The Agricultural Notebook
eBook - ePub

The Agricultural Notebook

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

About this book

Offers a complete update and revision to the manual for agriculture, geography, and rural studies

The 21st edition of the quintessential reference book on agriculture is filled with updated and new material that provides those in the farming profession with everything they need to know about today's agricultural industry. Filled with contributions from top experts in the field, it provides not only the scientific explanations behind agriculture, but also a range of further reading .

The Agricultural Notebook, 21st Edition features new chapters that address wildlife, the fundamentals of agricultural production, and the modern techniques critical to the industry. It offers new chapters on sheep, goats, ruminant nutrition, monogastric nutrition, and resource management. It also takes a more in-depth approach to plant nutrition, and greater attention to environmental elements. Other topics covered include: soil management & crop nutrition; animal welfare; crop physiology; farm woodland management; farm machinery; and more.

•       Reflects recent changes in the world of agriculture, farming, and the rural environment
•       Features a new chapter on Resource Management
•       Offers separate chapters on goats, sheep, and applied nutrition
•       Every chapter is revised by experts in their subject area

The Agricultural Notebook is an essential purchase for all students of agriculture, countryside, and rural studies. It will also greatly benefit farmers, land agents, agricultural scientists, advisers, and suppliers to the agriculture industry.

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Yes, you can access The Agricultural Notebook by Richard J. Soffe, Matt Lobley, Richard J. Soffe,Matt Lobley in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Agriculture. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Preface
  6. Primrose McConnell: A brief biographical sketch
  7. Contributors
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1 Soils and plant nutrition
  10. 2 Crop physiology
  11. 3 Arable cropping
  12. 4 Crop health – responding to pests, weeds and diseases
  13. 5 Grassland
  14. 6 Farm woodland management
  15. 7 Farming and wildlife
  16. 8 Animal physiology and nutrition
  17. 9 Animal welfare
  18. 10 Animal nutrition
  19. 11 Dairying and beef production
  20. 12 Sheep
  21. 13 Goats
  22. 14 Pig meat production
  23. 15 Poultry
  24. 16 Animal health
  25. 17 Organic farming
  26. 18 Farm business management
  27. 19 Resource management in agriculture
  28. 20 Health and safety in agriculture
  29. 21 Farm machinery
  30. Index
  31. End User License Agreement