Soil and Crop Science Organizations - British Crop Production Council, National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists (Paperback)

Chapters: British Crop Production Council, National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists, International Union of Soil Sciences, European Soil Data Center, Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires, Soil Science Society of America, Australian Society of Soil Science Incorporated, American Society of Agronomy, Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The British Crop Production Council (BCPC) is an organisation that promotes the use of good science and technology in the understanding and application of effective and sustainable crop production. BCPC is a Registered Charity and a Company limited by Guarantee. Its key objectives are to: Identify developing issues in the science and practice of crop protection and production, and provide informed, independent analysis and views on these to opinion formers, government and the public; Publish definitive information for growers, advisors and other stakeholders in the food, fuel and fibre production chain, in the form of reference works, manuals and handbooks; Organise and co-host conferences and symposia to provide platforms for the reporting and debate of scientific relevant results and opinion; Contribute to the future of UK (bio) science by providing publications for schools which stimulate interest and learning. BCPC was formed in 1967 by the amalgamation of the British Weed Control Council and the British Insecticide and Fungicide Council under the presidency of Sir Frederick Bawden, who was Director of then Rothamsted Experimental Station. BCPC achieves its objectives through the delivery of the following products and services: 1. Informed and Independent Analysis and Opinion news releases reflecting outputs from Expert Working Groups (W...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2374036