Planting the Seeds of Research : How Americas Ultimate Investment Transformed Agriculture

'Planting the Seeds of Research' explores why by the beginning of the twentieth century the United States dominated agricultural production worldwide. The thesis is that the ultimate investments made by the United States Department of Agriculture and State governments created the research structure that made American agriculture spectacularly successful. The social commitment, by business, government and farmers built the productive capabilities that generated sustainable prosperity in American agriculture. The ultimate investment in agriculture enabled Americans over time to spend less of their disposable income on food and more on other goods and services, and compete in international agricultural markets.

"Over decades, Louis Ferleger has examined how the United States emerged as an unrivaled economic powerhouse through continuous, critical investment in scientific agriculture. Government in partnership with the private sector drew on European–especially German–models to develop education, innovation, expertise and research at every level."–David Moltke-Hansen, Independent Scholar, Past President of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania


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