Chemical innovations

Tracking herbicide and fertilizer development and the structural effects of chemical innovations in agriculture

Innovations in biology

Assessing contributions of product differentiation to local ecosystems, as well as how properties of new seed varieties differ from those of traditional varieties

Managerial Questions

Influence on resource allocation in the agricultural sector according to dynamically shifting technologies, institutional makeup, and personnel

Mechanical advancements

Reviewing impacts from horizontal consolidation throughout the U.S. transformation from an agrarian to an urban society.

Why Are We Here?

Looking further ahead

Sustainable, accountable, and cohesive agricultural research demands civic engagement, in order to most effectively use public funds and apply study methodologies. Our work is intended to hedge against the oft-stated pitfalls of "research conducted inside a professional science culture" becoming "celibate through isolation from the realities of life."

Focal Points

Key targets of agricultural study

  • Case studies from public funded research
  • Tracking stakeholder participation
  • Proposals for research programs
  • Avenues for diverse constituencies
  • Public sector endorsements

What People Are Saying

And a final subheading about our clients

  • "[T]he liberal and practical education of the industrial classes"

    Morrill Act, U.S. Congress 1862

  • Ensuring "agriculture a position in research equal to that of industry, which will aid in maintaining an equitable balance between agriculture and other segments of the economy"

    Hatch Act, U.S. Congress 1887

  • "[The] diffusing among people…[of] useful and practical information on subjects relating to agriculture and home economics, and [encouraging] the application of the same."

    Smith-Lever Act, U.S. Congress 1914