The Development of Modern Agriculture

British Farming since 1931

By: J. Martin

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Hardcover | 17 March 2000 | Edition Number 1

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The book evaluates the success of the modern agricultural revolution, which has transformed British farming since the abandonment of free trade in 1931. Originating from wartime necessity, the process has continued unabated to the present day. The impetus for increased food production was provided first through British government intervention and later by European policies of the CAP. Scientific and technological innovations that made farming the economic success that it is have also brought about the scourge of overproduction, environmental degradation and overcapacity among the farming fraternity. Agriculture has reached a watershed, when policy-makers for the twenty-first century might like to reflect on lessons that can be learned from the past.

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"Martin chronicles the changes in thorough and well-documented detail, making this a useful source book." - American Historical Review

"The level of detail is considerable, and one is left with a clear understanding of the history of farming, its successes and its problems." - EH.net

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List of Tables	p. vii
List of Figures	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xv
List of Abbreviations	p. xvi
Introduction	p. 1
British Agriculture in the 1930s	p. 8
Agricultural depression	p. 8
Arable farming	p. 10
Livestock production	p. 12
Demise of the horse economy	p. 15
Stratification of landed society	p. 17
Agricultural research and education	p. 22
Government intervention	p. 23
Preparations for war	p. 28
The Second Food-Production Campaign	p. 36
State intervention	p. 36
War Agricultural Executive Committees	p. 43
Wartime achievements	p. 47
The state and the farmer: financial incentives	p. 58
Enforcement of policy	p. 60
Opposition to state directives	p. 63
The Role of the State	p. 67
The postwar Labour government	p. 67
Postwar legislation and the 1947 Agriculture Act	p. 69
The postwar food-production campaign	p. 72
Marketing boards	p. 77
The deficiency payment system and annual price reviews	p. 79
The 1957 Agriculture Act and the small farmer	p. 83
Rationalization of agricultural support and import controls	p. 86
Agricultural expansion in the 1960s	p. 88
Agricultural education and the advisory services	p. 91
The Scientific and Technological Revolution	p. 94
Land utilization and arable output	p. 94
Plant breeding	p. 98
Weed and pest control	p. 101
Soil fertility and artificial fertilizers	p. 102
Mechanization	p. 105
The intensification of livestock farming	p. 107
Dairy and beef production	p. 111
Sheep production	p. 118
Pig production	p. 120
Egg and poultry production	p. 125
Innovation and the effect on farm size	p. 129
The Common Agricultural Policy	p. 133
The Treaty of Rome	p. 134
The development of the common agricultural policy	p. 136
Britain's entry into the EC and the cost of the CAP	p. 139
The emergence of food surpluses: causal factors	p. 144
Farm incomes	p. 147
Agricultural price support: the capitalization of land values	p. 150
EC policies for rural areas	p. 155
Rationalization of the price support mechanism	p. 157
The McSharry reforms of the CAP	p. 161
Agricultural Development and Britain's Natural Heritage	p. 167
The rural landscape: preservation and access	p. 167
Farming and biodiversity	p. 170
Environmental protection: the Wildlife and Countryside Act	p. 175
Agricultural policies for Environmentally Sensitive Areas	p. 178
The conservation of British livestock	p. 181
Sustainable agriculture: organic farming	p. 183
Agricultural change and rural life	p. 187
The changing role of British farmers	p. 190
Epilogue: Modern Agriculture	p. 196
Notes	p. 203
Index	p. 231
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