Agriculture and farming

The integration of food into urban planning is a crucial and emerging topic.

El Plan Nacional de Exclusión, Supresión y Erradicación Económica del Picudo del Algodonero presenta estrategias para evitar la entrada de ecotipos de Anthonomus grandis no presentes en Colombia y de Anthonomus vestitus.

Esta publicación es un manual práctico para el floricultor.

Las diversas especies de chisas presentes en la Sabana de Bogotá, han incrementado sus poblaciones causando daños de importancia económica en los cultivos agrícolas.

Posterior a la firma del Acuerdo Final de Paz, la deforestación a nivel nacional aumentó más de un 40%, dentro de este porcentaje, la Amazonía es la región con mayor afectación en el país.

Cultivar un huerto ecológico es algo más que obtener verduras, frutas y hortalizas de manera natural.

Como varroa se le conoce comúnmente a un pequeño parásito, del tamaño aproximado al de un alfiler, el cual ataca a las abejas en todas las etapas de su vida.

In 'Geballte Kraft' von Hans Dominik taucht der Leser in die Welt des technologischen Fortschritts ein, welcher die Gesellschaft revolutioniert.

Este documento contiene la filosofía sanitarista de lo que debe entenderse por cuarentena cerrada, como un proceso al que idealmente debería someterse el germoplasma vegetal importado, antes de ser introducido a los campos colombianos.

Probiotics are live microbial feed supplements that beneficially affect the host by improving its intestinal microbial balance.

The book Innovative Biotic Stress Management Strategies is an attempt to comprehend and consolidate the scattered knowledge on Biotic Stress Management.

A simple but profound book, this is a valuable contribution to the serious study of animal behavior as it pertains to horses.

A delicious alternative to the status quo when it comes to how we farm, cook, and eat Nutrition, environmental impact, ethics, sustainability - it seems like there's no end to the food factors we must consider.

"e;A crackerjack story of one American beekeeper's days .

The Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook specifies methods and terminology for soil and land surveys.

Grow vegetables year-round in a greenhouse powered only by solar energy Originally developed in China to feed millions, Chinese greenhouses are earth-sheltered, solar-heated, east-west oriented, intelligently glazed, and well-insulated.

Jack has researched 41 of the breeds of cattle which you would be most likely to see grazing Britain's farms.

New York Times Bestelling author and BBQ maestro Adam Perry Lang is back!

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Discover a fresh new offering for your farm or orchard businessPawpaws is the first in-depth guide to small-scale commercial cultivation of pawpaws.

This book tackles an increasingly crucial question: What can we do about the seemingly intractable challenges confronting all of humanity today, including climate change, global hunger, water scarcity, environmental stress, and economic instability?

Natural resources like soil, water and air are the key to sustain agricultural productivity with water being most critical these days.

A Brief History of Milk Production details the history of milk farming in England from the earliest days to the modern problems that dairy farmers face.

Based on the understanding that tolerance to pest pressure increases with less crop stress, this book covers all aspects of the molecular mechanisms underlying insect resistance in field crops.

This detailed volume discusses two main subjects concerning pigs: the mechanisms that determine their gastrointestinal tract's ability to withstand potential damage and the European Union's use of feed additives and probiotics instead of antibiotics as growth promoters.

A simple but profound book, this is a valuable contribution to the serious study of animal behavior as it pertains to horses.

*Named one of the Best Wine Books of 2014 by The New York TimesAn Unlikely Vineyard tells the evolutionary story of Deirdre Heekin s farm from overgrown fields to a fertile, productive, and beautiful landscape that melds with its natural 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.

A 2017 IACP Award FinalistA beautifully photographed, innovative guide to edible seaweed and sea vegetables with vegan recipes-for your health and the planet's "e;One of the world's most sustainable and nutritious crops,"e; according to The New Yorker, "e;seaweed could be a miracle food.

In a world filled with chaos, find solace in the pages of "e;Whispers of Wisdom.