Anyone considering adding beef production to their enterprise should read this book. This publication is a comprehensive and practical overview of safety, yard design, livestock identification, compulsory paperwork, breeds, crossbreeding, deciding on what to produce, herd health, routine husbandry, diseases and parasites. Table of Contents: Producer safety Yard design Quality assurance Stock movement by road Stress is costly Breed and crossbreed Decide on your product Biosecurity and herd health Some terms explained.
This book is for people interested in managing weeds in the landscape, either for the protection of our natural resources and biodiversity, or for the protection of agricultural production and productivity. A practical guide to help you design successful weed management programs. The AgGuide series provides an indispensable collection of resources for modern farming. Table of contents: · Are weeds a serious problem? · Defining your weed problem · Understanding your weeds · Managing your weed problem · Non-chemical weed control methods · Chemical weed control · Making an action plan
This practical book shows producers how to make good decisions in the beef industry. It provides an overview of the cattle industry, with details on breeding management, pastures, selling methods and costs, beef grading and marketing, muscle and fat scores. Contains diagrams and photos with easy to follow instructions. AgGuides are compiled by highly regarded industry experts to provide easy to follow advice on agriculture and support the Tocal College external study program for agriculture. Written by: Jennifer Laffan Technical advisers: Ian Blackwood, Brett Littler Table of Contents: · Cattle industry overview · Manage the breeding herd · Pastures for the herd · Selling methods and costs · Other aspects of marketing · Muscle and muscle score · Fat assessment and fat scores · Frame size · Growth, maturity and carcase suitability · Understand your product · The killsheet · Get the best return · Some terms explained · Appendix 1: Ruminants and rumination · Appendix 2: Calculating and using DSE ratings for beef cattle
Property planning is a key part of caring for your land. Learn how to plan your farm layout so you can manage soil types and land capabilities to achieve sustainable production. Plan nature conservation measures to improve biodiversity and enterprise viability. Property Planning takes a simple, step-by-step approach. Now in its 4th edition, Property Planning now includes a brief introduction to digital farm mapping and AgTech.
Free range poultry sounds simple - and it can be given the right skills and reasonable expectations. This book has been written to provide easily consumed technical information and real-life examples from growers who range from large scale production to mixed farming of meat and egg production to help you get started in free range poultry. Topics covered include: - Sourcing stock - Pastures for poultry - Health management - Biosecurity - Regulations Plus nine case studies. Each case study is unique—just as your enterprise will be. The examples we use range from large-scale, highly sophisticated production and marketing units to a farm with an eclectic mixture of meat and egg organic production, and all points in between. AgGuides are compiled by highly regarded industry experts to provide easy to follow advice on agriculture and support the Tocal College external study program for agriculture. AgGuides are compiled by highly regarded industry experts to provide easy to follow advice on agriculture and support the Tocal College external study program for agriculture.
The aim of this book is to provide bee-keepers with a guide to the common pests and diseases of bees. Healthy Bees covers seasonal factors that affect the health of the colony, nutrition, non-infectious disorders, diseases, exotic pests, and strategies to prevent them. Clear photographs to help you recognise and identify pests and diseases, and videos demonstrate collecting samples from your hive. Contents Introduction CHAPTER 1: The honey bee Introduction Lifecycle of the honey bee Castes of bees and their roles in the colony Genetics Inbreeding Sex hormones in the hive CHAPTER 2: Colony size Introduction Colony size varies with seasons Nectar flow and brood rearing Managing bees in winter Managing bees in spring CHAPTER 3: Nutrition Food for bees Feeding sugar to honey bees Plants as poisons CHAPTER 4: Effects of seasons and location Seasons Location CHAPTER 5: Disease and disorder Health of bees is important Non-infectious disorders Causes of disease CHAPTER 6: Strategies to prevent disease Be alert Inspect the hive Comb replacement program Barrier system Best practice CHAPTER 7: Diseases of the honey bee brood American foulbrood European foulbrood Chalkbrood Sacbrood Kashmir bee virus Black queen cell virus Prepare a larval smear for diagnosis CHAPTER 8: Diseases of adult honey bees Nosema disease Chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV) CHAPTER 9: Hive pests Small hive beetle (SHB) Wax moth Other pests CHAPTER 10: Exotic pests Varroa mite Sugar shaking to detect external parasites Tracheal mite Tropilaelaps mite Predatory hornets Large hive beetles CHAPTER 11: Surveillance and response to exotic pests and disease Surveillance Response to surveillance alert CHAPTER 12: Honey bees and the law Introduction Beekeeper registration Abandoned or neglected hives The legal requirement to notify Biosecurity Code of Practice Bonus Chapter: Testing for Hygienic Behaviour Liquid Nitrogen-Killed Brood Test Appendix 1: Glossary Appendix 2: The pollen story Not all pollen is equal No pollen and the colony dies Pollen substitutes Sugar syrup, brood rearing, pollen foraging References Appendix 3: Competencies supported by this publication
Fertiliser Essentials is a deep dive into the importance of fertiliser management to a successful farming enterprise. Whether your primary business is cropping, grazing, or horticulture... there is something for you. Whether you use manufactured or natural fertilisers... there is something for you. And whether you apply fertilisers using a tractor or a drone... there is something for you. Fertiliser Essentials is the quintessential reference work for fertiliser use in Australia in the early 21st Century. Beautifully designed and extensively referenced, it is a must-read for anyone working or interested in modern agriculture. In full colour and 224 pages. Originally produced in the mid 1990s, Fertiliser Essentials is the fifth edition of this seminal publication. The fifth edition is divided into four sections: 1. Soils and fertilisers 2. Major elements 3. Micronutrients and natural fertilisers 4. Equipment, precision and calculations The aims of the book are: · to give land managers a basic knowledge of the principles of fertiliser use · to show how these principles can be used in growing crops and pastures. The book covers some horticultural and viticultural topics, but these are not dealt with in detail · to examine the environmental effects of fertilisers · to briefly introduce alternatives to traditional fertiliser strategies. TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1 Soils and fertilisers Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Safety Chapter 3. Understanding fertiliser terms Chapter 4. Soil testing Chapter 5. Healthy soils and nutrient management Chapter 6. Acid soils and the pH connection Chapter 7. Plant nutrition Chapter 8. Possible crop nutrition problems Part 2 major elements Chapter 9. The major element Nitrogen Chapter 10. Nitrogen in pastures Chapter 11. Nitrogen for crops Chapter 12. The major element Phosphorus Chapter 13. Phosphorus for pastures Chapter 14. Phosphorus for crops Chapter 15. The major element Potassium Chapter 16. The major element Sulfur Part 3 micronutrients and natural fertilisers Chapter 17. Micronutrients Chapter 18. The micronutrient Molybdenum Chapter 19. The micronutrient Boron Chapter 20. The micronutrient Zinc Chapter 21. The micronutrient Selenium Chapter 22. The micronutrient Cobalt Chapter 23. The micronutrient Copper Chapter 24. The micronutrient Manganese Chapter 25. The micronutrient chlorine Chapter 26. The micronutrient Iron Chapter 27. Naturally-derived fertilisers Part 4 equipment, precision and calculations Chapter 28. Application equipment Chapter 29. Precision Agriculture Chapter 30. Calculating fertiliser costs and rates Chapter 31. Scenarios Chapter 32. Nutrient program checklist Glossary Appendix 1. Managing work health and safety (WHS) risks Appendix 2. Relative tolerance of various crops and pastures to acid soils Appendix 3. Relative tolerance of crops and pastures to soil salinity Appendix 4. Fertiliser manufacturer product card Appendix 5. Nutrient removal by crops# Appendix 6 Legume inoculant groups Appendix 7. Bout width and application rate Appendix 8. Industry organisations Appendix 9. Record templates
This AgGuide, Products of the hive, is about more than honey production. The complex behaviour of bees results in other products such as wax, pollen, propolis, royal jelly and, for older bees, bee venom. There are a range of possibilities for beekeepers to consider when it comes to overall profitability of keeping honey bees. This book has been compiled for experienced beekeepers to give them ideas about how they might diversify their income from beekeeping activities. It has also been written for those who have a general interest and fascination with the art and pleasure of beekeeping. It includes an account of increased knowledge about the bioactivity of honey. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Honey Chapter 3: Bioactive honey Chapter 4: Beeswax Chapter 5: Creamed and candied honey Chapter 6: Pollen Chapter 7: Propolis Chapter 8: Comb honey Chapter 9: Royal jelly Chapter 10: Bee venom Appendix 1: Exhibiting honey and beeswax Appendix 2: The peroxide-type and non-peroxide-type activity of honey Appendix 3: Special cases: Manuka and Leptospermum honeys Appendix 4: Codex for honey
