Education And Training For Competitive And Sustainable Agriculture
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Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education in the Field
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1991-02-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0309045789 |
Interest is growing in sustainable agriculture, which involves the use of productive and profitable farming practices that take advantage of natural biological processes to conserve resources, reduce inputs, protect the environment, and enhance public health. Continuing research is helping to demonstrate the ways that many factorsâ€"economics, biology, policy, and traditionâ€"interact in sustainable agriculture systems. This book contains the proceedings of a workshop on the findings of a broad range of research projects funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The areas of study, such as integrated pest management, alternative cropping and tillage systems, and comparisons with more conventional approaches, are essential to developing and adopting profitable and sustainable farming systems.
Manage Weeds on Your Farm
Author | : Charles L. Mohler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Weed control |
ISBN | : 9781888626209 |
Manage Weeds on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies provides you with in-depth information about dozens of agricultural weeds found throughout the country and the best ways of managing them. In Part One, the book begins with a general discussion of weeds: their biology, behavior and the characteristics that influence how to best control their populations. It then describes the strengths and limitations of the most common cultural management practices, physical practices and cultivation tools. Part Two is a reference section that describes the identification, ecology and management of 63 of the most common and difficult-to-control weed species found in the United States.
Managing Cover Crops Profitably (3rd Ed. )
Author | : Andy Clark |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2008-07 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1437903797 |
Cover crops slow erosion, improve soil, smother weeds, enhance nutrient and moisture availability, help control many pests and bring a host of other benefits to your farm. At the same time, they can reduce costs, increase profits and even create new sources of income. You¿ll reap dividends on your cover crop investments for years, since their benefits accumulate over the long term. This book will help you find which ones are right for you. Captures farmer and other research results from the past ten years. The authors verified the info. from the 2nd ed., added new results and updated farmer profiles and research data, and added 2 chap. Includes maps and charts, detailed narratives about individual cover crop species, and chap. about aspects of cover cropping.
Sustainable Market Farming
Author | : Pam Dawling |
Publisher | : New Society Publishers |
Total Pages | : 459 |
Release | : 2013-02-01 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1550925121 |
Growing for 100 - the complete year-round guide for the small-scale market grower. Across North America, an agricultural renaissance is unfolding. A growing number of market gardeners are emerging to feed our appetite for organic, regional produce. But most of the available resources on food production are aimed at the backyard or hobby gardener who wants to supplement their family's diet with a few homegrown fruits and vegetables. Targeted at serious growers in every climate zone, Sustainable Market Farming is a comprehensive manual for small-scale farmers raising organic crops sustainably on a few acres. Informed by the author's extensive experience growing a wide variety of fresh, organic vegetables and fruit to feed the approximately one hundred members of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia, this practical guide provides: Detailed profiles of a full range of crops, addressing sowing, cultivation, rotation, succession, common pests and diseases, and harvest and storage Information about new, efficient techniques, season extension, and disease resistant varieties Farm-specific business skills to help ensure a successful, profitable enterprise Whether you are a beginning market grower or an established enterprise seeking to improve your skills, Sustainable Market Farming is an invaluable resource and a timely book for the maturing local agriculture movement.
Annual Report
Author | : North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Sustainable agriculture |
ISBN | : |
Sustainable Agriculture
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Agricultural Research and General Legislation |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Provisions of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Agricultural conservation |
ISBN | : |
Aspects of legislation for each commodity varies but may include: discussion and figures for price supports, target prices, marketing loans, acreage reduction and conservation programs, and disaster payments.
Source Book of Sustainable Agriculture for Educators, Producers and Other Agricultural Professionals
Author | : Valerie Berton |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 1998-05 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0788148281 |
Contains more than 500 entries on various informational products -- reports, newsletters,videos, World Wide Web sites, & conference proceedings -- & how to obtain them. Each entry in designed for ease of use, displaying all the information needed to research a topic. A set of ten icons tells at a glance the subject of each entry: agroforestry, animal production, cover crops, horticulture, grain production, marketing & farm profitability, nutrient management, soil quality & conservation, education & networking, & water quality & conservation. Indexed by subject, author, video, & organization. Comprehensive!