All civilization is based upon agriculture.

The abundance of food through the utilization of technology is what removes us from subsistence living and frees our time to create, to build, to dream.

Each era of man's history has produced geometrically expanding agricultural productivity.  From the the blunt wooden stick used to hoe the ground, to the bronze age when metal implements could be used.  To the industrial revolution which brought powered tools to the field, to the development of hybrid crops and genetically cloned animals.  To the use of computers to manage our crops and herds, to the amazing biological and medical advances that will change our future.

These technologies continue to improve productivity around the globe.  The orange juice you had this morning could as easily be from Brazil as from Florida.  Herds, flocks and crops are international.  And in today's world-wide supply chain, food safety must be a global concern.

Bringing these technologies from the laboratories to the fields presents a noteworthy challenge.  And protecting our hard earned gains from the downside of globalization is more critical than ever.

To that end, the National Agribusiness Technology Center was created with the intent to research, analyze, filter, and distribute information regarding agricultural technology.  We hope you will support and join us in our goal of bringing the latest in safe, effective technology to the farms of America while keeping guard against the potential disasters that can befall our food supply.