Minerals Yearbook, 2008, V. 1, Metals and Minerals

Minerals Yearbook, 2008, V. 1, Metals and Minerals
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Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 1112
Release: 2011-02-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781411330153

Data are provided for more than 80 minerals and materials, along with a presentation of survey methods, summary statistics for domestic nonfuel minerals, and trends in mining and quarrying in the metals and industrial minerals industry in the United States.Virtually all metallic and industrial mineral commodities important to the U.S. economy are discussed. Background information enables analysis of the data, and covers production, consumption, prices, foreign trade, a world review, and an overall outlook.

The Economics of Food Price Volatility

The Economics of Food Price Volatility
Author: Jean-Paul Chavas
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2014-10-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 022612892X

"The conference was organized by the three editors of this book and took place on August 15-16, 2012 in Seattle."--Preface.

Horticultural Reviews, Volume 38

Horticultural Reviews, Volume 38
Author: Jules Janick
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2011-02-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0470872365

Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research. Topics covered include the horticulture of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamentals. These review articles, written by world authorities, bridge the gap between the specialized researcher and the broader community of horticultural scientists and teachers.

The California Nitrogen Assessment

The California Nitrogen Assessment
Author: Thomas P. Tomich
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2016-06-14
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0520287126

"Collaborating Institutions: Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis, UC ANR Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, UC ANR Kearney Foundation of Soil Science, UC ANR Agricultural Issues Center, UC ANR California Institute for Water Resources, Water Science and Policy Center at UC Riverside."

Soil Fertility Management in Agroecosystems

Soil Fertility Management in Agroecosystems
Author: Amitava Chatterjee
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2020-05-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0891183531

In Soil Fertility Management in Agroecosystems, Editors Amitava Chatterjee and David Clay provide a thoughtful survey of important concepts in soil fertility management. For the requirements of our future workforce, it is imperative that we evolve our understanding of soil fertility. Agronomists and soil scientists are increasingly challenged by extreme climatic conditions. Farmers are experimenting with integrating cover crops into rotations and reducing the use of chemical fertilizers. In other words, there is no such a thing as a simple fertilizer recommendation in today's agriculture. Topics covered include crop-specific nutrient management, program assessment, crop models for decision making, optimization of fertilizer use, cover crops, reducing nitrous oxide emissions, natural abundance techniques, tile-drained conditions, and soil biological fertility.

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Publisher: DIANE Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 311
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Manure Use for Fertilizer and for Energy

Manure Use for Fertilizer and for Energy
Author: James M. MacDonald
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 53
Release: 2010
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1437921434

About 5% of all U.S. cropland is currently fertilized with livestock manure. Expanded environmental regulation through nutrient management plans will likely lead to wider use of manure on cropland, at higher production costs, but with only modest impacts on commodity demand, or farm structure. While current use is limited, expanded gov¿t. support could lead to a substantial increase in manure use as a feedstock. However, current energy processes are unlikely to compete with fertilizer uses of manure, because they leave fertilizer nutrients as residues, in more marketable form, and because manure-to-energy projects will be most profitable in regions where raw manure is in excess supply, with the least value as fertilizer. Charts and tables.