{"product_id":"9780891181712","title":"Grassland Quietness and Strength for a New American Agriculture","description":"\u003ch3\u003eASA, CSSA, and SSSA Books\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGrassland\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eQuietness and Strength for a New American Agriculture\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWalter F. Wedin | Steven L. Fales | Wendell Berry\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Agriculture \/ Agronomy \/ Crop Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrassland: Quietness and Strength for a New American Agriculture\u003c\/i\u003e takes on the task of increasing our awareness of the vital role grass and grassland plants have in ensuring a sustainable future for America. Geared toward agriculturists, students, the public, and policy makers, Grassland aims to inspire and provide the reader the foundation needed to move into the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree main sections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003etrack the history of grassland farming, highlighting the voices of grassland advocates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexamine the current roles that grassland plays throughout the United States\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003elook at the benefits grass-based agriculture can provide when grass is treated as an essential resource\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Wendell Berry so eloquently argues in the foreword to Grassland, \"True farmers have minds that are complex and responsible. . . . They understand and honor their debts to nature. They understand and honor their obligations to neighbors and consumers. They understand and respect the land's need to be protected from washing. . . . In the time that is coming, we are going to need many more such farmers than we have, and we will need them much sooner than we can expect to get them. We will get them only to the extent that young people come along who are willing to fit their farming to the nature of their farms and their home landscapes, and who recognize the paramount importance of grass and grazing animals to good farming everywhere.\" This book will help that happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Wedin\u003c\/b\u003e is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the University of Minnesota, and Emeritus Professor in the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University. His particular professional interests are in forages and grazing lands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven L. Fales\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Agronomy at Iowa State University. His research and teaching have focused on improving forage management for economic and environmental sustainability and on understanding elements of forage and biomass composition and quality for livestock productivity and bioenergy applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 January 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eACSESS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780891181712\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380509569164,"sku":"9780891181712","price":80.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780891181712.jpg?v=1780237728","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780891181712","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}