Agriculture & Animal Husbandry 70

Globally, the food system and the relationship of the individual to that system, continues to change and grow in complexity. Eating is an everyday event that is part of everyone’s lives. There are m……続きを見る

With world markets upset and economies in recession, the 1920s and 30s were not an easy time for farmers, who required great resilience to survive. Jonathan Brown here examines the challenges that f……続きを見る

Sheep have been farmed in Britain for hundreds of years and more than thirty million sheep now inhabit these islands. The many breeds developed over this time have been carefully matched to their su……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Hinter Pflug und Schraubstock - Skizzen und Anekdoten aus dem Taschenbuch eines Ingenieurs" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfälti……続きを見る

This is a concise, yet complete handbook for starting a successful organic farm based on the community-supported agriculture concept. Written for farmers and non-farmers alike, the book illustrates ……続きを見る

Subtitled A Farmer’s Guide to Low-Cost, Non-Toxic Veterinary Cattle Care, this new information-packed book by Acres U.S.A.’s Natural Vet will tell you what you need to know to get started in th……続きを見る

Persistent Progressives tells the story of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union’s evolution from an early movement against monopolists and wholesalers to a regional trailblazer for agriculture ideologie……続きを見る

What is the most important plant in the world? In terms of nutritive content, function within the ecosystem, and even medicinal properties, the answer to this question may very well be grass. I……続きを見る

By applying the principles of homeopathy to organic livestock production, you can impact the health of animal species in a way that the effects are seen and felt far beyond the patient. Written for ……続きを見る

This book represents the combined experience and wisdom of two leaders in sustainable cattle production. Gearld Fry offers a lifetime of practical experience seasoned by study and observation. Charl……続きを見る

Join longtime ecological farming author/researcher Harold Willis as he explains the foundation concepts of natural farming and issues the call for cleaner forms of food and fiber production. In this……続きを見る

Since the middle of the last century, American farm policy has taken the nation into the dead end of industrial farm production and food distribution. Farming, at its core a biological process, has ……続きを見る

In today's market, range-rearing of swine provides the family farm with a key venture for diversification and cash flow-perhaps no other large animal enterprise offers as fast a turnaround on invest……続きを見る

Reprinted by popular demand! Maynard Murray was a medical doctor who researched the crucial importance of minerals ー especially trace elements ー to plants and animals. Beginning in 1938 and contin……続きを見る

This textbook integrates financial economics and management in the area of agricultural finance. The presentation of financial economics discusses how the credit needs of farmer/borrowers are met by……続きを見る

This textbook takes a truly international approach towards agricultural economics, uniting many different perspectives on the subject and providing insight into agriculture in general, and into how ……続きを見る

Fundamentals of Soil provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to soils and the workings of soil systems. This text is the only one of its kind to provide an attractive, lively and accessib……続きを見る

China’s rapid industrialisation has led to "an air pollution catastrophe". Concerted efforts to achieve economic growth have led to veiled skies of toxic air and created health and morbidity problem……続きを見る

In her study of the interactions between tools of urban sustainability governance in key cities, Lisa Pettibone argues that a new factor-sustainability-minded groups-may be critical to building mome……続きを見る

In this concise monograph, Newman Turner sought to "bring within the reach of the farmer a solution to his disease problems in a way in which drug and chemical treatments have never before achieved.……続きを見る

As the largest group of natural resource managers on the planet, farmers are at the interface of the changing relationship between humans and the environment. Typically organised around what might b……続きを見る

In Fertility Pastures, Turner details his methods of intensive pasture-based production of beef and dairy cows in a practical guide to profitable, labor-saving livestock production. He developed a s……続きを見る

In this book, Turner explains that livestock illness is a result of bad farming practices and that real livestock health begins with true natural farming disciplines such as composting, biodiverse p……続きを見る

A resurgence of interest in heritage poultry breeds has invigorated poultry raising on family farms and backyards across the country. These are the birds that can and should be producing for today’s……続きを見る

Part of the joy and wonder of farming lies in the changing of the seasons: planting, calving, tilling, milking, harvest . . . As the seasons pass, any dairy or cattle operation will see its share of……続きを見る

En la presente guía se describe la aplicación práctica del modelo de la FAO de intensificación sostenible de la producción agrícola "Ahorrar para crecer" en los cultivos fundamentales para la seguri……続きを見る

No amount of the hard, sweating work you do on the ranch, if you continue to make poor decisions -- can bring you to the reality of successful ranching. Holmes has found that to be really successful……続きを見る

This book demonstrates the social, historical, and environmental framework within which humans have developed a relationship with the forest and its resources. Starting from the biological basis tha……続きを見る

This valuable collection of essays in volume 6 reveals the insights of a brilliant soil scientist who was ahead of his time in connecting the relationship between soil, plants and animals. Read abou……続きを見る

Based on twenty years of global research, this is the first comprehensive reference on crop genetic diversity as it is maintained on farmland around the world. Showcasing the findings of seven exper……続きを見る