Leadership in Agriculture: Case Studies for a New Generation

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index Page numbers followed by italic abbreviations refer to photos (ph ) and figures (fig). Academic Committee on Policy (ACOP), 131 acting: defined, 26–31; and ARECs, 58; and the formation of CAST, 147–48; and NRI, 82; and political influence, 72; and SRRC, 48. See also under leadership. Agribusiness Council of Louisiana, 92–93, 96–97 Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), 74; as successor of NRI, 79, 168. See also National Research Initiative (NRI) agricultural education: and leadership , 4–5. See also agricultural (ag) experiment stations; agricultural (ag) extension services; Hatch Act; Morrill Act agricultural experiment stations, 5. See also Experiment Station Committee on Policy (ESCOP); state agricultural experiment stations (SAES) agricultural extension services, 5, 6–7, 10, 49, 50, 51; and leadership opportunities, 49; and risk management , 28. See also Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (CSREES); Texas A&M University AgriLife Research and Extension Service Agricultural Research Service (ARS), 37, 49, 52: and Katrina, 39–43, 46; at El Reno, OK, 53; and FST, 85; and land-grant institutions, 165; Mid-South Area headquarters of: and Katrina, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45; and NRI, 76, 78; and research funding, 170–71 agriculture: and civilization, 3–4; and effective leadership, 4; and distribution mechanisms, vii; and individual and group leadership, vii; and political decision making (leadership), vii; and shared leadership, viii agrochemicals, 3 American Red Cross: and Katrina, 40 American Sugar Cane League, 8 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 169 Applied Logic (Little, Wilson, and Moore), 24 ARECs. See Texas A&M University AgriLife Research and Extension Centers (ARECs). ARS. See Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Asgrow, 111, 114 Association of Public Land-Grant Universities (APLU), 131. See also National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) Audubon Nature Institute (private foundation), 85, 87; and the insectarium , 87 beef cattle production, 53. See also Texas A&M University AgriLife Research and Extension Centers (ARECs): and beef cattle production 184 index believing: defined, 31–33; and ARECs, 58; and the formation of CAST, 147–48; and FST infestation project, 85; and NRI, 80; and political influence , 72; and SRRC, 48. See also under leadership Beltsville (Maryland) Agricultural Research Center, 169 biomass, 3, 143 Biotech Yield Endorsement program, 120 biotechnology, 3, 72, 100, 102; antibiotech opposition to, 119; and funding , 56, 74 (see also formula funds); and genetically modified organisms (GMOs), 9, 19; and glyphosate tolerance, 106 (see also Roundup); and intellectual property rights, 101 (see also Monsanto: and intellectual property rights); and patent issues, 103, 116; and safety concerns and regulation, 103–104, 108; and seed trait genetics, 109–10; and trait marketing, 103, 104; and trait research , 99–102 (see also insecticides: YieldGard ) Black, Charles, 139–40 Bonner, John, 142 Borlaug, Norman, 144; and the “green revolution,” 2 Brady, Nyle C., 138 Brewer, Marilynn B., 159 Buchanan, Gale, 46 Burns, James MacGregor, 5–6 Bush, George W.: and Katrina, 42 cardinal virtues: and ARECs, 57–58; and leadership, 15–16, 22, 47, 124, 146; and NRI, 80; and political influence, 72; and SRRC, 47. See also individually under Fortitude; Justice; Prudence; Temperance Cardon, Bart, 140 Carter, Jack, 140 CAST. See Council for Agriculture Science and Technology (CAST) Channel (seed variety), 114 Clarke, Neville, 52, 76 climate, 6, 143, 154 communication, 6; and acting, 26, 48, 58, 91; and CAST, 144–45, 147; difficulties of 92, 94; and leadership, 28, 57, 128, 151fig, 152; need for, 42, 46, 86, 88, 97; and the NRI, 80; and the Texas Ag Forum, 95 competitive grants (approach), 56; and NIH, 168; and NRI, 75, 75, 77, 78, 168; and NSF, 168; and Prudence, 80; and research agenda, 166, 168; and USDA, 80 Congressional Gold Medal, 144 conservation tillage practices, 108 Cooperative Extension Service (CES), 132, 134, 167; funding of, 168–69. See also Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (CSREES): Cooperative State Research Service (CSRS) Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (CSREES), 168; and visioning, 23 Cooperative State Research Service (of USDA) (CSRS), 76–77 corporate agricultural issues, 8, 172 cotton gin, 2 cotton production/research, 54, 66–67. See also National Cotton Council; Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC): and cotton Council for Agriculture Science and Technology (CAST): convening of, 136–38; and the “new CAST,” 142, 147; publications of, 140ph, 142–45; successes and failures of, 146–48; and visioning, 23, 138, 140 Courage, 14, 15, 150, 151fig. See also Fortitude Covey, Stephen, 47 index 185 cradle (grain bin), 2...