Credits

The people who made this book possible, besides the authors, include:

USDA's research information team, which helped outline and produce this yearbook. They are: Ovid Bay, Ben Blankenship, Eugene Farkas, Hubert Kelley, Patricia Lewis, Robert Nelson, Linda Russell, and Johna Pierce, all public affairs officers from agencies of USDA.

Administrators John Patrick Jordan, Cooperative State Research Service, and Terry B. Kinney, Agricultural Research Service, who provided guidance and cooperation at every point along the way.

The associate editors, who made the final selections for the contents of each major section and then found the appropriate authors. They and the authors overcame a difficult time constraint. These associate editors are:

Biotechnology John F. Fulkerson, Cooperative State Research Service H.G. Purchase, Agricultural Research Service Insects and Weeds H.G. Purchase Human Nutrition and Food Melden Nesheim, Cornell University Our Forest Resources George Moeller, Forest Service Sharing New Knowledge Ovid Bay, Extension Service Eugene Farkas, National Agricultural Library Careers in Agriculture Kyle Jane Coulter, Director, Higher Education Programs Dale Stansbury, National Association of State University and Land-Grant Colleges All named below are in the Office of Information, Office of Governmental and Public Affairs.

Art Director: George Baka, Design Division Designer: Deborah Taylor, Design Division Cover Artist: Vincent Hughes,

Design Division Production Artists: Deborah Taylor, Richard Barnes, Victor Newman, Design Division Photo Editor: June Davidek, Photography Division Text Editor: Grace L Krumwiede, consultant to the Special Programs Division Printing Coordinator: Warren Bell, Printing Branch, Publishing Division