Cultivating science, harvesting power
science and industry in California agriculture
by Christopher Henke
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"Just south of San Francisco lies California's Salinas Valley, the heart of a multibillion-dollar agricultural industry that dominates U.S. vegetable production. How did the sleepy valley described in the stories of John Steinbeck become the nation's "salad bowl"? In Cultivating Science, Harvesting Power, Christopher R. Henke explores the ways that science helped build the Salinas Valley and California's broader farm industry. Henke focuses on the case of University of California "farm advisors," scientists stationed in counties throughout the state who have stepped forward to help growers deal with crises ranging from labor shortages to plagues of insects. These disruptions in what Henke terms industrial agriculture's "ecology of power" provide a window onto how agricultural scientists and growers have collaborated - and struggled - in shaping this industry."--Jacket.
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Cultivating science, harvesting power: science and industry in California agriculture
2008, MIT Press
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0262083736 9780262083737
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