本书是“北京市高等教育精品教材立项项目”成果，由北京林业大学和中国农业大学的相关老师共同编写，在传授农林英语知识和语言技能的同时，拓展学习者的农业观，介绍世界范围内大农业领域较新的信息，引发学习者对专业内新事物的关注，激发他们基于已有知识观察新事物，阐述观感，并试图启发他们的创新精神。
　　本书为大衣科院校高等职业学生学习英语编写，农、林、生物、环境等专业的学生均可使用。鉴于本书特点，本科生也可选用。

Unit 1 Organic Farming
　Part I The Principles of Organic Agriculture
　Part II Green Manuring
Unit 2 Soilless Cultivation
　Part I Soilless Agriculture Helps Save Planet
　Part II Hydroponically Grown Tomato
Unit 3 Gene Technology in Agriculture
　Part I The Application of Transgenic Technology in Agriculture
　Part II Genetic Engineering of Rice: Bt Rice
Unit 4 Ecological Footprint
　Part I Ecological Footprint
　Part II How Can We Reduce Our Ecological Footprint?
Unit 5 Food Safety
　Part I Food Safety--A Global Problem
　Part II Pesticides and Food: How We Test for Safety Unit 1 Organic Farming
　Part I The Principles of Organic Agriculture
　Part II Green Manuring
Unit 2 Soilless Cultivation
　Part I Soilless Agriculture Helps Save Planet
　Part II Hydroponically Grown Tomato
Unit 3 Gene Technology in Agriculture
　Part I The Application of Transgenic Technology in Agriculture
　Part II Genetic Engineering of Rice: Bt Rice
Unit 4 Ecological Footprint
　Part I Ecological Footprint
　Part II How Can We Reduce Our Ecological Footprint?
Unit 5 Food Safety
　Part I Food Safety--A Global Problem
　Part II Pesticides and Food: How We Test for Safety
Unit 6 Ecotourism
　Part I Ecotourism
　Part II Can China Embrace Ecotourism?
Unit 7 Vertical Farming
　Part I Vertical Farming
　Part II Top Issues of the Vertical Farm Tower
Unit 8 Bioenergy
　Part I An Overview of Biomass Energy
　Part II Biofuels
Unit 9 Remote Sensing
　Part I Remote Sensing in Agriculture
　Part II Applications of Remote Sensing to Conservation of Forest Ecosystems
Unit 10 Carbon Sequestration
　Part I Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture and Forestry
　Part II Farmers Cashing in on Carbon Credits Contracts with Firms Aiming to Reduce CO2 Emissions
Vocabulary