Compact Farms

Compact Farms

Author: Josh Volk

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2017-02-07

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1612125948

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Small is beautiful, and these 15 real farm plans show that small-scale farmers can have big-time success. Compact Farms is an illustrated guide for anyone dreaming of starting, expanding, or perfecting a profitable farming enterprise on five acres or less. The farm plans explain how to harness an area’s water supply, orientation, and geography in order to maximize efficiency and productivity while minimizing effort. Profiles of well-known farmers such as Eliot Coleman and Jean-Martin Fortier show that farming on a small scale in any region, in both urban and rural settings, can provide enough income to turn the endeavor from hobby to career. These real-life plans and down-and-dirty advice will equip you with everything you need to actually realize your farm dreams.


Soil Survey Manual

Soil Survey Manual

Author: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering

Publisher:

Published: 1951

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13:

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Grass-fed Cattle

Grass-fed Cattle

Author: Julius Ruechel

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1580176054

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An authoritative reference on the environmentally responsible humane way to raise healthful beef, this manual addresses every aspect of raising grass-fed cattle, from pasture management to marketing.


Agribusiness Management

Agribusiness Management

Author: Freddie L. Barnard

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-10

Total Pages: 485

ISBN-13: 1317485904

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Today’s food and agribusiness managers operate in a rapidly changing, highly volatile, international, high technology, consumer-focused world. Agribusiness Management helps prepare students and managers for a successful career in this new world of food and fiber production and marketing. This text uses four specific approaches to help readers develop and enhance their capabilities as agribusiness managers. First, it offers a contemporary focus that reflects the issues that agribusiness managers face today and are likely to face tomorrow. Second, the book presents conceptual material in a pragmatic way with illustrations and examples that will help the reader understand how a specific concept works in practice. Third, the book has a decision-making emphasis, providing contemporary tools that readers will find useful when making decisions in the contemporary business environment. Finally, Agribusiness Management offers a pertinent set of discussion questions and case studies that will allow the reader to apply the material covered in real-world situations. This fifth edition of Agribusiness Management has been updated throughout and continues to provide students and adult learners with an essential understanding of what it takes to be a successful agribusiness manager in today’s rapidly evolving, highly unpredictable marketplace.


Aquaculture Development In Less Developed Countries

Aquaculture Development In Less Developed Countries

Author: Leah Smith

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-01

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 0429704607

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Aquaculture may not be the panacea for the world's food problems, but It has the potential to make important contributions to diet and incomes in some areas. This book, intended to improve planning for further development of aquaculture, examines the factors that can determine the success or failure of aquaculture projects in developing countries.