Quotes About Agronomy

Corn is a greedy crop, as farmers will tell you.

And the more profoundly the science of biology reveals the laws of the life and development of living bodies, the more effective is the science of agronomy.

Ryan and Gross (1943) found that every one of their Iowa farmer respondents adopted hybrid seed corn by first trying it on a partial basis.

ANES  (ANES)  AWNS  (AWNS)  n.s. The spires or beards of corn. Dict.

A theoretical grounding in agronomy must, therefore, include knowledge of biological laws.

It is unfortunate but true that the proof that there are rocks in the field is usually the fact that we have just hit them with the plow.

The duty of the individual farmer, at this time, is to increase his production, particularly of food crops.

In essence, the science of agronomy is inseparable from biology.

Barley, where it succeeds, yields a larger weight of feed per acre than any other small grain crop.

Speed his plow.

A theoretical grounding in agronomy must, therefore, include knowledge of biological laws.

Agriculture is in my heart.

Neither cereals nor pulses can match its generosity: the potato is the best all-round bundle of nutrition known.