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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Agricultural Series
Author: Agricultural Series ...
Author: United States. Division of Vocational EducationPublisher:
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Category : Agricultural education
Languages : en
Pages : 972
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Arator
Author: John TaylorPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Agricultural Productivity and Producer Behavior
Author: Wolfram SchlenkerPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022661980X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Agricultural yields have increased steadily in the last half century, particularly since the Green Revolution. At the same time, inflation-adjusted agricultural commodity prices have been trending downward as increases in supply outpace the growth of demand. Recent severe weather events, biofuel mandates, and a switch toward a more meat-heavy diet in emerging economies have nevertheless boosted commodity prices. Whether this is a temporary jump or the beginning of a longer-term trend is an open question. Agricultural Productivity and Producer Behavior examines the factors contributing to the remarkably steady increase in global yields and assesses whether yield growth can continue. This research also considers whether agricultural productivity growth has been, and will be, associated with significant environmental externalities. Among the topics studied are genetically modified crops; changing climatic factors; farm production responses to government regulations including crop insurance, transport subsidies, and electricity subsidies for groundwater extraction; and the role of specific farm practices such as crop diversification, disease management, and water-saving methods. This research provides new evidence that technological as well as policy choices influence agricultural productivity.
Managing Soil Health for Sustainable Agriculture Volume 1
Author: Don ReicoskyPublisher: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agric
ISBN: 9781786761880
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
There is a growing concern that both intensive agriculture in the developed world and rapid expansion of agriculture in the developing world is damaging soil health. This volume reviews advances in our understanding of soil structure and dynamics which form the foundation for effective soil management.
The Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Farming Systems
Author: Mike RobinsonPublisher: Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Sc
ISBN: 9781786764300
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
This volume reviews recent research on effective support to improve smallholder livelihoods. After discussing the economics of smallholder farming, the book looks at access to key inputs before assessing ways of improving extension and other services to support sustainable production practices.
The Hungarian Agricultural Miracle?
Author: Zsuzsanna VargaPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 179363436X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
This book examines Soviet agriculture in post-1945 Hungary. It demonstrates how the agrarian lobby, a development following the 1956 revolution, led to contact with the West which allowed for the creation of an effective agricultural system. The author argues that this ‘Hungarian agricultural miracle,’ a hybrid of American technology and Soviet structures, was fundamental to the success of Hungarian collectivization.
Advances in Crop Modelling for a Sustainable Agriculture
Author: Kenneth BootePublisher: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agric
ISBN: 9781786762405
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Crop modelling has huge potential to improve decision making in farming. This collection reviews advances in next-generation models focused on user needs at the whole farm system and landscape scale.
Agricultural Revolution in England
Author: Mark OvertonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521568593
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This book is the first available survey of English agriculture between 1500 and 1850. It combines new evidence with recent findings from the specialist literature, to argue that the agricultural revolution took place in the century after 1750. Taking a broad view of agrarian change, the author begins with a description of sixteenth-century farming and an analysis of its regional structure. He then argues that the agricultural revolution consisted of two related transformations. The first was a transformation in output and productivity brought about by a complex set of changes in farming practice. The second was a transformation of the agrarian economy and society, including a series of related developments in marketing, landholding, field systems, property rights, enclosure and social relations. Written specifically for students, this book will be invaluable to anyone studying English economic and social history, or the history of agriculture.
Agricultural Systems Management
Author: Robert M. PeartPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780203021835
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Running a productive agriculture system has always been about having the right tools and the know-how to pursue optimization and efficiency. In the 21st century, the case can be made that the agriculturist's most important tool is not the cultivator, but the computer. While you still need to know how to adapt to the day-to-day challenges of land an
