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Remote Sensing for Crop Plants: Modeling Methods and ApplicationsRemote sensing is the process of detecting and monitoring the physical characteristics of an area by measuring its reflected and emitted radiation at a distance from a satellite, drone or aircraft. It is used in several fields including photography, geology, and surveying. Remote sensing...
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Lost But Found: An Upcountry LifeRobert Kimber has led a largely rural life as a farmer, writer, and woodsman. The essays gathered in this wide-ranging collection reflect a lifetime of adventures and misadventures. Kimber writes of canoeing and fishing, stubborn sheep and old tractors, and the joys of roaming...
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Forest as a Health ResourceJoachim Rathmann presents the interdisciplinary links between forests and human health. Forests provide numerous ecosystem services for the survival, well-being, and maintenance and enhancement of human health. Forests provide multisensory recreational spaces and can therefore be considered a resource that positively impacts both physical,...
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Farmer's Handbook of Explosives: Instructions in the Use of Explosives for Clearing Land, Planting and Cultivating Trees, Subsoiling, Ditching and OthThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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War and Nature: Fighting Humans and Insects with Chemicals from World War I to Silent SpringWhile cultural and scholarly traditions have led us to believe that war and control of nature are separate, there are many more similarities than most people might suspect. Tracing the history of chemical warfare and pest control, Edmund Russell shows how war and control...
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The Wonder of Genetics: The Creepy, the Curious, and the CommonplaceThis refreshingly clear layperson's overview of genetics shows how heredity actually works and how it is studied in plants and animals, clearly explaining these concepts without an overload of technical jargon. The author devotes separate chapters to such popular topics as: the genetic differences...
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The Self Sufficient BackyardAuthor: Ron Melchiore, Johanna MelchiorePublisher: Claude DavisPublished: 09/15/2023Pages: 354Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.81lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.74dISBN: 9781732557161
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The Lean Micro Farm: How to Get Small, Embrace Local, Live Better, and Work Less"Ben Hartman is a true innovator for the small farm."--Curtis Stone, author of The Urban Farmer It's time to think big about small farms. Award-winning author and "green leader" (Grist) Ben Hartman shares practical how-to tips, personal stories, and surprising examples of cutting-edge farmers...
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Mini Encyclopedia of Chicken Breeds and Care: A Color Directory of the Most Popular Breeds and Their CareA comprehensive and richly illustrated guide to keeping chickens Keeping chickens became very popular 15 years ago when cities eased restrictions and small-scale farmers in cities and in the country relished the flavor and nutritional benefits of free-range eggs, and the meat of chickens...
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Psammic Peinobiomes: Nutrient-Limited Ecosystems of the Upper Orinoco and Rio Negro BasinsAuthor: Joseph Alfred ZinckPublisher: SpringerPublished: 08/30/2023Pages: 541Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.09lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.19dISBN: 9783031207983About the AuthorAlfred Zinck: Bachelor in Geography and Master in Edaphology and Geomorphology, University of Strasbourg, France. Doctorate in Regional Planning, University of Bordeaux, France. Postdoc Soil Science Dept....
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Control Measures for Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli (Stec) Associated with Meat and Dairy ProductsAlthough Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) have been isolated from a variety of food production animals, they are most commonly associated with ruminants from which we derive meat and milk. Because of the widespread and diverse nature of ruminant-derived food production, coupled with the...
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Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat (Rte) Foods: Attribution, Characterization and MonitoringSince the publication of the 2004 risk assessment, outbreaks of illness and resultant deaths due to L. monocytogenes continue to occur across the globe. Continued effort is needed to summarize and critically evaluate the most recent information on L. monocytogenes in RTE foods. New...
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Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food SystemAgroecology is at the forefront of transforming our food systems. This bestselling textbook provides the essential foundation for understanding this transformation in all its components: agricultural, ecological, economic, social, cultural, and political. It presents a case for food system change, explains the principles and...
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Hyperspectral Indices and Image Classifications for Agriculture and Vegetation: Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of VegetationWritten by leading global experts, including pioneers in the field, the four-volume set on Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation, Second Edition, reviews existing state-of- the-art knowledge, highlights advances made in different areas, and provides guidance for the appropriate use of hyperspectral data in the...
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Principles of Sustainable Business: Frameworks for Corporate Action on the SdgsThe basic function of companies is to add value to society. Profits are a means to an end, not an end in itself. The ability of companies to innovate, scale and invest provides them with a powerful base for positive change. But companies are...
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The Flower Farmer's Year: How to Grow Cut Flowers for Pleasure and ProfitWhether you want to grow for pleasure or start your own business, The Flower Farmer's Year is the perfect guide. Grow your own cut flowers and you can fill your house with the gorgeous colours and heavenly scents of your favourite blooms, knowing that...
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Four-Seasons Organic Cow CarePart of the joy and wonder of farming lies in the changing of the seasons: plant¬ing, calving, tilling, milking, harvest . . . As the seasons pass, any dairy or cattle operation will see its share of problems crop up as well, many with...
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Queen RearingAuthor: L. E. Snelgrove, Louis SnelgrovePublisher: Peacock PressPublished: 05/22/2008Pages: 348Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.72dISBN: 9781904846215This title is not returnable
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The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-To-Basics GuideThe Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the only book that teaches all the skills needed to live independently in harmony with the land harnessing natural forms of energy, raising crops and keeping livestock, preserving foodstuffs, making beer and wine, basketry,...
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The Autobiography of a Pioneer GirlThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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