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Forestry, and forest reserves and wilderness areas other than those created from the public domain. Home economics. Human nutrition. Inspection of livestock, meat, and agricultural products. Pests and pesticides. Plant industry, soils, and agricultural engineering. Rural development, rural electrification, and watersheds. School nutrition ...
The U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture is a subcommittee within the House Agriculture Committee. From 2015 to 2023, it had jurisdiction over resource conservation and was known as the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. From 2023-2025 it was simply the Subcommittee on Forestry.
In line with this view, forestry is a primary land-use science comparable with agriculture. [10] Under these headings, the fundamentals behind the management of natural forests comes by way of natural ecology.
This subcommittee oversees programs regarding conservation and protection of natural resources, regulation of pesticides and agriculture biotechnology, and forestry. Related Agencies: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the Forest Service at USDA, as well as EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and ...
This WikiProject strives to develop and improve articles at Wikipedia related to crop production, livestock management, aquaculture, dairy farming and forest management.The project also covers related areas, including both governmental and NGO regulatory agencies, agribusiness, support agencies such as 4H, agricultural products including fertilizers and herbicides, pest management, veterinary ...
Sustainable agriculture – applied science that integrates three main goals, environmental health, economic profitability, and social and economic equity. These goals have been defined by various philosophies, policies, and practices, from the vision of farmers and consumers.
Alley cropping of maize and sweet chestnut, Dordogne, France Maize grown under Faidherbia albida and Borassus akeassii near Banfora, Burkina Faso. Agroforestry (also known as agro-sylviculture or forest farming) is a land use management system that integrates trees with crops or pasture.
Agroecology is an academic discipline that studies ecological processes applied to agricultural production systems. Bringing ecological principles to bear can suggest new management approaches in agroecosystems. The term can refer to a science, a movement, or an agricultural practice. [1] Agroecologists study a variety of agroecosystems.