Leadership In Agriculture

Author : John Patrick Jordan,Gale A. Buchanan,Neville P. Clarke,Kelly C. Jordan
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781603449410

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In a world facing chronic and increasing shortages in food crops and natural resources, visionary leadership in agriculture becomes more and more critical for building and maintaining a sustainable future. It is of paramount importance that the dynamic and challenging evolution in agriculture over the last century and a half be met today with imaginative leadership in virtually all aspects of activities and organizations involved. Leadership in Agriculture: Case Studies for a New Generation focuses on key characteristics and elements of leadership. Using case studies from research, industry, education, administration, and extension services, the authors present real-world circumstances ranging from natural disasters to major restructuring that demanded problem solving, new initiatives, consensus, and organizational commitment. Drawing on their own experiences and covering topics as diverse as closing facilities, mounting a national research initiative, reinventing a major corporation, and dealing with invasive termites, the studies contain examples of both good and bad outcomes and tie back to the stated leadership principles and qualities. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface vii Acknowledgments xiii Leadership in the Agricultural Environment 1 Character: The Bedrock of Leaders and Leadership 13 Case Studies—How Leadership Can Make a Difference 37 1. Facing Down Nature: How a Regional Lab Survived Hurricane Katrina (Addressing Physical Crises) 38 2. Exerting Ag Leadership in Distributed Geographic Locations (Coordinating Dispersed Units within One Organization) 49 3. Closing and Relocating Facilities and Terminating Programs (Leadership Challenges with Organizational Restructuring) 59 4. National Research Initiative: Creating a Shared Leadership Vision (Bringing about a New Solution) 73 5. Battling Formosan Subterranean Termites (Forging a New Approach) 81 6. Gathering of the Agricultural Clan (Bringing Leaders Together without Central Authority) 90 7. Monsanto: How One Company Saw the Future and Transformed to Seize It (Leadership’s Role in a Significant Change) 96 8. Enhancing Leadership in the State Agricultural Experiment Stations (Cultivating New Leadership) 123 9. Development of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) (Enhancing a Better Understanding of Agricultural Science and Technology) 133 Lessons Learned from Case Studies 145 Making Leadership Work for You 152 Appendixes: How Does the Scientific Agricultural System Work? 161 Appendix A. The Land-Grant System: A Key to America’s Dream? How Does It Function? 161 Appendix B. The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service: Focus on National and International Issues 165 Appendix C. The Industrial Approach to Research: Diverse Foci Linked to Industrial Economic Effects 167 Notes 171 Bibliography 173 About the Authors 177 Index 179

Author : John Patrick Jordan,Gale A. Buchanan,Neville P. Clarke,Kelly C. Jordan
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781603449618

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Leadership in Agriculture by John Patrick Jordan,Gale A. Buchanan,Neville P. Clarke,Kelly C. Jordan Pdf

In a world facing chronic and increasing shortages in food crops and natural resources, visionary leadership in agriculture becomes more and more critical for building and maintaining a sustainable future. It is of paramount importance that the dynamic and challenging evolution in agriculture over the last century and a half be met today with imaginative leadership in virtually all aspects of activities and organizations involved. Leadership in Agriculture: Case Studies for a New Generation focuses on key characteristics and elements of leadership. Using case studies from research, industry, education, administration, and extension services, the authors present real-world circumstances ranging from natural disasters to major restructuring that demanded problem solving, new initiatives, consensus, and organizational commitment. Drawing on their own experiences and covering topics as diverse as closing facilities, mounting a national research initiative, reinventing a major corporation, and dealing with invasive termites, the studies contain examples of both good and bad outcomes and tie back to the stated leadership principles and qualities. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface vii Acknowledgments xiii Leadership in the Agricultural Environment 1 Character: The Bedrock of Leaders and Leadership 13 Case Studies—How Leadership Can Make a Difference 37 1. Facing Down Nature: How a Regional Lab Survived Hurricane Katrina (Addressing Physical Crises) 38 2. Exerting Ag Leadership in Distributed Geographic Locations (Coordinating Dispersed Units within One Organization) 49 3. Closing and Relocating Facilities and Terminating Programs (Leadership Challenges with Organizational Restructuring) 59 4. National Research Initiative: Creating a Shared Leadership Vision (Bringing about a New Solution) 73 5. Battling Formosan Subterranean Termites (Forging a New Approach) 81 6. Gathering of the Agricultural Clan (Bringing Leaders Together without Central Authority) 90 7. Monsanto: How One Company Saw the Future and Transformed to Seize It (Leadership’s Role in a Significant Change) 96 8. Enhancing Leadership in the State Agricultural Experiment Stations (Cultivating New Leadership) 123 9. Development of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) (Enhancing a Better Understanding of Agricultural Science and Technology) 133 Lessons Learned from Case Studies 145 Making Leadership Work for You 152 Appendixes: How Does the Scientific Agricultural System Work? 161 Appendix A. The Land-Grant System: A Key to America’s Dream? How Does It Function? 161 Appendix B. The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service: Focus on National and International Issues 165 Appendix C. The Industrial Approach to Research: Diverse Foci Linked to Industrial Economic Effects 167 Notes 171 Bibliography 173 About the Authors 177 Index 179

Author : Bob R. Stewart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Agricultural industries
ISBN : 0070008485

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Leadership for Agricultural Industry by Bob R. Stewart Pdf

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Delegation from the United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044057174971

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World Agriculture Looks to FAO for Leadership by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Delegation from the United States Pdf

Author : Charles Franklin Brannan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D03671631F

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World Agriculture Looks to FAO for Leadership by Charles Franklin Brannan Pdf

Author : G. Loebenstein,G. Thottappilly
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402060571

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Agricultural Research Management by G. Loebenstein,G. Thottappilly Pdf

Quite simply, this is required reading for anyone involved in managing agricultural research. With a wealth of practical solutions and advice, it offers a how-to guide for managers as well as highlighting the differences in the way that different nations approach this key area of research – one of the most widespread forms of inquiry in the world. The lessons that can be learned from this brilliant study apply in equal measure to developed and developing nations.

Author : Bob R. Stewart
Publisher : Gregg Division McGraw-Hill
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Agricultural industries
ISBN : 0070008477

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Leadership for Agricultural Industry by Bob R. Stewart Pdf

Author : Edward Allan Hiler,Steven Lee Bosserman
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781603444286

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Together We Can by Edward Allan Hiler,Steven Lee Bosserman Pdf

Together We Can recounts effective strategies for institutional change and focuses on collective leadership within the land-grant university system, with reflections on Hiler’s long and successful career in academic leadership, both at Texas A&M University and within the larger Texas A&M System. Although many books discuss leadership and organizational change in the private sector, there are relatively few dealing with public-sector entities—especially public land-grant universities and academic agencies—and none on collective leadership, the standard for highly collaborative and interdependent groups and individuals. Hiler draws on more than four decades of academic leadership experiences and personal anecdotes to recount the history of the land-grant system and Texas’ place in it. He also distills collective leadership “principles-in-action” that he believes should sustain such institutions, including Texas A&M, in the future, articulating an unwavering argument that the land-grant mission, through teaching, research, and outreach through extension, remains the single most powerful educational force within our society to equip citizens with the means to adapt to create meaningful opportunities, improve quality of life, and keep the world on a sustainable course amid uncertain times. Bosserman then places Hiler’s reflections in the context of institutional change strategies and situational leadership styles to establish a “do-it-yourself tool kit” that includes effective leadership, collaboration, and mentorship approaches and techniques for those who strive to make a positive impact in their organizations, regardless of their starting point.

Author : Catherine Etmanski
Publisher : Springer
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789463510509

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Food Leadership by Catherine Etmanski Pdf

So much more than a human necessity, food is an entry point into a range of different topics: culture and tradition, health and well-being, small and large-scale business, ecology and politics, science and the arts, poverty and social justice, land use and civil society, global trade, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and more. From seed to table, the policies and practices related to all aspects of the food cycle create rich sites for learning and multiple opportunities for leadership. Although the topic of food has been gaining momentum in the field of Adult Education over the past decade, food has been relatively underexplored in the field of Leadership Studies. The purpose of this book, therefore, is to deepen our understanding and knowledge about leadership and adult learning in food-related movements worldwide. With contributing authors representing four countries and various Indigenous groups, this book examines the diverse ways in which food activists, scholars, students, and practitioners are already demonstrating, debating, and documenting leadership and learning in the context of global food systems transformation. Furthermore, it documents how these actions are supporting the innovation needed to address the increasingly complex and interconnected socio-economic and environmental challenges associated with food and agriculture. Whereas much leadership theory continues to be developed from cases in business, social movements, or other, more traditional leadership sectors, this book invites leaders and educators to look to their plates and, by extension, to local, small-scale farmers and to nature itself as sources of inspiration in their work.

Author : Antonio G. Papa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Agricultural extension workers
ISBN : UOM:39015072814018

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Leadership and the Extension Worker by Antonio G. Papa Pdf

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Delegation from the United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LCCN:50060455

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World Agriculture Looks to FAO for Leadership by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Delegation from the United States Pdf

Author : Gary S. Kleppel
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781550925777

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The Emergent Agriculture by Gary S. Kleppel Pdf

Local, diverse and resilient – the new culture of food Long embraced by corporations who are driven only by the desire for profit, industrial agriculture wastes precious resources and spews millions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere each year, exacerbating climate change and threatening the very earth and water on which we depend. However, this dominant system, from which Americans obtain most of their food, is being slowly supplanted by a new paradigm. The Emergent Agriculture is a collection of fourteen thematic essays on sustainability viewed through the lens of farming. Arguing that industrial food production is incompatible with the realities of nature, science, and ethics, this lyrical narrative makes the case for a locally based food system which is: Stable in the face of economic uncertainty Resilient in the face of environmental variability Grounded in stewardship of the land, on attaching value to food and the craft involved in producing it, and on respecting the dignity of farmers, consumer,s and livestock A revolution in food production is underway. Written from the vantage point of an ecologist who is also a farmer, The Emergent Agriculture is essential reading for anyone interested in food security and the potential for growing local economies. Food for thought about the future of food. Gary Kleppel is a professor of biology at the SUNY Albany, where he focuses on sustainable agriculture, conservation-based grazing, and the ecology of human-dominated landscapes. He and his wife Pam are owners of Longfield Farm, where they produce grass-fed lamb, wool, free range chickens and eggs, and artisanal breads

Author : Walter William Wilcox
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:49015001077248

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Social Responsibility in Farm Leadership by Walter William Wilcox Pdf

Author : Laura Lengnick
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781550925784

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Resilient Agriculture by Laura Lengnick Pdf

Climate change presents an unprecedented challenge to the productivity and profitability of agriculture in North America. More variable weather, drought, and flooding create the most obvious damage, but hot summer nights, warmer winters, longer growing seasons, and other environmental changes have more subtle but far-reaching effects on plant and livestock growth and development. Resilient Agriculture recognizes the critical role that sustainable agriculture will play in the coming decades and beyond. The latest science on climate risk, resilience, and climate change adaptation is blended with the personal experience of farmers and ranchers to explore: The "strange changes" in weather recorded over the last decade The associated shifts in crop and livestock behavior The actions producers have taken to maintain productivity in a changing climate The climate change challenge is real and it is here now. To enjoy the sustained production of food, fiber, and fuel well into the twenty-first century, we must begin now to make changes that will enhance the adaptive capacity and resilience of North American agriculture. The rich knowledge base presented in Resilient Agriculture is poised to serve as the cornerstone of an evolving, climate-ready food system. Laura Lengnick is a researcher, policymaker, activist, educator, and farmer whose work explores the community-enhancing potential of agriculture and food systems. She directs the academic program in sustainable agriculture at Warren Wilson College and was a lead author of the report Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation.

Author : Liberal-Conservative Party (Ontario)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : OCLC:1007741333

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An Agricultural Policy that is Efficient by Liberal-Conservative Party (Ontario) Pdf