Lending a Mechanized Hand

With a burgeoning population and relatively small amount of arable land, China is keenly interested in agricultural technology, says USU researcher Bart Weimer. Much of Chinese agriculture is still performed by hand, without the benefits of mechanization. USU is assisting China to create an Extension model as a way to disperse new technology and information to small farmers.

For more information contact Bart Weimer, director of USU’s Center for Integrated Biosystems and professor in the College of Agriculture’s Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, 435-797-2753.