Agriculture category: 3369 books

Jenna Woginrich is well loved for her essays on all that accompanies the life of a true homesteader: the mud and mess, the beautiful and tragic, the grime and passion. In Cold Antler Farm, she draws our attention to the timekeeper of such a lifestyle: the ancient agricultural year, filled with celebrations...

A collection containing: Five Acres and Independence: a practical guide to the selection and management of the small farm by Maurice G. Kains The Farm That Won't Wear Out by Cyril G. Hopkins People who think they “would like to have a little farm” naturally fall into two...

The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics. There is a fairly standard list of environmentally friendly actions American consumers are typically encouraged to take: “drive less, buy...

Agricultural and food scientists work to ensure agricultural productivity and food safety. Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.

Agroecology is an ecological approach to growing food and fiber that views farms and orchards as ecosystems. Internationally, agroecology is increasingly recognized as an approach capable of meeting productivity goals while replenishing the soil, sequestering climate destabilizing CO2, and striving...

In the Spring of 2001, based on flawed science and unconstitutional judicial rulings, the Federal Government cut off water to an entire basin of farmers in southwest Oregon and northern California, in the Klamath Basin.The farmers had clear water rights to the irrigation water, but nonetheless,...

Brenda was born in the Ottawa valley in 1952. She has two younger brothers who with their own families and their mom still live in the valley. After high school she attended the University of Guelph, and graduated with a degree in Veterinary Medicine. Her first job took her to the Rainy River District....

From diets to economic growth, everything these days has to be sustainable, and in clear and thought-provoking terms, Ulrich Grober reassesses the concept of sustainability using a range of fascinating historical instances of its application. He considers the vision of men such as Hans Carl von Carlowitz,...

Environmental Soil Physics is a completely updated and modified edition of the Daniel Hillels previous, successful books, Introduction to Soil Physics and Fundamentals of Soil Physics. Hillel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, one of the true leaders in the field of environmental sciences. The new...

“Ploughs Up-To-Date” is a vintage catalogue of ploughs made by the Hornsby company in the late nineteenth century. With a wealth of interesting historical information and wonderful illustrations and photographs, this is a volume that is not to be missed by those with an interest in the history...

Written by international authorities in agronomy, Volume 61 contains five comprehensive reviews covering key contemporary topics on crop and soil sciences. As always, the topics are varied and exemplary of the array of subject matter covered by this long-running serial. In this volume, a definitive...

Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial Timely and state-of-the-art reviews Distinguished,...

Integrated Pest Management for Crops and Pastures describes in straightforward language what is required for farmers to successfully implement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in cropping and grazing operations. It explains the differences between conventional pesticide-based controls and IPM, and demonstrates...

Volume 51 is a compilation of cutting-edge reviews written by leading crop and soil scientists. Several chapters emphasize ecology and the environment: conservation tillage with emphasis on ecological approaches to soil management, especially its effects on the environment, soil physical and chemical...