Growing Interest in Sustainable Agriculture Standard- Deadline for Standards Committee Applications Extended to May 23, 2008
Since September 2007, Leonardo Academy has been promoting awareness of the development process of the Draft American National Standard for Trail Use for Sustainable Agriculture Practice, intended for subsequent approval as an American National Standard. National meetings have been held in Berkeley, California and Arlington, Virginia, in addition to three national teleconferences, to inform interested parties and stakeholders about this standard development process. Due to increasing interest in the development of this standard following the February 29, 2008 meeting in Arlington, Leonardo Academy has decided to extend the deadline for applications for the standard development committee to May 23, 2008. This extension has been implemented ba ...
Importance of Agriculture and Investment in Agriculture
What is the importance of agriculture? The idea of 'food security' is basically important, and for that cause, agriculture is important. The task of nourishing its people has been possibly the main concern of its rulers throughout history. As such, agriculture is measured to be the very basis of political and social steadiness of a nation since times immemorial.
An Agricultural Engineering Career: Help Better Produce Food
If you're thinking about a career in engineering, you should consider the field of agricultural engineering. Although you may thinking that farming and agricultural needs have decreased over the last few decades, agricultural engineers help provide machines and technology that helps to feed millions of people each day. The science and technology of agriculture continues to rise, necessitating engineering assistance for many different projects.
