalists: What are Common Goals?.179
Designing the Future Farmscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Sustainable Agriculture: Designing Future Systems . . . . . . . . . .191
Biodiversity in Sustainable Agricultural Systems: How Past Experiences
Shape our Vision of the Future. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Designing the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
A Group Discussion on Sustainability of Agriculture and Rural Communities203
A Discussion on Learning and Teaching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
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Volume 2
Extension and Education Materials for Sustainable Agriculture
Curricula in Sustainable Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Introduction to Curricula in Sustainable Agriculture. . . . . . . .215
Sustainable Agriculture, Agronomy 493/593 Course Outline. . . . . .216
Sustainable Agriculture, Agronomy 493/AG*SAT. . . . . . . . . . . .223
Principles and Practices of Sustainable Agriculture . . . . . . . .229
Agricultural Ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Agricultural Ecology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Agroecology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
Agricultural Ecology & Sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Alternative Agriculture Curriculum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256
Sustainable Agriculture (B.S.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
Environment and World Food Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Issues (Advanced) in Sustainable Agriculture. . . . . . . . . . . .266
Crops, Soil, and Civilization, Agronomy 440 . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Master of Science in Sustainable Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . .279
Agricultural Ecology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332
National Curriculum for Sustainable Agriculture. . . . . . . . . . . .339
Reshaping Undergraduate and Graduate Education to Include a
Whole Systems Emphasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
Sustainable Agriculture Education: A Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . .353
Impact of Sustainable Agriculture Programs on U.S. Land Grant Universities359
Education and Sustainable Agriculture: An Overview Bibliography . . .371
Sustainable Agricultural Systems: A bibliography Focused on IPM,
Weed Control, and Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383
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