Sustainable agriculture

How to maximize your food production in an urban environment.

From seed to plate - the seasons of a remarkable crop Cultivated from sea level to mountaintop, from parched deserts to sodden rain forests, from the rocky Gaspe Peninsula to the plains of Argentina, corn is the grain of the Americas.

How the dirt below our feet can save us from extinction.

Farm finance is a topic that is not often discussed but is vital to the success and longevity of these unique family businesses.

A changing climate is causing challenges for soil and water management in many parts of the world.

Attitudes to GM crops continue to generate tension, even though they have been grown commercially for over 20 years.

Population growth alone dictates that global food supplies must increase by over 50% in coming decades.

Rocky outcrops are landscape features with disproportionately high biodiversity values relative to their size.

Healthy Soils for Healthy Vines provides a clear understanding of vineyard soils and how to manage and improve soil health for best vineyard performance.

The city of Perth is well known and treasured for its areas of protected bushland in the heart of the city.

The city of Perth is well known and treasured for its areas of protected bushland in the heart of the city.

Earth's human population currently exceeds 7 billion, and by the year 2050 our planet will have at least two billion more mouths to feed.

Interest in biochar among soil and environment researchers has increased dramatically over the past decade.

Mountain Ash draws together exciting new findings on the effects of fire and on post-fire ecological dynamics following the 2009 wildfires in the Mountain Ash forests of the Central Highlands of Victoria.

Mountain Ash draws together exciting new findings on the effects of fire and on post-fire ecological dynamics following the 2009 wildfires in the Mountain Ash forests of the Central Highlands of Victoria.

Interpreting Soil Test Results is a practical reference enabling soil scientists, environmental scientists, environmental engineers, land holders and others involved in land management to better understand a range of soil test methods and interpret the results of these tests.

An increasing number of Australians want to be assured that the food and fibre being produced on this continent have been grown and harvested in an ecologically sustainable way.

Our capacity to maintain world food production depends heavily on the thin layer of soil covering the Earth's surface.

Farm dams, creeklines, vegetation and rocky outcrops are natural assets that are essential for healthy, sustainable farms.

Global food security is dependent on ecologically viable production systems, but current agricultural practices are often at odds with environmental sustainability.

We are currently facing significant challenges in environmental management that must be addressed to maintain the health of our planet and our population.

Telling people about research is just as important as doing it.

The greater Perth coast is a biodiverse and ecologically vulnerable region, with its unique native plant species threatened by clearing, invasive species, fire and climate change.

Freshwater scarcity is a critical challenge, with social, economic, political and environmental consequences.

Meeting future food needs without compromising environmental integrity is a central challenge for agriculture globally but especially for the Asia Pacific region - where 60% of the global population, including some of the world's poorest, live on only 30% of the land mass.

Floods, fires, famines, epidemics and disasters of all kinds are on the increase, and as their frequency rises so does the call for greater resilience.

Are you wishing you knew how to better communicate science, without having to read several hundred academic papers and books on the topic?

Millions of hectares of temperate woodland and billions of trees have been cleared from Australia's agricultural landscapes.

Millions of hectares of temperate woodland and billions of trees have been cleared from Australia’s agricultural landscapes.

Peri-urban landscapes are some of the world's most vulnerable areas.

Invasive species are among the greatest challenges to environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity in the world.

Sustainable Futures explores the links between population growth, diminishing resources and environmental challenges, and the implications for Australia's future.

What are the 10 key issues that must be addressed urgently to improve Australia's environment?

Native temperate grasslands are Australia's most threatened ecosystems.

Native temperate grasslands are Australia’s most threatened ecosystems.

This field guide to introduced dung beetles covers all species found in Australia, including two newly introduced species.

This field guide to introduced dung beetles covers all species found in Australia, including two newly introduced species.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Read this book, then look and wonder' Sunday Times *A TLS Book of the Year*We have to learn to live as part of nature, not apart from it.

We got ourselves into this.

"e;How to Produce Extracted Honey"e; is a detailed guide to processing honey from beehives, with information on hive management, equipment, common problems, and more.

Contained within this volume is a complete guide to gardening in New Zealand, with chapters on Bee-keeping and poultry-breeding.

Taken from the sixty-fifth annual report of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, this is an analysis of the importance of honey in the early twentieth century.

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on farming and farm management, being a guide to every aspect of farming from design and construction to drainage and irrigation.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive handbook on farm crops, being an encyclopedia of common crops with information on cultivation, history, varieties, land preparation, weeding, propagation, pests and diseases, harrowing, and much more besides.

Industrial agriculture has taken a toll on our soils, environment and local food cultures.

Nearly every day brings news of another merger or acquisition involving the companies that control our food supply.

With the publication of Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire established himself as one of the most important and radical educational thinkers of his time.

With the publication of Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire established himself as one of the most important and radical educational thinkers of his time.

What is the future of food in light of growing threats from the climate emergency and natural resource depletion, as well as economic and social inequality?