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This book deals with the early history of agriculture in a defined part of Western Europe: the loess belt west of the river Rhine. It is a well-illustrated book that integrates existing and new information, starting with the first farmers and ending when food production was no longer the chief source of livelihood for the entire population. The loess belt was chosen because it is a region with only one type of soil and climate as these are all-important factors where farming is concerned.

The inspiring and entertaining story of a determined young woman alone, who overcame the isolation of her family farm to build a flourishing business. When Lisa Harper returned to her family’s farm at the head of remote Mahau Sound, in the Marlborough Sounds, after years overseas working as a scientist, she showed all the pluck and entrepreneurial streak of the earlier generations of women in her family. The isolation wasn’t going to deter her from starting a new business....

Materials from renewable resources are receiving increased attention, as leading industries and manufacturers attempt to replace declining petrochemical-based feedstocks with products derived from natural biomass, such as cereal straws. Cereal straws are expected to play an important role in the shift toward a sustainable economy, and a basic knowledge of the composition and structure of cereal straw is the key to using it wisely. Cereal Straw as a Resource for Sustainable Biomaterials and...

Too many fishing vessels chasing too few fish is a persistent problem in many countries. To address this, governments often turn to vessel decommissioning schemes as a means of adjusting fishing capacity to match available fish resources. This report presents a set of best practice guidelines on the design and implementation of decommissioning schemes. By drawing on case studies of decommissioning schemes from OECD and non-OECD countries, it provides policy makers and fisheries managers wi...

The old-time shepherd – lamb in one hand, crook in the other – is an emblem of sturdiness, dependability and independence. He was one of the most important men on the farm, responsible for the care and well-being of the flock, with which he might need to spend days and nights out in open pastures. How did he manage his charges and his own life? What skills and equipment did he use? How did sheep farming change in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and what effect did those changes hav...

Small-scale farming has grown greatly in popularity during the last two decades, with a greater turn in public awareness toward locally grown, organic, grass-fed products that have not been modified, chemically altered, or poorly fed. The Complete Guide to Organic Livestock Farming shows you what you need to know to start up a small organic farm.

In "Health on the Farm: A Manual of Rural Sanitation and Hygiene," H. F. Harris presents a comprehensive examination of public health practices tailored for rural settings. This seminal work integrates scientific principles with practical advice, addressing issues such as sanitation, disease prevention, and nutrition. Employing a clear, didactic style, Harris steers readers through the intricacies of maintaining health in an agricultural context, reflecting the growing understanding of ger...

Since its first publication "Agriculture for Beginners" has found a welcome in thousands of schools and homes.Naturally many suggestions as to changes, additions, and other improvements have reached its authors.The authors hope and think that the remaking of the book has added to its usefulness and attractiveness.They believe now, as they believed before, that there is no line of separation between the science of agriculture and the practical art of agriculture. The...

In 1971, Richard Nixion signed the National Cancer Act into law. Forty-eight years later, the war still wages on. Nixon's war on cancer failed to find a cure; cancer cases continue to grow at an alarming rate, while new cancer types are discovered every year. Think about this, globally, trillions of dollars a year is desperately given by people, in the hope researchers will find a cure. Is there something we are missing? It seems like every effort to make the world more healthy seems to fa...

This book is the first detailed and comprehensive guide to the use of feedpads in the dairy industry, from planning and construction to day-to-day management, written especially for farmers. With ongoing droughts and access to water driving up the cost of conserved forages and feeding concentrates, feedpads offer flexible and efficient systems to maximise returns on feeding expensive supplements to grazing dairy cows, and form part of the risk management strategy for dairy farms. Feedpads for...

This book is a state-of-the-art review of the physical, chemical and mineralogical properties of anthropogenic soils, their genesis morphology and classification, geocultural setting, and strategies for reclamation, revitalization, use and management.