In a survey of Indiana agriscience and business teachers (n=170), one-half reported their students receive science credit for agriscience and business courses; they felt prepared to teach integrated biological sciences; and integration required more preparation time. They needed appropriate equipment and adequate funding to support integration.…

With a market of nearly $5 billion a year, the banana is the world's most popular fruit, and the most important food crop after rice, wheat, and maize. Banana businesses are economic pillars in many tropical countries, providing millions of jobs for rural residents. But, for much of its history, the banana industry was notorious for destructive…

Provides a perspective on plant breeding through the presentation of three case histories from the United Kingdom, Africa, and the world-wise "Green Revolution." (PEB)

Outlines or summaries of twelve speeches and related group discussions are presented from a meeting to identify future trends in sociology, economics, and education and to discuss these trends in light of future program purposes and direction of agriculture and agribusiness education. The forum was part of a larger project to develop principles…

This publication is the result of a detailed task analysis study of the ornamental horticulture industry in New York State. Nine types of horticulture businesses identified were: (1) retail florists, (2) farm and garden supply store, (3) landscape services, (4) greenhouse production, (5) nursery production, (6) turf production, (7) arborist…

Using as an example the radical transformation under way in the food and fiber sector of the economy, the authors inspect the mounting interest in rural development and the lack of interdisciplinary thrust among behavioral scientists identified with agricultural research and service. In considering the emerging structural requirements for…

Experience programs are the training and development arm of the program in agribusiness education. The profession must be united in its belief and conviction that supervised experience programs of high quality are necessary if agribusiness education is to meet its future challenges and responsibilities. (KP)

Discusses changes in student enrollment as a result of the changing image of agriculture to include both farming and agribusiness. (SB)

Data gathered through telephone interviews with Illinois farmers are used to study the adoption of soil conservation practices (operationalization of environmental innovation) and commercial practices. (NQ)

The global market, the advent of high-tech production practices, and an integrated system of production, marketing, processing, and distribution in the agribusiness industry have increased the need for more competent personnel, creating a market for trained and experienced agribusiness managers. (JOW)

Includes "Teaching Agrimarketing" (Leising); "Agrisales and Marketing" (Downey, McFarland); "Agrimarketing: A Tool Every Agriculture Student Needs" (Barrett); "Using FFA (Future Farmers of America) Activities to Teach Agrimarketing" (Egan); "FFA Commodity Marketing Activity" (Moore, Day); and…