By
Robert Zimdahl, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, U.S.A.
Description
What are the goals of agricultural science? What should the goals of agricultural science be? How do and how should the practitioners
of agriculture address complex ethical questions? These questions are explored in this monumental book so that those in agriculture
will begin an open dialoge on the ethics of agriculture.
Discussion of foundational values, of why we practice agriculture as we
do, should become a central, rather than peripheral, part of agricultural practice and education. If agricultural scientists do not
venture forth to understand and shape the ethical base of the future, it will be imposed by others. Largely autobiographical, this book
covers topics such as scientific truth and myth, what agricultural research should be done, an introduction to ethics, moral confidence
in agriculture, the relevance of ethics to agriculture, sustainability, and biotechnology.
Audience:
Anyone engaged in agriculture including students, researchers, and professionals in environmental studies, horticulture, plant science,
and soil science. Those involved in associated regional and county offices, farmers and ranchers, agricultural chemical companies, and
all those employed by other phases of the agricultural industry.
