Agriculture Animal Husbandry category: 3344 books
by H. Jane Brockmann, John C. Mitani, Leigh W. Simmons
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2015
This is a special 50th year anniversary volume of Advances in the Study of Behavior with contributions from past and present editors and authors of the serial. Initiated 50 years ago, Advances in the Study of Behavior strives to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal...
Reproduction and Animal Health
How to Select, Breed, and Manage a Herd for Health and Performance on Grass
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
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. Charles Walters draws on his own observations as well as interviews with thousands of eco-farmers and consultants...
Éthologie appliquée
Comportements animaux et humains, questions de société
Language: French
Release Date: October 29, 2009
L'éthologie appliquée s'intéresse au comportement des animaux dans leur milieu habituel et en interaction avec l'homme. Les modèles étudiés sont variés : animal de rente, de compagnie, de laboratoire, de sport ou encore animal sauvage, et même entomofaune. Depuis peu, l'approche s'est étendue...
by Jocelyne Porcher
Language: French
Release Date: January 1, 2004
Language: French
Release Date: January 1, 2004
La problématique du bien-être animal a-t-elle quelque chose à voir avec le bien-être des animaux d'élevage ? A l'appui de nombreux écrits de biologistes, d'éthologues, d'agronomes, de zootechniciens, d'économistes, d'historiens, d'anthropologues, de sociologues, de psychologues, de philosophes,...
Consulting the Genius of the Place
An Ecological Approach to a New Agriculture
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
A call to agricultural revolution from a locavore and author who is one of “the most prominent and effective advocates of American environmental thought” (Prairie Fire Newspaper).
For years, Wes Jackson has made it his mission to raise Americans’ awareness about where their food comes...
by Wes Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
A ringing cry to forge a meaningful connection to the land by a leading voice in the sustainable agriculture movement: “A small book rich in ideas” (New York Times).
The New World―this empty land dazzlingly rich in forests, soils, rainfall, and mineral wealth―was to represent a new...
Myanmar
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environment Initial Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
This sector assessment, strategy, and road map highlights the Government of Myanmar's plans and strategies for addressing priority needs for the agriculture, natural resources, and environment sector and identifies possible preliminary areas of international assistance. It assesses key sector development...
Persistent Progressives
The Rocky Mountain Farmers Union
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
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 ideologies built on social democracy, the family farmer, and cooperative enterprises. As a continuing advocate...
by Donald L. Sparks
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 1994
Advances in Agronomy increased its publication frequency to three volumes per year in 1993, and will continue this trend as advances in the field dictate. Volume 53 contains four excellent reviews which cover an international spectrum of advances in the crop and soil sciences. One of the most important...
Rebirth of the Small Family Farm
A Handbook for Starting a Successful Organic Farm Based on the Community Supported Agriculture Concept
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2004
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 how “two middle-aged novices” made a decent living on less than two acres of land. The model explained...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
This book presents a comprehensive overview of new and emerging nanotechnologies. It includes aspects of nanoparticle monitoring, toxicity, and public perception, and covers applications that address both crop growing and treatment of agricultural wastewater. Topics include nanoagrochemicals (nanofertilizers,...
Fruitful Labor
The Ecology, Economy, and Practice of a Family Farm
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
"Instead of taking us through his work, season by season, crop by crop--the narrative approach--Madison explores his farm and its methods analytically, from many overlapping angles. The result is profoundly interesting." -- The New York Review of Books
As the average age of America’s...
by Pascal Bergeret, Uno Svedin, Christian Huyghe
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
This book focuses on innovation in the agri-food system and the new paradigm drawn by bioeconomic approaches and principles. It draws on contributions presented during the 29th EURAGRI annual conference held in Luxemburg (September 2015) as well as on other workshops organised as part of EURAGRI....
by David R. Montgomery
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
**Finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
“A call to action that underscores a common goal: to change the world from the ground up.”—Dan Barber, author of The Third Plate**
For centuries, agricultural practices have eroded the soil that farming depends...