Agriculture

With today's management systems, the cost of making hay far exceeds its value to grazing businesses. Studies have shown that winter feed costs are the largest single factor limiting the profitability for most livestock operations. In virtually every area...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914934483Author Willie RobsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Northern Bee BooksPublisher Northern Bee BooksWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 244mm *...

This user-friendly book introduces biochar to potential users in the professional sphere. It de-mystifies the scientific, engineering and managerial issues surrounding biochar for the benefit of audiences including policy makers, landowners and farmers,...

"Linton, a certified master beekeeper, discusses the various options for constructing an observation hive.... This book is written primarily for experienced beekeepers, offering sound advice for those wishing to set up an observation hive.... Very...

The health and profitability of grass-based livestock begins with the food they eat. In Managing Pasture, author Dale Strickler guides farmers and ranchers through the practical and ideological considerations behind caring for the land as a key part of...

INTRODUCTION TO VETERINARY SCIENCE, Third Edition, provides a solid foundation in this dynamic field for those studying animal and veterinary sciences or preparing for careers as veterinary assistants or technicians. The text begins with an overview of...

Ian Nepomniachtchi, challenger to Magnus Carlsen's World Championship title in 2021, is an outstanding chess talent. "Nepo" as he is universally known is a fasinating player and this book assesses his career and analyses his original and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904846215Author Louis SnelgroveFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint Northern Bee BooksPublisher Northern Bee BooksWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Keeping Bees and Making Honey is a stunning, comprehensive and attractive lifestyle guide to beekeeping packed with images, information, practical advice, useful resources and recipes. Whether you have a tiny balcony or acres of land; live in the middle...

Provides all you need to know about the safe and humane handling and restraint of animals. Safe Handling and Restraint of Animals takes a holistic approach to the handling of a wide variety of animal species. This comprehensive resource offers a thorough...

This book is the first coherent quantified assessment of the economy of the Roman Empire. George Maher argues inventively and rigorously for a much higher level of growth and prosperity than has hitherto been imagined, and also explains why, nonetheless,...

A captivating cultural and scientific history of orchards, for readers of Michael Pollan's The Botany of Desire and Mark Kurlansky's Salt. Throughout history, orchards have nourished both body and soul: they are sites for worship and rest, inspiration...

"Her great virtue as an advocate is that she is not a reductionist. Her awareness of the complex connections among economy and nature and culture preserves her from oversimplification. So does her understanding of the importance of diversity." -- Wendell...

Today, John Deere is remembered-some say mistakenly-as the inventor of the steel plow. Who was this legendary man and how did he create the internationally renowned company that still bears his name? He began as a debt-stricken blacksmith who, fleeing...

From a towering tree, one of California's preeminent naturalists unspools a history that echoes across generations and continents. Former park ranger William C. Tweed takes readers on a tour of the Big Trees in a narrative that travels deep into the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803692470Author Bryan EdgleyFormat HardbackImprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation Publishing

While there have been numerous developments and advances in biodynamic agriculture methods since Ehrenfried Pfeiffer first introduced readers to its foundational principles and practices, the key elements remain. Even though this book was originally...

Zoos and aquariums are culturally and historically important places where families enjoy their leisure time and scientists study exotic animals. Many contain buildings of great architectural merit. Some people consider zoos little more than animal...

With over 100 colour photographs and illustrations, Raising Resilient Bees is the comprehensive source for new and experienced beekeepers, offering a sustainable, natural and repeatable model of care for hive health and production. Global pests and...

Finalist for the National Book AwardAn intimate reckoning with aquifer depletion in America's heartlandThe Ogallala aquifer has nourished life on the American Great Plains for millennia. But less than a century of unsustainable irrigation farming has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781617813344Author Pat MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Dogwise PublishingPublisher Dogwise PublishingWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

This book describes our current knowledge of soils and turfgrass science as applied to the design, production and management of natural turf. The first five chapters cover general principles while further chapters apply these to specific contexts. These...

'The most important task of the bees, apart from the preparation of honey, wax and propolis, is the healing of the atmosphere! The honey bee, apis mellifera, alone, is able to perform this task. This is its first and foremost purpose.' - Ralf...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910085370Author Harry FieldsFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Blep PublishingPublisher Blep Publishing

Radionics treatments have been recognised for their ability to rebalance the soil to produce quality crops and to treat pests and disease. Dowsing can enable gardeners to identify the best planting locations by considering the influence of the moon and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486436098Author F H KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm)...

Here are two physicists looking over the fence of physics, getting thrilled by the life and growth of trees, taking an altogether different, exciting view of wood: trees produce wood for their own benefit. They do not live for the benefit of man who...

A range of tools, once familiar to the farmworker, gradually became obsolete during the twentieth century. This album describes these tools and the farming processes they performed in the period before the general dominance of the tractor and combine...

Containing 500 full color photographs and illustrations, The Bench Grafter's Handbook: Principles and Practice presents exhaustive information on all aspects of bench grafting. It details requirements of more than 200 temperate woody plant genera,...

A Roman farmer on farming.Columella (Lucius Iunius Moderatus) of Gades (Cadiz) lived in the reigns of the first emperors to about AD 70. He moved early in life to Italy where he owned farms and lived near Rome. It is probable that he did military service...

What is the future of food in light of growing threats from the climate emergency and natural resource depletion, as well as economic and social inequality? This textbook engages with this question, and considers the complex relationships between food,...

An understanding of the mineral nutrition of plants is of fundamental importance in both basic and applied plant sciences. The fourth edition of this book retains the aim of the first in presenting the principles of mineral nutrition in the light of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912271368Author Wally ShawFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Northern Bee BooksPublisher Northern Bee BooksWeight(grams) 73gDimensions(mm) 244mm *...

We know that our diet influences our health. But is there more to the adage "you are what you eat?" Connecting the dots from agriculture to medicine, geologist David R. Montgomery and biologist Anne Bikle argue we overlook the other half of a healthy...

CONTINUOUS COVER FORESTRY Gain expertise in the development of healthier, more sustainable forests with this indispensable guide Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) is an approach to forest management with over a century of history, one which applies...

Have you ever wondered why we eat wheat, rice, potatoes and cassava? Why we routinely domesticate foodstuffs with the power to kill us, or why we chose almonds over acorns? Answering all these questions and more in a readable and friendly style, this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399966221Author Nic LampkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint The Organic Research CentrePublisher The Organic Research CentreWeight(grams)...

Written for senior undergraduate and graduate students, Animal Nutrition Science introduces the fundamental topics of animal nutrition, in a treatment which deals with terrestrial animals in general. Addressing a wider range of topics than the standard...

BACKYARD POULTRY MEDICINE AND SURGERY An expanded edition that explains the diagnosis and treatment of backyard poultryYou can look to Backyard Poultry Medicine and Surgery, Second Edition for practical veterinary information on the treatment of poultry...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781292393261Page Count 80Imprint PearsonPublisher PearsonWeight(grams) 425gDimensions(mm) 310mm * 240mm * 10mm