Author: Board of Agriculture
Publisher: Natl Academy Pr
Keywords: field, proceedings, education, research, agriculture, sustainable
Number of Pages: 724
Published: 1991-09
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0309045789
ISBN-13: 9780309045780

Interest is growing in sustainable agriculture, which involves the use of productive and profitable farming practices that take advantage of natural biological processes to conserve resources, reduce inputs, protect the environment, and enhance public health. Continuing research is helping to demonstrate the ways that many factors - economics, biology, policy, and tradition - interact in sustainable agriculture systems. This book contains the proceedings of a workshop on the findings of a broad range of research projects funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The areas of study, such as

Authors:Board on Agriculture, National Research Council,
Publisher: National Academies Pre
Keywords: undergraduate, agriculture
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 1992-01-01
List price: $33.00
ISBN-10: 0309046823
ISBN-13: 9780309046824

This book presents efforts to chart the comprehensive changes needed to meet the challenges of undergraduate professional education in agriculture. The United States needs to invest in the future - in human capital and the scientific knowledge base- to revitalize one of its leading industries, the agricultural, food, and environmental system. That objective can be met by educating all students about agriculture as well as by educating others specifically for careers in agriculture. "Agriculture and the Undergraduate" includes perspectives on rewarding excellence in teaching and formulating cur

Authors:Board on Agriculture, National Research Council,
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: food, environmental, system, agricultural, strengthen, research, proposal, investing
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 1989-01-01
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 0309041279
ISBN-13: 9780309041270

This book provides an analysis of funding for agricultural research in the United States and presents a proposal to strengthen this system. Its premise is that a judicious but substantial increase in research funding through competitive grants is the best way to sustain and strengthen the US agricultural, food, and environmental system. The proposal calls for an increased public investment in research; a broadened scientific scope and expanded program areas of research; and four categories of competitively awarded grants, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary research.

Author: Cheese Board Collective StaffCheese Board Colleti
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Keywords: cheese, pastry, pizza, bread, works, board, collective
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2003-09-12
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 1580084192
ISBN-13: 9781580084192

When a tiny cheese shop opened for business on a quaint Berkeley street in 1967, there was little hint of what the shop—and the neighborhood—would grow into over the next 30 years. The Cheese Board became a collective a few years later, and Chez Panisse opened across the street, giving birth to one of the country’s most vibrant food neighborhoods, the epicenter of California’s culinary revolution. Known and loved by locals and travelers alike, the Cheese Board is equal parts bakery, cheese store, pizzeria, and gathering place—a patchwork of the local community, where a passio

Author: Food and Agriculture Org.
Publisher: Unipu
Keywords: economic, social, development, paper, trade, countries, cooperation, among, developing, agricultural
Number of Pages: 207
Published: 1987-06-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 9251025010
ISBN-13: 9789251025017

Author: Food and Agriculture Org.
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Keywords: agricultural, training, materials, policies, planning, development, issues, rural, sustainability
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 1995-12-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 9251036772
ISBN-13: 9789251036778

Author: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Keywords: wood, encyclopedia
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2007-04-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1602390576
ISBN-13: 9781602390577

Timber is one of our most precious, versatile, and vulnerable resources, so using it effectively is important. Knowing your material inside and out is the first step to doing just that. Read about the structure of wood itself, from growth rings to its chemical composition. Learn wood’s physical and mechanical properties, including everything from elasticity to nuclear radiation. This extensive manual includes a section on stress grading as well as thorough descriptions of which fasteners to use and when. It has information on adhesive bonding, biodeterioration, control of moisture content, p