Agriculture Animal Husbandry category: 3344 books
Heart of Dankness
Underground Botanists, Outlaw Farmers, and the Race for the Cannabis Cup
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Reporting for the Los Angeles Times on the international blind tasting competition held annually in Amsterdam known as the Cannabis Cup*,* novelist Mark Haskell Smith sampled a variety of marijuana that was unlike anything he’d experienced. It wasn’t anything like typical stoner weed, in fact...
Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th Edition
Breed Selection, Facilities, Feeding, Health Care, Managing Layers & Meat Birds
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2017
Serious poultry farmers and backyard bird raisers have relied on this best-selling reference for more than 20 years. The fourth edition of Gail Damerow’s comprehensive handbook is now completely revised and redesigned, making it more accessible and informative than ever. You’ll get the most up-to-date...
Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats, 5th Edition
Breed Selection, Feeding, Fencing, Health Care, Dairying, Marketing
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
This best-selling handbook is packed with detailed information on housing, feeding, and fencing dairy goats. It’s been the trusted resource on the topic for farmers and homesteaders since it was originally published in 1975, and the new edition — completely updated and redesigned — makes Storey’s...
by Pammy Riggs, Kimberley Willis, Rob Ludlow
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
Practical how-to advice for keeping chickens
"For me, raising chickens, for eggs and meat, has been one of the most enjoyable aspects of our family farm. I am a great admirer of "chicken whisperer" Pammy Riggs, and with her two co-authors she has produced an admirably thorough...
by David Wiscombe, Howland Blackiston
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
The fast and easy way to start and maintain a hive
Beekeeping For Dummies is a practical, step-by-step beginner's guide to beekeeping. It gives you plain-English guidance on everything you need to know to start your own beehive, from buying the right equipment, sourcing bees, and locating your...
Chickens, 2nd Edition
Tending a Small-Scale Flock
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Hobby Farms Chickens: Tending a Small-Scale Flock for Pleasure and Profit is geared toward the hobby farmer looking to begin his or her own flock of chickens on a small farm or even backyard. Author Sue Weaver, who keeps various exotic breeds and countless barnies on her farm, is an expert on all...
by John Harrison
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
A practical and indispensable guide which covers all you need to know about keeping poultry in your own back garden.
Find out:
What housing and basic equipment you need.
How to choose and obtain the right poultry for the space you have available.
Which are the best breeds of chickens, ducks,...
by Leslie Purdon
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2007
In the late 1940s, Shay leaves school as soon as he can to become a trailer-boy on a Gardner truck that is noisy, cold and limited in speed. The driver, Fred, is one of the old school, a transport man through and through, who knows the best cafes and pubs and all the tricks of the trade. Shay soon...
The Chicken Encyclopedia
An Illustrated Reference
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
From addled to wind egg and crossed beak to zygote, the terminology of everything chicken is demystified in The Chicken Encyclopedia. Complete with breed descriptions, common medical concerns, and plenty of chicken trivia, this illustrated A-to-Z reference guide is both informative and entertaining....
by Cheryl Kimball
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Kept as pets, raised for their milk, meat, or fiber, or prized for their beauty or rarity, goats are increasingly popular animals on farms large and small. Whether you raise a favored few or a hundred head, this guide is the ultimate resource on North American breeds. The book provides detailed descriptions...
Your Chickens
A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2012
Full of expert advice and plenty of encouragement for the youngest poultry farmers, this introductory guide is designed to show children ages 9 and up how to safely and successfully raise their own chickens. With age-appropriate language and clear diagrams, Gail Damerow provides everything kids need...
Achieving sustainable production of milk Volume 2
Safety, quality and sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Summarises current research on pathogenic risks affecting milk and ways they can be controlled on the farm;
Reviews ways of measuring and reducing the environmental impact of dairy farming such as better grassland management;
Assesses the wider role of dairy farming and how it can be improved in the developing world
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Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
There is an urgent need to increase agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa in a sustainable and economically-viable manner. Transforming risk-averse smallholders into business-oriented producers that invest in producing surplus food for sale provides a formidable challenge, both from a technological...
by W. M. Elkington
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This vintage book contains a detailed guide to breeding and rearing chickens, with information on different systems, construction of accommodation, feeding, breeding, rearing, and many other related aspects. Although old, the information contained within this book is timeless and will be of considerable...