College dean outlines
CAMP htt.l Dr. James Beatty, dean of Penn State
University’s College of Agriculture, told a gathering of
Pennsylvania ■ agribusinessmen this week that the well
being of agriculture in the century ahead will depend on
available capital, incentives for profitable production,
scientific methods, research, and “a solid base of support
from all segments of society.”
Speaking here at the centennial convention of PennAg
Industries Association, a 2%-day affair which drew more
than 500 guests, the Dean noted that agricultural changes
can take place so rapidly that one could say they take
place overnight, relatively speaking. The changing
patterns in production, world trade demands, and the
effects of technology and politics are examples.
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“The role of food production and the role of oil are big
factors in the fate of nations in the years ahead,” the Dean
lectured. He believes that world-wide food shortages
could become more predominant in the next decades as
the Earth’s population grows faster than food supplies and
technology.
Beattie is confident, nonetheless, that the challenges of
the future can and will be met. One of the major bright
spots he sees on the horizon are plants which will be able
to produce nitrogen, thereby replenishing the soil
naturally with an element which becoming increasingly
precious. Acknowledging that legumes are already
performing this important feat, Beattie noted that
agronomists are trying to modify certain other plants,
notably grasses, to do the same thing.
Other genetic improvements in plants and animals
show up in the Dean’s crystal ball. “The research centers
at our 50 Land Grant universities are intact and a proven
system of excellence,” Beattie proclaimed. He called for
continued support of these learning and research in
stitutions, including the Cooperative Extension Service,
noting that these segments of agriculture have con
tributed significantly to agriculture’s advances.
Beattie also noted that there much work needs to be
done In order to avoid waste and losses during harvests,
storage, and distribution. While such Lasses are com
paratively small in the United States and other developed
nations, that is not the case in less developed countries.
The challenges of the future include waste and loss
reduction, he said.
The preservation of food is another area which is being
looked at. Efficient transportation and distribution are
included on the agenda. Among the most important areas
of concern is energy. According to the Dean, agriculture
and industry must leam to use less energy and use it more
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efficiently. Renewable resources must be looked at more
and more if the challenges of the future are to be met.
Unquestionably one of the major areas of concern is
land use. Beattie predicts with regret that prime
agricultural land will continue to go out of production and
that arid acreages will have to be brought into production
to make up for it. “The arid lands will have to irrigated,
which means our water supplies will be even further
depleted,” Beattie warned, leaving the definite im
pression that he felt prime agricultural land should be
protected.
“Agriculture cannot compete economically with in
dustry for land,” the Dean lectured.
As an educator, Beattie considers the nation’s learning
and research institutions as a primary source of the new
technology that will be needed to face the challenges of the
future. He pointed out the continued need of public support
for universities such as Penn State and expressed con
fidence that farmers and agribusinesses can meet the
challenges of the future.
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