Agriculture category: 3369 books
Cherry Hill's Horse Care for Kids
Grooming, Feeding, Behavior, Stable & Pasture, Health Care, Handling & Safety, Enjoying
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
Covering the essentials of equine care in a language appropriate for teen and preteen horse lovers, this guide provides everything young equestrians need to know to safely and enjoyably keep their horse healthy and happy. Veteran trainer Cherry Hill starts by making sure that the right animal is matched...
Your Rabbit
A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Designed for children ages 9 and up who are interested in raising rabbits, this comprehensive guide covers all aspects of rabbit care with an encouraging tone and age-appropriate language. Nancy Searle provides expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, safety, and understanding rabbit behavior....
by Ellen Labrecque
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, these books explore environmentalism through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. In Permaculture, the text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of this environmental issue. As they read, students...
Food
25 Amazing Projects Investigate the History and Science of What We Eat
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
From the minute life begins, food makes you strong, helps you grow, and gives you energy. But do you take that ham sandwich for granted? You might not give a lot of thought to where your food comes from, how it got to you, what's really in it, or what it does for you. Food: 25 Amazing Projects Investigate...
by Heather Moore Niver
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Agricultural engineering is more important than ever in a world that is striving to find more efficient ways to produce food and use natural resources. This vibrant book introduces readers to the importance of agricultural engineering. Each new spread clearly explains another way that agricultural...
How to Raise Day-old Chicks in Your Back Yard
Raising Chickens / Poultry
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
The author, S.J. Robson, has made a reference book for those wanting to raise chickens / poultry for the first time. Such basics as heat and space needs, brooder and coop layout, feeding and more, for both layer and broiler chickens, are all covered. Information on fully grown hens and roosters is...
by Diane Lindsey Reeves
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Finance in the World of Work series provides an age-appropriate and interactive introduction to the nationally recognized Finance career pathway using informal self-assessment elements, career profiles, informative sidebar features, and back matter activities.
by Diane Lindsey Reeves
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Government in the World of Work series provides an age-appropriate and interactive introduction to the nationally recognized Government & Public Administration career pathway using informal self-assessment elements, career profiles, informative sidebar features, and back matter activities.
Plant-Plant Allelopathic Interactions
Phenolic Acids, Cover Crops and Weed Emergence
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
In an effort to implement conservation measures farmers have used a variety of production methods, including the use of reduced or zero tillage and cover crops. One benefit of these production methods has been early season weed control. The literature suggests that a variety of mechanisms may be involved,...
by Christy Mihaly
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Every bale of hay has a little bit of summer sun stored in the heart of it— learn from a mother-daughter team how hay is made!
Feeding her horses one cold and wintry day, a girl thinks about all the hard work that went into the fresh-smelling bales she's using. The rhyming text and brilliant...
Agriculturally Important Microorganisms
Commercialization and Regulatory Requirements in Asia
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
The main focus of this book is to survey the current status of research, development and use of agriculturally important microorganisms in Asian countries and develop a strategy for addressing critical issues various policy constraints due to which bio-pesticides have found limited applications.
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by Michelle Jovin
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
Known as the "Peanut Man" and the "Plant Doctor," George Washington Carver was born into slavery and became a successful scientist, botanist, agriculturist, and inventor. Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader introduces students to the fascinating life of George...
The Economics of Forestry
Modern Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The economics of forestry has always fascinated me as one of the most brain-taxing cases in economics. As an investment forestry is different from many other projects as it has unusually long gestation periods. For example, in the United Kingdom it takes over 40 years to grow coniferous and over 100...
by H. Burton
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This book attempts to explain the scientific basis for UHT sterilization and aseptic filling, as well as describe the processes and equipment used. I have tried to avoid producing merely a catalogue of sterilizers and aseptic fillers. Instead I have attempted to explain the principles on which the...