Agricultural society
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An agricultural society may refer to:
An agricultural society may also refer to an organization devoted to the improvement of agriculture, such as:
- An agrarian societyAgrarian societyAn agrarian society is a society that depends on agriculture as its primary means for support and sustenance. The society acknowledges other means of livelihood and work habits but stresses the importance of agriculture and farming, and was the most common form of socio-economic oganization for...
, one where the chief occupation is agricultureAgricultureAgriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
: typically contrasted with an industrial societyIndustrial societyIn sociology, industrial society refers to a society driven by the use of technology to enable mass production, supporting a large population with a high capacity for division of labour. Such a structure developed in the west in the period of time following the Industrial Revolution, and replaced...
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An agricultural society may also refer to an organization devoted to the improvement of agriculture, such as:
- The Royal Agricultural SocietyRoyal Agricultural SocietyThe Royal Agricultural Society of England was established in the United Kingdom in 1838 with the motto "Practice with Science". The RASE aim is to promote the scientific development of agriculture. The society received its Royal Charter from Queen Victoria in 1840.From its early days the society...
- The Royal Agricultural Society of New South WalesRoyal Agricultural Society of New South WalesThe Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales is an Agricultural society based in New South Wales, Australia. They run many of the agricultural shows around New South Wales including the Sydney Royal Easter Show....
- The Royal Agricultural Society of TasmaniaRoyal Agricultural Society of TasmaniaThe Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania is a Tasmanian Agricultural society based at the Hobart Showgrounds. The RAS organises many of the agricultural shows around Tasmania including the Royal Hobart Show. Originally called the “Van Diemen's Land Agricultural Society” the society was the...
- The Yonge Street Agricultural SocietyYonge Street Agricultural SocietyThe Yonge Street Agricultural Society was an agricultural society that operated under a general provincial charter which enabled the creation of such societies to develop community interest in the breeding of agricultural animals and plants. The society was based in Richmond Hill, Ontario.The...
- The Odiham Agricultural SocietyOdiham Agricultural Society-HISTORY:On 16 May, 1783, the Odiham Agricultural Society was inaugurated[1,2] as a 'society for the encouraging of Agricultural and Industry in their town and neighbourhood'...
- The Yorkshire Agricultural SocietyYorkshire Agricultural SocietyYorkshire Agricultural Society is a charity based at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The society is best known as the organiser of the two annual country events, the Great Yorkshire Show and the Countryside Live. It is committed to working for the...
- The German Agricultural SocietyGerman Agricultural SocietyThe German Agricultural Society , commonly known as DLG, is an organisation for agricultural industry in Germany. DLG was founded in the year 1885 by Max Eyth, has over 23,000 members as of 2011 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main...
- The National Agricultural Society
- The Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers
- The Agricultural Societies Council
- The North Somerset Agricultural Society
- The New York State Agricultural Society(NYSAGS)
- The New Jersey Agricultural Society(NJ Ag Society)