DIY Mobile Solar Power 2020 (DIY Mobile Solar Power Books, #1)
by Jacob Howell
Honey Bee Colony Health (Contemporary Topics in Entomology)
by Diana Sammataro
This book summarizes the current progress of bee researchers investigating the status of honey bees and possible reasons for their decline, providing a basis for establishing management methods that maintain colony health. Integrating discussion of Colony Collapse Disorder, the chapters provide information on the new microsporidian Nosema ceranae pathogens, the current status of the parasitic bee mites, updates on bee viruses, and the effects these problems are having on our important bee pollin...
THE FIGHT FOR FORDHALL FARM is the astonishing story of a young brother and sister faced with an unimaginable task -- escaping eviction from their family home of 700 years, and saving their livelihood. Ben & Charlotte's father, Arthur Hollins, ran Fordhall Farm in Shropshire from the age of 14 until his death aged 90 in 2005, and inspired his children with his zeal for organic farming. So when their landlord informed them in 2005 that they would have to achieve the seemingly impossible and raise...
A guide for making a farm profitable, this book lays out the procedures for financial reporting and examines five enterprises: cropping, cattle raising, hog farrow-to-finish, dairy and cow/calf, providing analysis of income, expenses and break-even costs for each area.
Изменение дисперсности почв под влиянием
by Л.П. Розов
Gain a practical understanding of soil properties and the soil management techniques most important for the effective use of soils with SOIL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT, 6E. This non-technical, reader-friendly book details all aspects of effective soil usage, including management techniques, composition, fertility, erosion, conservation,and irrigation in this practical guide. This edition highlights horticultural uses of soil as well as the latest green methodologies in both agricultural and horticul...
Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding (Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment)
Global demand for wheat, rice, corn, and other essential grains is expected to steadily rise over the next twenty years. Meeting this demand by increasing production through increased land use is not very likely; and while better crop management may make a marginal difference, most agriculture experts agree that this anticipated deficit must be made up through increased crop yields. The first resource of its kind, Physiology and Biotechnology Integration for Plant Breeding assembles current re...
The 2006 Malawi Economic and Product Market Databook
by Philip M. Parker
The 2006 Niger Economic and Product Market Databook
by Philip M. Parker
Quantitative Theory in Soil Productivity and Environmental Pollution
Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale's Organic Manifesto irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment. She traces the genesis of chemical farming and the rise of the immense companies that profit from it, bringing to light the government's role in allowing such practices to flourish. She further explains that modern organic farm...
The 2006 Peru Economic and Product Market Databook
by Philip M. Parker
Grain Protectants (ACIAR Monographs, No 3)
Cotton (Agronomy Monographs)