
Approximately 262 million acres of public land in the western United States are grazed by domestic livestock. This report

Approximately 262 million acres of public land in the western United States are grazed by domestic livestock. This report

Integrated Animal Waste Management
A broad spectrum of integrated manure management systems are available to collect, transfer, store, treat, and efficiently utilize a

Future of Irrigated Agriculture
Farmers irrigating in the western United States face a host of changing circumstances that will require innovations and new adaptations

Radiation Pasteurization of Food
Foodborne bacteria cause as many as 9,000 deaths in the United States annually; yet scientifically proven safe, low doses of

Diversifying U.S. Crop Production
For more than a century, crop price instability has dogged U.S. farmers. And in the past 60 years–despite federal subsidy

Scientific Societies: Conversations on Change
Summary of a workshop designed to create awareness of critical changes in the workplace. Members of nearly 50 professional societies

Quality of U.S. Agricultural Products
Accurate assessment of the quality of agricultural products is essential in today’s rapidly globalizing economy. A few changes in policies

Competitiveness of U.S. Agriculture and the Balance of Payments
U.S. agricultural producers and food processors will need to focus on adding value to agricultural products in a way that

Waste Management and Utilization in Food Production and Processing
Comprehensive report on wastes from crop production, poultry farms, swine production, cattle feedlots, dairy farms, food processing, and seafood production

Conservation Reserve: A Survey of Research and Interest Groups
This CAST Report summarizes Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) policy literature and a survey of key special interest groups regarding their