魯明善(shan)（公元(yuan)1271～公元(yuan)1368），名鐵柱，維吾爾族(zu)，元(yuan)代杰出的農學家(jia)。西域高昌（今新(xin)疆吐魯番(fan)東約二十余里的哈拉和(he)卓堡）人(ren)。
他編(bian)纂刊(kan)印了(le)《農(nong)桑衣食撮(cuo)要》又名《農(nong)桑撮(cuo)要》、《養民月(yue)(yue)宜(yi)》二卷。約一萬五(wu)千余(yu)字，按(an)“月(yue)(yue)令”體裁撰寫，列(lie)有(you)農(nong)事二百零八條。按(an)月(yue)(yue)列(lie)舉應做之農(nong)事，包括農(nong)作(zuo)物、栽培，家畜、家禽飼(si)養，農(nong)產品(pin)的加工、貯藏等。
父親迦魯納答思官(guan)至元朝大司徒。曾任(ren)靖(jing)州路(治今湖南(nan)靖(jing)縣(xian))、安(an)(an)豐路(治今安(an)(an)徽壽縣(xian))達魯花赤。
延祜元年(1314)，出任安(an)豐(feng)肅政(zheng)廉訪使，兼勸(quan)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)事。繼承和發(fa)展我國周秦以來的農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)本思想，認為(wei)以農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)桑(sang)為(wei)本，才能使百(bai)姓豐(feng)衣足食，安(an)居樂業(ye)，知(zhi)禮明(ming)義，任內，察視江淮地區農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)情(qing)，研討諸(zhu)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)書，編纂刊(kan)印了《農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)桑(sang)衣食撮要(yao)》又名《農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)桑(sang)撮要(yao)》、《養民(min)月(yue)宜》二(er)卷。約一萬五千余字，按(an)“月(yue)令”體裁(cai)撰寫(xie)，列(lie)有農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)事二(er)百(bai)零八條。按(an)月(yue)列(lie)舉應做之農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)事，包括(kuo)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)作(zuo)物、栽培，家畜、家禽飼養，農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)產品的加工、貯藏等(deng)。全書文(wen)字通俗(su)，簡明(ming)扼要(yao)。至順元年(1330)，調任大都(dou)(今北京(jing))后(hou)，此書再次刊(kan)印。對元代農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)業(ye)生產的恢復(fu)和發(fa)展，曾(ceng)起了一定的作(zuo)用。
長(chang)期活動在(zai)淮(huai)河流域。他(ta)認(ren)為(wei)：“農(nong)桑是衣食之本。務農(nong)桑，則(ze)衣食足(zu)；衣食足(zu)，則(ze)天(tian)下可久(jiu)安長(chang)治。”他(ta)主張(zhang)作為(wei)地方官(guan)，根(gen)本的(de)是要做(zuo)好(hao)“勸(quan)農(nong)”這件事(shi)，使老(lao)百姓(xing)能(neng)安心從事(shi)農(nong)業(ye)生產，在(zai)他(ta)擔任地方官(guan)的(de)壽春郡(jun)（今安徽壽縣(xian)）社會秩序比(bi)較安定(ding)。但(dan)他(ta)對(dui)此并不滿足(zu)。
公(gong)元(yuan)1314年，魯(lu)明(ming)善的(de)《農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)桑衣食撮要》刻印。這是他經過刻苦學習和(he)實踐編寫(xie)成(cheng)的(de)一(yi)(yi)部通(tong)俗易懂的(de)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)業(ye)技術推廣資料。他從指導農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)民(min)進行農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)業(ye)生產(chan)出發，大膽否定(ding)和(he)剔除了(le)以往(wang)農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)家(jia)月令(ling)書(shu)中不(bu)切實際的(de)內容及糟(zao)粕(po)。全(quan)書(shu)約一(yi)(yi)萬余字，包括農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)、林、牧、副、漁各個方面，包括208件農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)業(ye)事(shi)物(wu)，是一(yi)(yi)本農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)村(cun)小百科(ke)全(quan)書(shu)，而且語言通(tong)俗易解，農(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)(nong)民(min)但凡(fan)識(shi)字，一(yi)(yi)看就懂，不(bu)識(shi)字的(de)，聽別人(ren)一(yi)(yi)讀，也(ye)能立刻明(ming)白。
對于魯明善的(de)(de)《農(nong)(nong)桑(sang)衣食撮要》一書(shu)(shu)，歷來的(de)(de)評(ping)價都(dou)是很高的(de)(de)，明朝(chao)的(de)(de)《永樂大(da)(da)典》和清朝(chao)的(de)(de)《四(si)庫(ku)全(quan)書(shu)(shu)》都(dou)收錄此書(shu)(shu)。后(hou)人(ren)將此書(shu)(shu)與官(guan)(guan)頒的(de)(de)《農(nong)(nong)桑(sang)輯(ji)要》和王禎的(de)(de)《農(nong)(nong)書(shu)(shu)》并列為元(yuan)代三大(da)(da)農(nong)(nong)書(shu)(shu)。在明朝(chao)建(jian)立初，朱元(yuan)璋下令全(quan)國(guo)頒行，官(guan)(guan)府出(chu)錢，全(quan)國(guo)印發，就(jiu)連上任(ren)官(guan)(guan)員也(ye)人(ren)手一冊。僅僅二(er)十年，就(jiu)讓(rang)明朝(chao)國(guo)力強盛，農(nong)(nong)事(shi)大(da)(da)增。
