"Product of a conference sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Institute for Alternative Agriculture"--Pref. Includes bibliographical references.

Integrating sustainable agriculture, ecology, and environmental policy / Richard K. Olson -- The future context of sustainable agriculture : planning for uncertainty / Richard K. Olson -- Federal policies as incentives or disincentives to ecologically sustainable agricultural systems / Otto Doering -- Building sustainable agriculture : a new application of farming systems research and extension / Cornelia Butler Flora -- Ecological sustainability in agricultural systems : definition and measurement / Deborah Neher -- Using knowledge of soil nutrient cycling processes to design sustainable agriculture / P.F. Hendrix, D.C. Coleman, D.A. Crossley, Jr. -- Landscape ecology : designing sustainable agricultural landscapes / Gary W. Barrett -- Sustainable agriculture research at the watershed scale / Richard Lowrance -- Addressing information needs to support sustainable agriculture policies / Clayton W. Ogg -- Reducing agricultural impacts on the environment : current EPA program and research activities - and future directions / Gail M. Robarge, Jay Benforado -- Sustainable agriculture research and education program : with special reference to the science of ecology / G.W. Bird -- Precollege education : a vital component if sustainable agriculture is to take root / Sandra Henderson.