Agriculture Animal Husbandry category: 3344 books
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Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2010
Sheep Farming for Meat and Wool contains practical, up-to-date information on sheep production and management for producers throughout temperate Australia. It is based on research and extension projects conducted over many years by the Department of Primary Industries and its predecessors and the University...
by Vandana Shiva
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
"Her great virtue as an advocate is that she is not a reductionist. Her awareness of the complex connections among economy and nature and culture preserves her from oversimplification. So does her understanding of the importance of diversity." -- Wendell Berry, from the foreword
Motivated...
Sod Busting
How Families Made Farms on the Nineteenth-Century Plains
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Prairie busting is central to the lore of westward expansion, but how was it actually accomplished with little more than animal and human power? In Sod Busting, David B. Danbom tells the story of Great Plains settlement in a way it has seldom been told before.
Stretching beyond the sweeping...
by Jody L. Lamp & Melody Dobson
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
Once known as the "Great American Desert," Nebraska's plains and native grasslands today make it a domestic leader in producing food, feed and fuel. From Omaha to Ogallala, Nebraska's founding farmers, ranchers and agribusiness leaders endured hardships while fostering kinships that have lasted generations....
by Anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
Get Everything You Need To Know To Get Started With Helping The Earth And Going Green With Food!
Is the fact that you would like to learn how to be more concious with food and help out Mother Earth but just don't know how to get started making you feel really bad... maybe you have even thought...
by Cleveland Soil and Water Conservation District
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2016
Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern North Carolina, Cleveland County has long been cultivated. Before the Civil War, self-reliant farms grew and raised a diverse array of vegetables, field crops, and livestock. These small farms relied on family labor, draft animals,...
Miraculous Abundance
One Quarter Acre, Two French Farmers, and Enough Food to Feed the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2016
The Bec Hellouin model for growing food, sequestering carbon, creating jobs, and increasing biodiversity without using fossil fuels
When Charles and Perrine Hervé-Gruyer set out to create their farm in an historic Normandy village, they had no idea just how much their lives would change. Neither...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
The potassium solubilizing microorganisms (KSMs) are a rhizospheric microorganism which solubilizes the insoluble potassium (K) to soluble forms of K for plant growth and yield. K-solubilization is carried out by a large number of saprophytic bacteria (Bacillus mucilaginosus, B. edaphicus, B. circulans,...
Six Steps Back to the Land
Why we need small mixed farms and millions more farmers
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
Practical guidance on reclaiming our food production at a time when food security is more relevant than ever The farms that are truly productive, sustainable, and resilient are the mixed, tightly integrated and low-input farms, which are complex and need a lot of skilled people to run them. These...
Cattle in the Cotton Fields
A History of Cattle Raising in Alabama
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2014
Cattle raising today is the most widely practiced form of agriculture in Alabama and ranks second only to the poultry industry in terms of revenue. Brooks Blevins not only relates the development and importance of the industry to agricultural practices but also presents it as an integral component...
The New Horse-Powered Farm
Tools and Systems for the Small-Scale, Sustainable Market Grower
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
In an era when fuel is a primary concern, draft horses are seen by many as the solution to small-scale, resilient farming with a closed-loop system. Horses bring farmers back to the roots of what it means to work the land and present a viable model for a small farm that lasts, while offering enjoyment...
Sharing the Harvest
A Citizen's Guide to Community Supported Agriculture, 2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
To an increasing number of American families the CSA (community supported agriculture) is the answer to the globalization of our food supply. The premise is simple: create a partnership between local farmers and nearby consumers, who become members or subscribers in support of the farm. In exchange...
Agrarian Dreams
The Paradox of Organic Farming in California
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
In this groundbreaking study of organic farming, Julie Guthman challenges accepted wisdom about organic food and agriculture in the Golden State. Many continue to believe that small-scale organic farming is the answer to our environmental and health problems, but Guthman refutes popular portrayals...
by Parmeshwar Singh
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
The effect of organic farming has been a subject of interest for researchers. Theory suggests that organic farming practices, which exclude the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, would be beneficial for biodiversity, and this has proven true. Spanning all associated species, there is an...