Agriculture category: 3369 books

Food is a massive industry and the many key players involved have very different interests. In wealthy nations those interests can range from corporate survival and maintaining profitability in a market with limited demand, to promoting a healthy diet and ensuring food safety. For the poor, the emphasis...

Describir las características físico-químicas y microbiológicas de la mantequilla y productos similares. Analizar los procedimientos de elaboración de mantequilla relacionando las operaciones necesarias, los productos de entrada y salida y los medios empleados. Aplicar las técnicas de mantequería...

Describir las características físico-químicas y microbiológicas de los helados. Analizar los procedimientos de elaboración de helados, relacionando las operaciones necesarias, los productos de entrada y salida y los medios empleados. Aplicar las técnicas necesarias para la fabricación de helados,...

En mayo de 2010 el Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de la Nación (MAGyP) convoca a las Universidades para formar parte del “Consejo Federal de Asesor de Ciencia y Tecnología” en el marco del Plan Estratégico Agroalimentario y Agroindustrial, Participativo y Federal 2010-2016 (PEA2)....

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

In recent years there has been a much greater appreciation of the enormous contribution that hedges make to the countryside. Today, their beauty, their ability to provide wind protection and contain livestock, their environmental importance and their significance as a wildlife habitat, are all widely...

These proceedings of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Environmental Reconstruction in Headwater Areas" provide a landmark in the evolution of a distinctive movement, perhaps an emerging new philosophy, within the practice of headwater management. The Headwater Control movement traces...

Conceptual separation of humans and natural ecosystems is reflected in the thinking of most natural resource management professions, including for­ estry, wildlife management, fisheries, range management, and watershed management (Burch 1971). Such thinking can deny the reality of the human element...

The first fire lookouts in the Glacier National Park region were simply high points atop mountain peaks with unimpeded views of the surrounding terrain. Widespread fires in the 1910s and 1920s led to the construction of more permanent lookouts, first as wooden pole structures and subsequently as a variety...

With in-depth information on feeding, housing, behavior, and health care, this comprehensive guide also provides proven strategies for creating a profitable business plan and marketing your products. Whether you’re about to acquire your first ducks or are interested in experimenting with rare breeds, Storey’s Guide to Raising Ducks will help you achieve your duck-raising goals. 

Raise your rabbit the right way! Friendly and easy to care for, rabbits make ideal family pets. But how do you keep a pet rabbit happy and healthy? How can you tell if your rabbit is sick? What would you do if it were? Raising a Healthy Rabbit explains all the essentials of caring for a rabbit, including...

This rare manual provides information on the breeds, breeding and management of dairy goats, one of the oldest species of animal domesticated by humans. Suitable for the goat farmer, animal husbandry enthusiast or historian, this book provides a comprehensive guide with many details still of practical...

Whether raising honeybees as a hobby or as a business, it is always enjoyable to sit to the side of a hive and watch the comings and goings of the worker bees. On sunny days one can watch these beautiful little golden balls of light fly in the entrance with their loads of nectar and pollen. It’s...

Would you like to grow your own livestock and poultry? Many years ago families relied on the ability to grow their own livestock. Today many families have moved away from this lifestyle and the secrets to the care of livestock and poultry have been greatly diminished. Raising livestock and...