Farm Improvement
Author | : United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 1945 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : United States. Bureau of Reclamation |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 1945 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : |
Author | : PETER H.. ROSENBERG LEHNER (NATHAN A.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2021-12-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781585762378 |
Farming for Our Future examines the policies and legal reforms necessary to accelerate the adoption of practices that can make agriculture in the United States climate-neutral or better. These proven practices will also make our food system more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Agriculture's contribution to climate change is substantial--much more so than official figures suggest--and we will not be able to achieve our overall mitigation goals unless agricultural emissions sharply decline. Fortunately, farms and ranches can be a major part of the climate solution, while protecting biodiversity, strengthening rural communities, and improving the lives of the workers who cultivate our crops and rear our animals. The importance of agricultural climate solutions can not be underestimated; it is a critical element both in ensuring our food security and limiting climate change. This book provides essential solutions to address the greatest crises of our time.
Author | : John A. Dixon |
Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9789251046272 |
A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.
Author | : Everett James Warwick |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Science, Engineering & Mathematics |
Total Pages | : 644 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780070683754 |
Location: Aggie West Library!
Author | : Joy Mench |
Publisher | : Woodhead Publishing |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2017-12-11 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0081012462 |
Advances in Agricultural Animal Welfare fully explores developments in the key areas of agricultural animal welfare assessment and improvement. Analyzing current topical issues, as well as reviewing the historical welfare issues, the volume is a comprehensive review of the field. Divided into five sections, the book opens in Part One by reviewing advances in animal welfare science, examining cognitive psychology, genetics and genomics. Part Two then looks at transdisciplinary research in animal welfare, with coverage of bioethics, welfare and sustainability from both environmental and food safety perspectives. Part Three explores the process of translating science into policy and practice, followed by discussion on the global achievability of welfare standards in Part Four. Finally, Part Five highlights some emerging issues in agricultural animal welfare. This book is an essential part of the wider ranging series Advances in Farm Animal Welfare, with coverage of cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry and aquaculture. With its expert editor and international team of contributors, Advances in Agricultural Animal Welfare is a key reference tool for welfare research scientists and students, practicing vets involved in welfare assessment, and indeed anyone with a professional interest in the welfare of agricultural animals. - Provides in-depth reviews of emerging topics, research and applications in agricultural animal welfare - Provides coverage of topics important to all agricultural animals and complements the wider series, Agricultural Animal Welfare, which will provide comprehensive coverage of animal welfare of the world's major farmed animals - Edited by a world leading animal welfare academic, with contributions from a writing team of both leading academics and practitioners
Author | : Tom Philpott |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2020-08-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1635573149 |
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An unsettling journey into the disaster-bound American food system, and an exploration of possible solutions, from leading food politics commentator and former farmer Tom Philpott. More than a decade after Michael Pollan's game-changing The Omnivore's Dilemma transformed the conversation about what we eat, a combination of global diet trends and corporate interests have put American agriculture into a state of "quiet emergency," from dangerous drought in California--which grows more than 50 percent of the fruits and vegetables we eat--to catastrophic topsoil loss in the "breadbasket" heartland of the United States. Whether or not we take heed, these urgent crises of industrial agriculture will define our future. In Perilous Bounty, veteran journalist and former farmer Tom Philpott explores and exposes the small handful of seed and pesticide corporations, investment funds, and magnates who benefit from the trends that imperil us, with on-the-ground dispatches featuring the scientists documenting the damage and the farmers and activists who are valiantly and inventively pushing back. Resource scarcity looms on the horizon, but rather than pointing us toward an inevitable doomsday, Philpott shows how the entire wayward ship of American agriculture could be routed away from its path to disaster. He profiles the farmers and communities in the nation's two key growing regions developing resilient, soil-building, water-smart farming practices, and readying for the climate shocks that are already upon us; and he explains how we can help move these methods from the margins to the mainstream.
Author | : Chris Smaje |
Publisher | : Chelsea Green Publishing |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2020-10-22 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1603589031 |
A modern classic of the new agrarianism "Chris Smaje...shows that the choice is clear. Either we have a small farm future, or we face collapse and extinction."—Vandana Shiva "Every young person should read this book."—Richard Heinberg In a groundbreaking debut, farmer and social scientist Chris Smaje argues that organizing society around small-scale farming offers the soundest, sanest and most reasonable response to climate change and other crises of civilisation—and will yield humanity’s best chance at survival. Drawing on a vast range of sources from across a multitude of disciplines, A Small Farm Future analyses the complex forces that make societal change inevitable; explains how low-carbon, locally self-reliant agrarian communities can empower us to successfully confront these changes head on; and explores the pathways for delivering this vision politically. Challenging both conventional wisdom and utopian blueprints, A Small Farm Future offers rigorous original analysis of wicked problems and hidden opportunities in a way that illuminates the path toward functional local economies, effective self-provisioning, agricultural diversity and a shared earth. Perfect for readers of both Wendell Berry and Thomas Piketty, A Small Farm Future is a refreshing, new outlook on a way forward for society—and a vital resource for activists, students, policy makers, and anyone looking to enact change.
Author | : Victor Arthur Rice |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Companies |
Total Pages | : 504 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : |
Breeding and improvement of farm animals; Basic process of inheritance; The anatomy of the reproducive system; The physiology of the reproductive systems; The potpourri - lethals, antigens and others; Variation; Population genetics; Inbreeding and relationship; Outbreeding; Principles of selection; Improving dairy cattle, beef cattle, swine and sheep; Retrospect and prospect.
Author | : United States. Department of Agriculture |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 1940 |
Genre | : Farm tenancy |
ISBN | : |
"The United States Department of Agriculture has given attention to the various aspects of the tenure problem and to measures through which improvements may be effected in the farm tenure system. It is considering leasing procedures and measures whiich may serve to reduce mobility and provide greater security and stability of tenure for tenants and shareccroppers"--Page 1.