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| fixed length control field |
03248cam a22003498i 4500 |
| CONTROL NUMBER |
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| control field |
19521652 |
| DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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| control field |
20171222095907.0 |
| FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
170224s2018 nyu j b 001 0 eng |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2017004979 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781534500495 (pbk.) |
| CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
HD1714 |
| Item number |
.C67 2017 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
338.1 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Corporate farming / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Avery Elizabeth Hurt, editor. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
208 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Opposing viewpoints |
| TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE |
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| Target audience note |
Grade 9 to 12. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction -- Can we feed the world without corporate farms? -- Industrial farming may not be as bad as we think / Steve Savage -- Corporate, industrial agriculture has already failed to feed the world / Dawn Gifford -- Sustainable farming methods will provide not just more food, but better food / Zareen Pervez Bharucha -- Organic crops alone can't feed the world / James E. McWilliams -- Organic farming methods are almost as productive as conventional methods / Lauren C. Ponisio -- "Can organic farming feed the world?" is not even the right question / Brian Halweil -- Is corporate farming environmentally sustainable? -- American's political commitment to producing corn at the expense of other crops damages the environment / Bill Hewitt -- Modern industrial agriculture is destroying the ecosystem / Peter Saunders -- The scientific debate about gm foods is over : they're safe / Michael White -- Factory farming needs more government regulation / Will Allen -- Sloppy analysis shakes the public?s faith in science / Geoffrey Kabat -- An agricultural shift in cuba could mean ecological disaster / Miguel Altieri -- Is corporate farming economically sustainable? -- Local food economies can thrive / Olga Bonfiglio -- Farms get big out of economic necessity / Carrie Mess -- Small farming could create jobs, if big industry would step back and let them / Gene Logsdon -- Family farming can't support a family / Jaclyn Moyer -- Corporate farming is more economically efficient than family farming in most / Circumstances -- Nathan Wittmaack -- Is corporate farming morally justifiable? -- Those who say gmos are safe to eat are not objective / Nadia Prupis -- Opposition to genetically engineered foods is based on bad science and dishonest hype / Layla Katiraee -- Genetically engineered crops are safe to eat / Kelly Servick -- Pesticides, not GMOs, are harming farmworkers and children in rural areas / Liza Gross -- Democracy demands that control of the food system be in the hands of the citizens / Alana Mann -- Periodical and internet sources bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Farm corporations |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Agricultural industries |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Organic farming |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Hurt, Avery Elizabeth, |
| Relator term |
editor. |
| LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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| d |
338.1 COR |
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314 |
