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Cambridge University Press Agricultural Reform in China
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Cambridge University Press Mastering the Market
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Cambridge University Press Mastering the Market The State and the Grain Trade in Northern France 17001860
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Cambridge University Press The Political Economy of Agricultural Price Distortions
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Cambridge University Press Trading Fish Saving Fish The Interaction between Regimes in International Law 76 Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law Series Number 76
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Cambridge University Press The Peasant Cotton Revolution in West Africa Cte dIvoire 18801995 101 African Studies Series Number 101
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Cambridge University Press Success in Agricultural Transformation What It Means and What Makes It Happen
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Cambridge University Press Empire of Timber Labor Unions and the Pacific Northwest Forests Studies in Environment and History
Book SynopsisThe battles to protect ancient forests and spotted owls in the Northwest splashed across the evening news in the 1980s and early 1990s. Empire of Timber re-examines this history to demonstrate that workers used their unions to fight for a healthy workplace environment and sustainable logging practices that would allow themselves and future generations the chance to both work and play in the forests. Examining labor organizations from the Industrial Workers of the World in the 1910s to unions in the 1980s, Empire of Timber shows that conventional narratives of workers opposing environmental protection are far too simplistic and often ignore the long histories of natural resource industry workers attempting to protect their health and their futures from the impact of industrial logging. Today, when workers fear that environmental restrictions threaten their jobs, learning the history of alliances between unions and environmentalists can build those conversations in the present.Trade Review'We know a lot about the US environmental movement. There is also a considerable body of scholarship that explores the tumultuous past of unions and unionizing. Forging the links between these historiographies has been rare. Add Empire of Timber to that clutch of pathbreaking studies.' Char Miller, Pomona College, California'Empire of Timber represents a major contribution to environmental and forest history, and with its thoughtful thematic combination of work, health, and resource sustainability, it sits at the cutting edge of scholarship in these fields.' Sarah Phillips, Boston UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Industrial nature, working bodies; 2. The battle for the body; 3. Working class forests; 4. The total work environment; 5. Countercultural forest workers; 6. Organized labor and the ancient forest campaigns; Conclusion.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sea State
Book SynopsisA Recommended Read from: Vogue * USA Today * The Los Angeles Times * Publishers Weekly * The Week * Alma * Lit HubA stunning and brutally honest memoir that shines a light on what happens when female desire conflicts with a culture of masculinity in crisisIn her midthirties and newly free from a terrible relationship, Tabitha Lasley quit her job at a London magazine, packed her bags, and poured her savings into a six-month lease on an apartment in Aberdeen, Scotland. She decided to make good on a long-deferred idea for a book about oil rigs and the men who work on them. Why oil rigs? She wanted to see what men were like with no women around.In Aberdeen, Tabitha became deeply entrenched in the world of roughnecks, a teeming subculture rich with brawls, hard labor, and competition. The longer she stayed, the more she found her presence had a destabilizing effect on the men—and her.Sea State is on the one hand a portrait of an overlooked industry: “offshore” is a way of life for generations of primarily working-class men and also a potent metaphor for those parts of life we keep at bay—class, masculinity, the transactions of desire, and the awful slipperiness of a ladder that could, if we tried hard enough, lead us to security.Sea State is on the other hand the story of a journalist whose professional distance from her subject becomes perilously thin. In Aberdeen, Tabitha gets high and dances with abandon, reliving her youth, when the music was good and the boys were bad. Twenty years on, there is Caden: a married rig worker who spends three weeks on and three weeks off. Alone and in an increasingly precarious state, Tabitha dives into their growing attraction. The relationship, reckless and explosive, will lay them both bare.
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WW Norton & Co Extra Virginity The Sublime and Scandalous World
Book SynopsisThe sacred history and profane present of a substance long seen as the essence of health and civilization.Trade Review"Starred review. Engrossing history, vivid contemporary reporting and a cogent call to action, expertly blended in an illuminating text." "The New Yorker writer does for his subject what Susan Orlean did for orchids." "... [Extra-Virginity] does for olive oil what Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation did for hamburgers. Mueller traces the history of this valuable product from antiquity to the present, but the really disturbing part is his expose of the inferior quality control and outright fraud among today's' oil producers." "How long have readers been waiting for a book like this? A century? A millennium? Finally, the earth's most poetic food has found its storyteller. Essential, smart, and ridiculously overdue." -- Bill Buford, author of Heat
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W. W. Norton & Company Every Last Fish
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Penguin Putnam Inc Banana
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Required reading.”—New York Post “Ambitious in scope… both fascinating and disturbing... I’ll never walk through the produce aisle the same way again… [Banana] is at once a political and economic treatise, a scientific explication, and a cultural history.”—The Boston Globe “Clear, engaging… admirable… part historical narrative and part pop-science adventure.”—San Francisco Chronicle “[A] brilliant history.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer “A fascinating and surprising history of our most ubiquitous fruit.”—Edward Humes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Monkey Girl and Mississippi Mad “The history of oil has nothing on that of the yellow fruit.”—Salon.com
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Basic Books The Way We Eat Now
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Feed Efficiency in the Beef Industry
Book SynopsisFeed efficiency is increasingly seen as an important factor in both the economic viability and environmental sustainability of cattle production. This book provides beef industry professionals and researchers with a thorough yet concise overview of feed efficiency research.Table of ContentsContributors ix Foreword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1Rodney A. Hill Chapter 1 Input Factors Affecting Profitability: a Changing Paradigm and a Challenging Time 7Jason K. Ahola and Rodney A. Hill Chapter 2 Measuring Individual Feed Intake and Utilization in Growing Cattle 21D.H. (Denny) Crews, Jr. and Gordon E. Carstens Chapter 3 Producer Awareness and Perceptions about Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle 29J.D. Wulfhorst, Stephanie Kane, Jason K. Ahola, John B. Hall, and Rodney A. Hill Chapter 4 Feed Efficiency in Different Management Systems: Cow-Calf and in the Feedyard 47Keela M. Retallick and Dan B. Faulkner Chapter 5 Lessons from the Australian Experience 61Robert M. Herd and Paul F. Arthur Chapter 6 Nutrition and Feed Efficiency of Beef Cattle 75Monty S. Kerley Chapter 7 Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency 93Paul F. Arthur and Robert M. Herd Chapter 8 Feed Efficiency and Animal Robustness 105Wendy M. Rauw Chapter 9 Interactions with Other Traits: Reproduction and Fertility 123John A. Basarab, Carolyn Fitzsimmons, C. Scott Whisnant, and Robert P. Wettemann Chapter 10 Feed Efficiency Interactions with Other Traits: Growth and Product Quality 145Rodney A. Hill and Jason K. Ahola Chapter 11 Estimating Feed Efficiency of Lactating Dairy Cattle Using Residual Feed Intake 159Erin E. Connor, Jana L. Hutchison, and H. Duane Norman Chapter 12 Muscle and Adipose Tissue: Potential Roles in Driving Variation in Feed Efficiency 175Cassie M. Welch, Marcus McGee, Theresa A. Kokta, and Rodney A. Hill Chapter 13 Epigenetics and Effects on the Neonate That May Impact Feed Efficiency 199Allison M. Meyer, Joel S. Caton, Bret W. Hess, Stephen P. Ford, and Lawrence P. Reynolds Chapter 14 Hormonal Regulation of Feed Efficiency 225Michael E. Davis, Macdonald P. Wick, and Martin G. Maquivar Chapter 15 Variation in Metabolism: Biological Efficiency of Energy Production and Utilization That Affects Feed Efficiency 251Walter G. Bottje and Gordon E. Carstens Chapter 16 Modeling Feed Efficiency 275Roberto Sainz Index 287
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Cengage Learning, Inc Fast Food Nation
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Penguin Putnam Inc Gastrophysics
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The University Press of Kentucky Sacred Mountains A Christian Ethical Approach to
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Governance of Marine Fisheries and Biodiversity
Book SynopsisGovernance of Marine Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation explores governance of the world s oceans with a focus on the impacts of two inter-connected but historically separate streams of governance: one for fisheries, the other for biodiversity conservation.Trade Review“A significant strength of the book is its multidisciplinary approach combined with the contributors’ collective hands-on experience. Together they offer considerable insights and rich descriptions. Each chapter offers new insights in the topic, and no chapter is redundant. Because of the book’s richness of perspectives and its structure, it is excellent for looking up various topics of interest, whether the reader is a newcomer to the field or is knowledgeable in areas of the book. The book is therefore suitable for anyone addressing fisheries governance and/or biodiversity conservation.” (Marine Biology Research, 25 June 2015) 'A significant strengh of the book is its multidisciplinary approach combined with the contributors' collective hands-on experience. (...) Because of the book's richness of perspectives and its structure, it is excellent for looking up various topics of interest, whether the reader is a newcomer to the field or is knowledgeable in areas of the book. (...) the book is an accomplishment in that it has managed to include perspectives from a range of disciplines, providing a unique richness of perspectives and detailed descriptions of management bodies, instruments, frameworks, concepts, ideas, regulations and laws. It is a valuable book for anyone addressing fisheries governance and/or biodiversity conservation and a must for a wide range of libraries.' Kjellrun Hiis Hauge, Marine Biology Research, 2015Table of ContentsNotes on contributors viii Foreword by Bonnie J. McCay xvi Foreword by Árni M. Mathiesen xviii Foreword by Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias xx Preface xxii Acknowledgements xxv List of selected acronyms xxvi Glossary xxx PART I: GOVERNANCE TRENDS AND CHALLENGES 1 1 Governance of marine fisheries and biodiversity conservation: A history 3 S.M. Garcia, J. Rice and A. Charles 2 Governance of marine fisheries and biodiversity conservation: Convergence or coevolution? 18 S.M. Garcia, J. Rice and A. Charles 3 Governance of marine fisheries and biodiversity conservation: the integration challenge 37 S.M. Garcia, J. Rice and A. Charles PART II: GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS 53 4 Bio-ecological dimensions of fisheries management, biodiversity and governance 55 J. Rice and P. Mace 5 The economic dimension: addressing behaviour, incentives and context for effective governance 68 S. Hanna 6 The social dimension: the challenge of dealing with equity 82 B. Hersoug 7 The global legal dimension: navigating the legal currents of rights and responsibilities 96 A.H. Hoel and D. VanderZwaag 8 Spatial dimensions of fisheries and biodiversity governance 110 R. Kenchington, O. Vestergaard and S.M. Garcia 9 Scientific foundation: towards integration 124 J. Rice, S. Jennings and A. Charles PART III: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 137 10 Global level institutions and processes: frameworks for understanding critical roles and foundations of cooperation and integration 139 L. Ridgeway 11 Global level institutions and processes: assessment of critical roles, foundations of cooperation and integration and their contribution to integrated marine governance 148 L. Ridgeway 12 Integrative policy and legal instruments, approaches and tools: fisheries and biodiversity conservation 166 B. Kuemlangan, J. Sanders, P. Deupmann and C. De Young 13 Conservation and risk of extinction of marine species 181 P. Mace, C. O’Criodain, J. Rice and G. Sant 14 Parallel initiatives: CBD’s Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs) and FAO’s Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) criteria and processes 195 J. Rice, J. Lee and M. Tandstad PART IV: REGIONAL GOVERNANCE 209 15 Regional governance for fisheries and biodiversity 211 R. Warner, K.M. Gjerde and D. Freestone 16 Regional governance: the case of NEAFC and OSPAR 225 K. Hoydal, D. Johnson and A.H. Hoel 17 Regional governance: the Mediterranean cradle 239 F. Simard, M. Camilleri and L. Sbai 18 CCAMLR and Antarctic conservation: the leader to follow? 253 D. Miller and N.M. Slicer 19 Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries in the Benguela Current LME area 271 J. Augustyn, S. Petersen, L. Shannon and H. Hamukuaya 20 Governance of marine fisheries and conservation in the context of the European Union 285 S. Beslier and B. Drobenko PART V: NATIONAL GOVERNANCE 299 21 The use of national frameworks for sustainable development of marine fisheries and conservation, ecosystem-based management and integrated ocean management 301 K. Sainsbury, P. Gullestad and J. Rice 22 Small-scale fisheries: importance, vulnerability and deficient knowledge 317 J. Kolding, C. Béné and M. Bavinck 23 Stewardship in tropical small-scale fisheries: community and national perspectives 332 P. Christie, L.M. Campbell and N. Armada 24 Making space for small-scale fishing communities: use and misuse of spatial management instruments 346 M.R. Sowman, R. Rajagopalan, C. Sharma and J. Sunde 25 ENGOs and SIDS: environmental interventions in small island developing states 360 P. McConney, R. Pomeroy and Z. Khan 26 The role of capacity building for improving governance of fisheries and conservation of marine ecosystems 374 J.C. Seijo and S. Salas 27 F ishers’ organizations: their role in decision-making for fisheries and conservation 385 M. Makino, A.S. Cabanban and S. Jentoft 28 The role of courts in fisheries management and marine biodiversity protection: US and EU systems 398 P. Shelley and T. van Rijn PART VI: CONCLUSION 411 29 A tale of two streams: synthesizing governance of marine fisheries and biodiversity conservation 413 A. Charles, S.M. Garcia and J. Rice ANNEXES Annex 1: History of fisheries and biodiversity conservation: A timeline of key events (1850–2012) 429 Annex 2: Key global institutions, bodies and processes: Roles, participation and main focus 461 Index 497
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Hakes
Book SynopsisThe species of hake, making up the genus Merluccius, are commercially important and currently largely over exploited, with many stocks badly depleted and showing only limited signs of recovery. From the end of the 1990s, concepts such as sustainability, ecosystem-based approaches to fisheries management, a code for the responsible conduct for fisheries, governance and others have emerged or have been considered by politicians, stakeholders and society. Moreover, new tools for stock assessment have been developed. But many hake stocks of the genus Merluccius show no sign of restoration. Hakes: Biology and Exploitation brings together a wealth of important information on the biology and exploitation of hake and hoki stocks around the world. Each chapter provides an overview of the fisheries of each species in an ecological and environmental context, looking at stock distribution, characteristics of the environment, life history, reproduction, diet, growth, mortaliTable of ContentsList of contributors ix Preface xvii Acknowledgement xxi 1 European hake (Merluccius merluccius) in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean 1Maria Korta, Dorleta García, Marina Santurtún, Nerea Goikoetxea, Eider Andonegi, Hilario Murua, Paula Álvarez, Santiago Cerviño, José Castro and Arantza Murillas 2 Fisheries, ecology and markets of South African hake 38M. D. Durholtz, L. Singh, T. P. Fairweather, R. W. Leslie, C.D. van der Lingen, C. A. R. Bross, L. Hutchings, R. A. Rademeyer, D. S. Butterworth and A. I. L. Payne 3 Biology and fisheries of the shallow-water hake (Merluccius capensis) and the deep-water hake (Merluccius paradoxus) in Namibia 70M. R. Wilhelm, C. H. Kirchner, J. P. Roux, A. Jarre, J. A. Iitembu, J. N. Kathena and P. Kainge 4 Southern hake (Merluccius australis) in New Zealand: biology, fisheries and stock assessment 101Peter L. Horn 5 The biology, fishery and market of Chilean hake (Merluccius gayi gayi) in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean 126C. Gatica, S. Neira, H. Arancibia and S. Vásquez 6 Biology and fishery of common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) and southern hake (Merluccius australis) around the Falkland/Malvinas Islands on the Patagonian Shelf of the Southwest Atlantic Ocean 154A. I. Arkhipkin, V. V. Laptikhovsky and A. J. Barton 7 The biology and fishery of hake (Merluccius hubbsi) in the Argentinean–Uruguayan Common Fishing Zone of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean 185María Inés Lorenzo and Omar Defeo 8 Biology and fisheries of hake (Merluccius hubbsi) in Brazilian waters, Southwestern Atlantic Ocean 211André Martins Vaz-dos-Santos and Paulo Ricardo Schwingel 9 Biology, fisheries, assessment and management of Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) 234Owen S. Hamel, Patrick H. Ressler, Rebecca E. Thomas, Daniel A. Waldeck, Allan C. Hicks, John A. Holmes and Guy W. Fleischer 10 Biology and fisheries of New Zealand hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) 263Mary E. Livingston, Rosemary J. Hurst, Richard L. O’Driscoll, Andy McKenzie, Sira L. Ballara and Peter L. Horn 11 Biology, fishery and products of Chilean hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae magellanicus) 294Rubén Alarcún and Hugo Arancibia 12 An overview of hake and hoki fisheries: analysis of biological, fishery and economic indicators 324Arancibia Hugo, Tony Pitcher and Mary Livingston Index 341
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd RFID and Sensor Network Automation in the Food
Book SynopsisRadio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a key technology in the food industry that facilitates real-time visibility of items as they move through the supply chain and on to the end-consumer. Among all the currently available automatic identification technologies, RFID has clear dominance in terms of its ability to support real-time two-way communication, data storage and update, authentication, ambient condition sense and report, batch read without direct line-of-sight, operation in harsh environments and sensor-based applications. RFID and Sensor Network Automation in the Food Industry provides sufficient detail on the use of RFID and sensor networks from `farm to fork? (F2F) to allow the reader to appreciate the myriad possible applications of RFID and associated sensor network systems throughout the entire food supply chain. This includes precision agriculture, the provision of seamless visibility in track and trace applications, reduction of wastage, identificatioTable of ContentsPreface, xiii Acknowledgments, xvii Part I: Introduction 1 Book overview, 3 1.1 General trends, 4 1.1.1 Population growth, 4 1.1.2 Food quality and safety, 6 1.2 Challenges faced by the food industry, 7 1.2.1 Political, economic, and social influences, 8 1.2.2 Global warming, 9 1.3 Traceability in the food industry, 10 1.4 Structure of this book, 13 References, 15 2 RFID, sensor networks, 17 Summary, 17 2.1 History of RFID and relevant technologies, 17 2.1.1 AIDC technologies, 19 2.1.2 Applications, 22 2.2 Technology overview of RFID, 23 2.2.1 Tags, receivers, and information systems for RFID, 23 2.2.2 RFID tag, 24 2.2.3 RFID receiver and information system, 26 2.3 RFID and sensor networks integration in the food industry, 27 2.3.1 RFID and WSN architectures, 27 2.4 RFID implementation challenges, 37 2.4.1 Ownership transfer issues, 37 2.4.2 Cost issues, 40 2.4.3 Privacy/security issues, 41 2.4.4 Back-end system bottleneck, 42 2.4.5 Risk of obsolescence, 43 2.4.6 Read error, 44 2.4.7 Economic disincentives to sharing item-level information, 45 2.4.8 Recent debates, 46 References, 47 Part II: RFID in food production, the supply chain, retailing, and sustainability 3 RFID in agriculture, 53 Summary, 53 3.1 Agricultural production systems, 56 3.1.1 Crop cultivation system, 56 3.1.2 Livestock production systems, 59 3.1.3 Mixed crop and livestock systems, 61 3.1.4 Productivity and potential constraints, 62 3.2 RFID-enabled sensor network automation in agriculture, 63 3.2.1 Environmental monitoring, 63 3.2.2 Precision agriculture, 67 3.2.3 Machinery management, 74 3.2.4 Facility automation, 79 3.2.5 Agricultural traceability, 81 3.3 Standards, challenges, and limitations, 83 3.3.1 Technological implementations, 83 3.3.2 RFID standardization in agriculture, 84 3.3.3 Harsh environment, 85 3.3.4 Read range and accuracy, 85 3.3.5 Data management and information granularity, 86 3.3.6 Cost, 86 3.3.7 Skilled personnel shortage, 87 3.3.8 Integration with chemical sensors, 87 References, 87 4 RFID and sensor network in food processing, 93 Summary, 93 4.1 Automated food-processing technologies, 95 4.1.1 Process control systems and structure, 96 4.1.2 Food-processing stages, 98 4.2 RFID and sensor network automation in food processing, 101 4.2.1 Sensor networks in food processing control, 101 4.2.2 Automation in food processing, 106 4.2.3 Accurate and fuzzy controls, 108 4.3 Case study, 110 4.3.1 Wine bottle traceability at Chateau Louis, 110 References, 111 5 RFID in food supply-chain management, 113 Summary, 113 5.1 RFID and the food supply chain, 114 5.1.1 Globalization of the food supply chain, 114 5.1.2 Contamination incidents, 115 5.1.3 Government regulations, 115 5.1.4 RFID as an indispensable solution, 116 5.1.5 RFID Advantages in the food supply chain, 118 5.2 Food supply chain traceability, 120 5.2.1 Related literature, 121 5.2.2 Examples of traceability, 122 5.2.3 Modeling traceability in the food chain, 124 5.2.4 Intelligent transition model of physical traceability, 125 5.2.5 Data analysis: An example of Bayesian network, 126 5.3 Global food supply chain e-collaboration, 129 5.3.1 EDI in the food industry, 130 5.3.2 RFID’s impact on EDI in the food industry, 132 5.4 Cold-chain logistics with RFID, 133 5.5 Third-party certification (TPC), 135 5.6 Case studies, 141 5.6.1 Nut farming with RFID, 141 5.6.2 RFID for the best tasting beer, 143 5.6.3 RFID in the seafood supply chain, 145 References, 145 6 RFID in food retailing, 149 Summary, 149 6.1 Internationalized food marketing and retailing, 149 6.1.1 The international food retailing trend, 150 6.1.2 Structure of growth, 151 6.1.3 International food retailing in the 2000s, 152 6.1.4 The role of information technologies in global food retailing, 153 6.2 Dynamic food retailing management with RFID, 153 6.2.1 Dynamic item-level pricing framework, 154 6.2.2 Retailing with dynamic item-level pricing, 154 6.2.3 Dynamic pricing, 157 6.2.4 Knowledge-based system performance evaluation, 163 6.3 Multiple-channel retailing of food products, 170 6.3.1 Multiple-channel framework, 170 6.3.2 Consumer preference and consumer-targeted marketing, 173 6.3.3 Recommender systems, 174 6.3.4 Strategic implications, 176 6.4 Food retail inventory management, 182 6.4.1 Shelf life, 182 6.4.2 Perishable food item inventory management, 187 6.4.3 Number of facings, 189 6.5 Loyalty program and customer-relationship management with RFID, 193 6.5.1 Consumer preference mining framework with RFID, 193 6.5.2 Customer service optimization with consumer preference measurement, 198 6.5.3 Functional Analysis with Item-Level Identification, 199 6.5.4 Managerial insights, 203 References, 205 7 Sustainability and green food supply chain, 211 Summary, 211 7.1 CF and LCA, 213 7.2 Challenges associated with CF for food items, 215 7.3 Local food and the food miles concept, 217 7.4 CO2e labels, 219 7.5 Practicality of carbon footprint measurement and credit assignments, 220 7.6 RFID use in carbon label information generation, 221 7.7 Reducing emissions through supply-chain efficiency, 222 References, 223 8 Perishable food and cold-chain management, 227 Summary, 227 8.1 Cold-chain management, 227 8.2 Traceability in cold chains, 229 8.3 Contamination, ePedigree, supply-chain visibility, 231 8.4 Food safety and traceability, 234 8.5 RFID for traceability in cold chains, 235 8.6 Case studies, 239 8.6.1 Milk logistics to discover RFID, 239 8.6.2 RFID Solution, 240 8.6.3 Process and Communication Transparency, 241 References, 241 Part III: Food quality, safety, policy, and future 9 REID for food quality, safety, and security, 245 Summary, 245 9.1 Food quality and safety, 245 9.2 Biosensors for foodborne pathogens, 248 9.3 Food spoilage and foodborne illness, 250 9.3.1 Food spoilage and biological factors, 250 9.3.2 Food spoilage and chemical factors, 251 9.3.3 Food spoilage and physical factors, 251 9.4 Prevention and retardation of food spoilage, 252 9.4.1 Food handling and processing, 253 9.4.2 Food preservation, 254 9.4.3 Food processing equipment, 254 9.4.4 Food packaging and storage, 255 9.4.5 Sources of information, 258 9.5 Microbial detection, GIS, sensor networks, 259 9.5.1 Microbiological detectors for food safety applications, 259 9.5.2 Surveillance with weather-based GIS, 261 9.5.3 Sensor network-enabled automated surveillance, 262 9.6 Case study: RFID helps ensure safety in meat processing, 263 References, 264 10 Big data in the food industry, 267 Summary, 267 10.1 What are big data?, 268 10.1.1 Big data – variety, 269 10.1.2 Big data – velocity, 269 10.1.3 Big data – volume, 270 10.1.4 Challenges, 270 10.1.5 Benefits and practices, 270 10.2 Data analytics, 271 10.2.1 Algorithms and models, 271 10.2.2 Bias-variance, 272 10.2.3 Preprocessing data, 273 10.3 Big data in the food industry, 276 10.3.1 Recipes, restaurants, 276 10.3.2 Help feed nine billion people by 2050, 277 10.4 Big data and the food supply chain, 278 10.4.1 Food supply chain visibility, 279 10.4.2 Intelligent food supply chain, 279 10.4.3 Risk management, 280 10.4.4 Price optimization, perishable inventory management, 281 10.4.5 Barriers, 283 References, 283 11 Food policy and regulations with information technology, 285 Summary, 285 11.1 The role of RFID and sensor networks in food-safety certification, 285 11.1.1 A general perspective on food-chain criticalities, 286 11.1.2 Primary and secondary sources of contamination, 287 11.1.3 Cost constraints of RFID implementation, 288 11.2 The role of RFID and sensor networks in good manufacturing practice compliance, 289 11.2.1 Buildings/facilities and equipment, 290 11.2.2 Personnel and quality assurance, 292 11.2.3 Processes, 294 11.2.4 Products, 295 11.2.5 Role and constraints of RFID in GMP compliance, 296 Index, 299
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Cotton Production
Book SynopsisProvides a comprehensive overview of the role of cotton in the economy and cotton production around the world This book offers a complete look at the world's largest fiber crop: cotton. It examines its effect on the global economyits uses and products, harvesting and processing, as well as the major challenges and their solutions, recent trends, and modern technologies involved in worldwide production of cotton. Cotton Production presents recent developments achieved by major cotton producing regions around the world, including China, India, USA, Pakistan, Turkey and Europe, South America, Central Asia, and Australia. In addition to origin and history, it discusses the recent advances in management practices, as well as the agronomic challenges and the solutions in the major cotton producing areas of the world. Keeping a focus on global context, the book provides sufficient details regarding the management of cotton crops. These details are not limited to the choice of cultivar, soiTable of ContentsList of Contributors xvii 1 An Introduction to Global Production Trends and Uses, History and Evolution, and Genetic and Biotechnological Improvements in Cotton 1Khawar Jabran, Sami Ul‐Allah, Bhagirath Singh Chauhan, and Allah Bakhsh 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Global Production Trends of Cotton 2 1.3 Uses and Products of Cotton 5 1.4 History and Evolution of Cotton 5 1.5 Genetic Improvement in Cotton 8 1.6 Role of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering in Improving Cotton 11 1.7 Biotech Cotton Against Biotic and Abiotic Stresses 12 1.8 Biotech Cotton with Enhanced Resistance Against Abiotic Stress 14 1.9 Conclusions 15 References 16 2 Morphology, Physiology and Ecology of Cotton 23Abdul Rehman and Muhammad Farooq 2.1 Introduction 23 2.2 Morphology of Cotton 24 2.3 Temporal Dynamics of Cotton Leaves, Canopies, and Fiber Development 32 2.4 Physiology of Defoliation in Cotton Production 32 2.5 Physiology of Insect‐Cotton Plant Interaction 33 2.6 Effect of Abiotic Stresses on Cotton Physiology 33 2.7 Agronomic Management of Cotton 37 2.8 Organic Cotton Production 38 2.9 Conclusion 39 References 39 3 Water Management in Cotton 47Avishek Datta, Hayat Ullah, Zannatul Ferdous, Raquel Santiago-Arenas, and Ahmed Attia 3.1 Introduction 47 3.2 Water Uptake in Cotton 48 3.3 Germination and Growth of Cotton in Relation to Water Availability 49 3.4 Water Management Methods 51 3.5 Drought Stress in Cotton: Impacts and Management 54 3.6 Conclusions 56 References 56 4 Nutrient Management in Cotton 61Jingxiu Xiao and Xinhua Yin 4.1 Introduction 61 4.2 Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms in Cotton 62 4.3 Diseases and Cotton Nutrition 66 4.4 Macronutrient Management 67 4.5 Micronutrient Management 70 4.6 Drip Irrigation and Cotton Nutrients 72 4.7 Foliar Fertilization 73 4.8 Conclusion 74 References 75 5 Insect Pest Management in Cotton 85Muhammad Razaq, Robert Mensah, and Habib‐ur‐Rehman Athar 5.1 Introduction 85 5.2 Genetically Modified Cotton: Benefits and Threats 87 5.3 Evolution of Resistance to BT Cotton and Management Strategies 88 5.4 Management of Resistance to BT Crops 89 5.5 Sucking Insect Pests 90 5.6 Impact of Genetically Modified Cotton on Sucking Insect Pests and their Management 92 5.7 Chemical Insecticide Use, Modes of Action, and Resistance 93 5.8 Modes of Action of Insecticides Used on Cotton 94 5.9 Modes of Action and Toxicity 94 5.10 Integrated Pest Management 96 5.11 Avoidance of Pests 96 5.12 Sampling and Monitoring Pest Populations for Effective IPM Programs 98 5.13 Conclusions 101 Acknowledgments 102 References 102 6 Weed Management in Cotton 109Nadeem Iqbal, Asad M. Khan, and Bhagirath Singh Chauhan 6.1 Introduction 109 6.2 Weed Flora of Cotton 110 6.3 Impact of Weeds on Cotton 110 6.4 Herbicide‐resistant Weeds 113 6.5 Preventive Weed Management 114 6.6 Cultural Weed Management 115 6.7 Mechanical Weed Management 118 6.8 Chemical Weed Control 118 6.9 Integrated Weed Management in Cotton 121 6.10 Conclusions 122 References 122 7 Integrated Management of Major Fungal, Bacterial, Viral, and Nematode Diseases of Cotton 127Lily L. Pereg and Tamene T. Tolessa 7.1 General Background 127 7.2 Fungal Diseases of Cotton 128 7.3 Bacterial Diseases of Cotton 138 7.4 Viral Diseases of Cotton 138 7.5 Disease Caused by Nematodes 139 7.6 An Overview of Cotton Disease Management 140 7.7 Conclusions 141 References 141 8 Seed Production, Harvesting, and Ginning of Cotton 145Gautam Majumdar, Suman Bala Singh, and Sujeet Kumar Shukla 8.1 Basic Principles for Seed Production in Cotton 145 8.2 Harvesting 152 8.3 Ginning 161 8.4 Conclusions 171 References 172 9 Cotton Production in China 175Mao Shuchun, Li Yabing, Wang Zhanbiao, Zhi Xiaoyu, Li Pengcheng, and Xue Huiyun 9.1 Introduction 175 9.2 The Development of Cotton Production 175 9.3 Division of Cotton‐Producing Regions and Innovation of the Cotton Farming System 177 9.4 Planting Systems 180 9.5 Cotton Varieties and Genetic Modification 180 9.6 Cotton Genetic Modification 181 9.7 Technologies for Cotton Production 182 9.8 Prospects for Further Cotton Production Development 189 9.9 Conclusion 190 References 190 10 Cotton Production in India 193D. Blaise and K. R. Kranthi 10.1 Introduction 193 10.2 History, Importance, Area, and Production 193 10.3 Land Preparation and Planting 196 10.4 Seed Rate and Spacing 197 10.5 Cotton Based Cropping Systems 198 10.6 Major Production Constraints 199 10.7 Fertilizer Management 201 10.8 Cotton Insect Pests in India and Their Management 203 10.9 Cotton Diseases in India and Their Management 206 10.10 Cotton Weeds in India and Their Management 207 10.11 Harvesting and Yields 208 10.12 Processing and Products 209 10.13 Challenges and Opportunities 210 10.14 Conclusions 211 References 212 11 Cotton Production in the United States of America: An Overview 217Tyson B. Raper, Cristiane Pilon, Vijay Singh, John Snider, Scott Stewart, and Seth Byrd 11.1 History, Production Areas, and Yield 217 11.2 Varieties and Genetic Improvement 219 11.3 Cotton Production Methods 223 11.4 Seedbed Preparation 223 11.5 Planting 224 11.6 Early‐Season Management 225 11.7 Mid‐Season Management 226 11.8 Pre‐Harvest 227 11.9 Harvesting 227 11.10 Crop Nutrition and Pest Management 230 11.10.1 Fertilizer 230 11.11 Weed Management 231 11.12 Insect Management 234 11.13 Major Production Constraints 234 11.14 Irrigation Scheduling 238 11.15 Conclusion 241 References 242 12 Cotton Production in Pakistan 249Muhammad Amjad Ali, Jehanzeb Farooq, Asia Batool, Adil Zahoor, Farrukh Azeem, Abid Mahmood, and Khawar Jabran 12.1 Introduction 249 12.2 History, Importance, Area, and Production 250 12.3 Breeding Methods 258 12.4 Land Marks in History of Cotton Breeding in Punjab, Pakistan 260 12.5 Cotton Production Methods 264 12.6 Weeds of Cotton 267 12.7 Cotton Production Constraints in Pakistan 267 12.8 Challenges and Opportunities 269 12.9 Pest Management 270 12.10 Harvesting and Yields 271 12.11 Processing and Products 272 12.12 Conclusions 272 References 273 13 Cotton Production in Brazil and Other South American Countries 277Lucia Vieira Hoffmann, Ivan Bonacic Kresic, Jorge Gabriel Paz, Diego Alberto Bela, Nydia Elisa Tcach, Fernando Mendes Lamas, and Valdinei Sofiatti 13.1 Introduction 277 13.2 History 278 13.3 Varieties and Genetic Improvement 279 13.4 Cotton‐Based Cropping Systems in Brazil and Argentina 282 13.5 Major Production Constraints 285 13.6 Challenges and Opportunities 285 13.7 Harvesting 290 13.8 Processing and Products 291 13.9 Conclusions 291 References 291 14 Cotton Production in Turkey and Europe 297Huseyin Basal, Emine Karademir, Hatice Kubra Goren, Volkan Sezener, Mehmet Nedim Dogan, Ibrahim Gencsoylu, and Oktay Erdogan 14.1 Introduction 297 14.2 History of Cotton Production and Textile Manufacturing in Turkey 298 14.3 Cotton Production in Turkey 299 14.4 Organic Cotton Production in Turkey 300 14.5 Cotton Based Cropping Systems 302 14.6 Varieties and Genetic Improvement 302 14.7 Cotton Production Methods 304 14.8 Major Production Constraints 304 14.9 Challenges and Opportunities 305 14.10 Cotton Diseases and Control 309 14.11 Weed Control in Cotton Production in Turkey 310 14.12 Harvesting and Yield 312 14.13 Cotton Production in Europe 315 14.14 Cotton Production in Spain 316 14.15 Cotton Production in Bulgaria 316 14.16 Conclusions 316 References 317 15 Cotton Production in Central Asia 323Mahsa Pourali Kahriz, Parisa Pourali Kahriz, and Khalid Mahmood Khawar 15.1 Introduction 323 15.2 History, Importance, Area, and Production 324 15.3 Uzbekistan 325 15.4 Cotton Based Cropping Systems 326 15.5 Varieties and Genetic Improvement: Cotton Production Methods 326 15.6 Major Production Constraints 328 15.7 Fertilizer and Pest Management 329 15.8 Processing and Products 331 15.9 Turkmenistan 332 15.10 Tajikistan 332 15.11 Kazakhstan 333 15.12 Kyrgyzstan 334 15.13 Conclusions 335 References 335 16 Cotton Production in Australia 341Parminder Kaur, Tejinder Bhagria, Navneet Kaur Mutti, Abhimanyu Rinwa, Gulshan Mahajan, and Bhagirath Singh Chauhan 16.1 Introduction 341 16.2 History, Importance, Area, and Production 342 16.3 Varieties and Genetic Improvement 343 16.4 Production Technology 344 16.5 Row Spacing and Plant Population 345 16.6 Crop Development 346 16.7 No‐Till Planting of Cotton into Cereal Stubble 346 16.8 Growth Regulators in Cotton Production 346 16.9 Irrigation 347 16.10 Cotton‐based Cropping Systems 348 16.11 Fertilizer Management 349 16.12 Insect‐pest Management 349 16.13 Weed Management 351 16.14 Major Production Constraints 352 16.15 Challenges and Opportunities 353 16.16 Conclusions 355 References 355 17 Cotton Production in Africa 359Khizer Amanet, Emmanuel Obianuju Chiamaka, Gabriel Willie Quansah, Muhammad Mubeen, Hafiz Umar Farid, Rida Akram, and Wajid Nasim 17.1 Introduction 359 17.2 History, Importance, Area, and Production 360 17.3 Cotton Based Cropping System in African Countries 362 17.4 Varieties and Genetic Improvement of Cotton in Africa 363 17.5 Major Production Constraints in Africa 363 17.6 Challenges and Opportunities 366 17.7 Harvesting and Yields 367 17.8 Conclusion 367 References 367 18 Challenges and Opportunities in Cotton Production 371Mahboobeh Mollaee, Ahmadreza Mobli, Navneet Kaur Mutti, Sudheesh Manalil, and Bhagirath Singh Chauhan 18.1 Introduction 371 18.2 GM Cotton 372 18.3 Conservation Agriculture in Cotton 374 18.4 Cotton Production under Salt Stress and Water Logging 375 18.5 Climate Change and Cotton Production 377 18.6 Cotton Hybrids 378 18.7 Cotton Wastes for Energy 379 18.8 Crop Modeling in Cotton 380 18.9 Organic Cotton Production 380 18.10 Conclusions 382 References 383 Index 391
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St Martin's Press Salmon Wars
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Covert Cows and ChickFilA
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Johns Hopkins University Press Born in the Country
Book SynopsisUltimately, he asks whether a distinctive style of rural life exists any longer.Table of ContentsPreface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First Edition1. Rural Europe and Pre-Columbian America2. The Rural Development of English North America3. Maturity and Its Discontents4. Agriculture and Economic Growth in the Young Republic5. Rural Life in the Young Nation6. The Unmaking and Remaking of the Rural South7. Rural America in the Age of Industrialization8. Prosperity and Its Discontents9. From the Best of Times to the Worst10. The New Deal and Rural America11. The Production Revolution and the New Agriculture12. Agriculture and Rural Life in the Twenty-First CenturyNotesSuggestions for Further ReadingIndex
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Rowman & Littlefield Extreme Wine
Book SynopsisIn Extreme Wine, wine economist and best-selling author Mike Veseth circles the globe searching for the best, worst, cheapest, most expensive, and most over-priced wines. Mike seeks out the most outrageous wine people and places and probes the biggest wine booms and busts. Along the way he applauds celebrity wines, tries to find wine at the movies, and discovers wines that are so scarce that they are almost invisible. Why go to such extremes? Because, Mike argues, the world of wine is growing and changing, and if you want to find out what's really happening you can't be afraid to step over the edge. Written with verve and appreciation for all things wine, Extreme Wine will surprise and delight readers.Trade ReviewOf all the wine blogs in the wide, wide blogosphere, one that I look forward to reading the most is Mike Veseth’s Wine Economist. There’s nothing else quite like it—a blend of economic insight . . . and often irreverent winespeak. -- Lettie Teague * The Wall Street Journal *Wine expert and editor of the popular Wine Economist blog, Veseth (Wine Wars) returns with an entertaining and informative survey of the wine landscape, past and present. Here, “extreme” is used to define many aspects of wine culture, ranging from the extreme temperatures necessary for preparing a proper icewine, to the low pricing of Two Buck Chuck and Thunderbird, to the wildly expensive pastime known as “wine tourism.” Veseth acts as an enthusiastic host who is more than willing to share his insights. For example, he explains how to quickly judge the quality of a wine by tilting the glass to a 45 degree angle (the more intense the color of the wine near the edge of the glass, the better it is) and why one should never order Santa Margarita Pinot Grigio at a restaurant (it is popular and routinely overpriced as a result). He even includes a chapter on celebrity wines—apparently former NBA player Yao Ming’s wine is worth checking out—and a fun wine-related filmography, with countless sources for additional information in every section. This entertaining read will surely resonate among fellow oenophiles and novice wine-oes alike. * Publishers Weekly *No wine-making or wine-selling professional can afford to ignore Veseth’s blog, which illuminates wine’s often murky economics. Here he expounds on wine’s outliers, revealing those wines that have unusual histories, are particularly expensive or cheap, or are made under the most difficult conditions. Taking what could be an esoteric subject and making it compelling for any wine drinker, Veseth probes the best and worst that the world’s vineyards produce. He chronicles booms and busts, relating how Prohibition actually became a boon for vineyards as home winemakers of the era snapped up grapes by the case for cross-country shipment. Explaining the impact of international currency markets, he documents how Australia’s strong dollar has dampened exports. Veseth also details why the cheapest wines aren’t necessarily the worst nor the most expensive the best. Surprisingly, celebrities’ involvement in winemaking has produced some bottlings that transcend the media status of the vineyards’ owners. Not just for geeky wine snobs. * Booklist *Veseth (Wine Wars), who blogs at the Wine Economist, takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the world’s wines in the titular superlatives. Readers may be familiar with French wines, but get ready to explore Canada’s Icewine (made from grapes frozen to 17 degrees Fahrenheit). These highly concentrated wines (popular in Asia) sell for prices ranging from $50 to $500. Veseth discusses how Prohibition (1920–33) impacted the wine industry (most wineries went out of business) as well as loopholes in the Volstead Act that allowed four million gallons of wine to be legally produced in 1925. The most expensive wine should be no surprise to readers: Bordeaux 2009. What’s the worst wine? Veseth writes, “That’s easy: look down!” Wines can be judged by their prices, with the cheaper wines located at the bottom of the wine shelves. Veseth asserts that celebrity wines such as those made by Yao Ming, Martha Stewart, and Paul Newman don’t necessarily harm the “real wine” industry and, in fact, encourage wine drinkers to try new varieties. VERDICT History buffs and adventurous wine drinkers are sure to find interesting tidbits about the industry and encounter new wines to hunt down. Highly recommended. * Library Journal *Extreme Wine shows just how fascinating and dynamic the wide world of wine really is, with new appellations, wineries, and winemaking techniques constantly emerging. So, if you are an explorer, the horizon is continually shifting, limitless. * Gayot’s Blog *This book is not for the snifferati and spitterati. It is an incredible and balanced study of the extremities of the wine world and wines of the world. Veseth even found our 600 bottles of extreme wine made in South Africa. -- Emil Den Dulk, owner, De Toren Private Cellar, South AfricaExtreme Wine is a must-read for wine lovers and people in the wine industry. It helps me to look at the industry from various unique angles. I found myself jotting down idea after idea while reading the book—of which many are now part of my plan for promoting Grace Vineyard in China. Highly recommended! -- Judy Leissner, CEO, Grace Vineyard, ChinaCongratulations to Mike Veseth for his outstanding book on the global wine world. It takes a very creative mind and a keen eye to see the center from the ‘extreme’ edges without distorting reality. It is a book that grabs you from the very beginning and once you start reading, you can hardly leave it before reaching its end. -- Aldo Biondolillo, Tempus Alba, ArgentinaA provocative, engaging, and seriously entertaining journey covering all the vineyards under the sun. Mike Veseth provides a delightful sensory experience that will greatly increase the reader's enjoyment of wine. -- Cobus Joubert, Maison Joubert, South AfricaExtreme Wine is as broad as it is fascinating, with Mike Veseth’s always perceptive insights into what makes the world of wine tick. His book is a must read for all of us who eat, sleep, and breathe the rich and wonderful life of wine, and it opens its hidden extremes to the novice who might otherwise wonder why we find it so immensely rewarding. -- Bartholomew Broadbent, CEO, Broadbent Selections, United StatesThanks to Mike Veseth, readers will discover and understand the philosophy that leads each producer to create his or her own wines. All our family is very proud to be considered ‘extreme wine’ people! -- Giuseppe and Rafaella Bologna, owners, Braida Winery (maker of Bricco dell’Uccellone), Italy[Veseth] writes about wine business issues with a down to earth populist ease. His enthusiastic, chatty style resembles a conversation over a glass of Merlot in a wine bar. He makes his subject highly accessible and clearly loves this world. . . . [His] ‘popular wine economics’ approach fill[s] a real gap in a readable and informative way. . . . [A] good introduction for students and those not experienced in wine business issues. There are useful insights for us old shire horses of the trade too. . . . For encouraging us to stop looking at our shoe laces and focus on the big picture he deserves many readers. * Harpers Wine & Spirit *Table of ContentsChapter 1: X-Wines: In Vino Veritas? Chapter 2: The Best and the Worst Chapter 3: The Fame Game Chapter 4: The Invisible Wine Chapter 5: Money Wine Chapter 6: Extreme Wine Booms and Busts Chapter 7: Extreme Wine People Chapter 8: Celebrity Wine Chapter 9: Extreme Wine at the Movies Chapter 10: Extreme Wine Tourism Chapter 11: Extreme Wine: The Next Generation Chapter 12: Extreme Wine Adventure
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Hungry for Profit: The Agribusiness Threat to
Book SynopsisThere is growing popular fear over possible pesticide contamination of food and the microbiological safety of the food supply. This work explains why corporate agribusiness is a rising threat to farmers, the environment, and consumers. Ranging in subject from the politics of hunger to the new agricultural biotechnologies, the book addresses the reasons for the expansion of hunger despite the increase of world food supplies, and points the way toward organic, sustainable solutions to the problems of food supply and distribution.Table of ContentsThe agrarian origins of capitalism, Ellen Meiksins Wood; Liebig, Marx, and the depletion of soil fertility - relevance for today's agriculture, John Bellamy Foster, Fred Magdoff; agriculture and monopoly capital, William D. Heffernan; ecological impacts of industrial agriculture and the possibilities for sustainable farming, Miguel A. Altiery; the maturing of capitalist agriculture - farmer as proletarian, R.C. Lewontin; new agricultural biotechnologies - the struggle for democratic choice, Gerard Middendorf et al; global food politics, Philip McMichael; rebuilding local food systems from the grassroots up, Elizabeth Henderson; want amid plenty - from hunger to inequality, Janet Poppendieck, alternative agriculture works - the case of Cuba, Peter M. Rosset; the importance of land reform in the reconstruction of China, Willima Hinton; the great global enclosure of our times - peasants and the agrarian question at the beginning of the 21st century; farmworkers in the United States - from unionization to immigration, Linda C. Majka, Theo J. Majka
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Lettuce Wars: Ten Years of Work and Struggle in
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Lantern Books,US Cash Cow: Ten Myths About the Dairy Industry
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Chelsea Green Publishing Co Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local,
Book SynopsisDroves of people have turned to local food as a way to retreat from our broken industrial food system. From rural outposts to city streets, they are sowing, growing, selling, and eating food produced close to home—and they are crying out for agricultural reform. All this has made "local food" into everything from a movement buzzword to the newest darling of food trendsters. But now it's time to take the conversation to the next level. That's exactly what Philip Ackerman-Leist does in Rebuilding the Foodshed, in which he refocuses the local-food lens on the broad issue of rebuilding regional food systems that can replace the destructive aspects of industrial agriculture, meet food demands affordably and sustainably, and be resilient enough to endure potentially rough times ahead. Changing our foodscapes raises a host of questions. How far away is local? How do you decide the size and geography of a regional foodshed? How do you tackle tough issues that plague food systems large and small—issues like inefficient transportation, high energy demands, and rampant food waste? How do you grow what you need with minimum environmental impact? And how do you create a foodshed that's resilient enough if fuel grows scarce, weather gets more severe, and traditional supply chains are hampered? Showcasing some of the most promising, replicable models for growing, processing, and distributing sustainably grown food, this book points the reader toward the next stages of the food revolution. It also covers the full landscape of the burgeoning local-food movement, from rural to suburban to urban, and from backyard gardens to large-scale food enterprises.Trade ReviewPublishers Weekly- For a somewhat wonky book about food policy, Rebuilding the Foodshed is unusually humorous and open-minded. Vermont farmer and professor Ackerman-Leist ruminates his way through the conundrums and possibilities of local food, demonstrating how words and their definitions can shed light on and transform our understanding of the rapidly evolving, often confusing, emotion-fraught questions of what people eat, where the food comes from, who has access to what, and how the answers to these questions affect the lives of eaters and growers. Let’s call food production farming, he suggests. “Farming is about energy flows. ‘Food production’ is about a terminal point in the act of agriculture.” He finds solutions in the actions of pioneers of food production, distribution, and education, including D-Town Farm—a “step into transcendence” in a deteriorating Detroit suburb that recycles waste to grow vegetables and mushrooms, harvest honey, and help revitalize the devastated local economy. Ackerman-Leist also examines New North Florida Cooperative’s farm-to-school program. With insight, he demonstrates how communities can bridge and transcend the “false divides” he pinpoints in the local-food conversation: urban/rural, small-scale/large-scale, local/international, and all/nothing.ForeWord Reviews- From the Acknowledgements section on, Philip Ackerman-Leist’s newest book is highly enjoyable, sincere, and informative. An associate professor at Vermont’s Green Mountain College, Ackerman-Leist heads up the Farm and Food Project at the college and has years of experience in homesteading. So, when he asks questions about sustainable and local food, it is from a deeply personal perspective. Readers will appreciate the well-researched arguments and examples, as well as the academician behind them. Ackerman-Leist embarks on a personal challenge to define these buzzword categories of “local” and “sustainable.” He exhaustively tackles all of the logistics of creating a truly local food system as he engages and entertains readers. Key to Ackerman-Leist’s goals is engaging more members of the community in local food initiatives. Addressing the growing problem of food insecurity as it relates to underutilized or lack of local food systems, as well as taking on the food justice issue, must be priorities for concerned locavores. In searching for answers, he highlights several groundbreaking citizen/producer-owned programs as well as problematic status quo operations. Getting healthy food into the hands of all people requires that we pull the elitist label off of anyone who has an interest in healthy, local food. The author’s writing style entirely succeeds in making an academic line of questioning feel fun, relevant, and accessible to all who are interested. Ultimately, this is a great book that will catapult readers into a highly critical understanding of the many complex issues with food and localized agriculture in the United States, as well as offer possible solutions. Ackerman-Leist writes with lively panache, an unlikely but somehow well-suited style for talk of such serious problems. This book is highly recommended for anyone who hopes to be part of the evolution.Choice- "The third volume in the Community Resilience Guide series, this book explores themes similar to those in Michael Bryan's Food Security and Paul Roberts's The End of Food. Just as Michael Carolan recognizes in The Real Cost of Cheap Food, Ackerman-Leist (environmental studies, Green Mountain College) acknowledges the complex, confusing issues associated with local food, without detracting from its counterpoints. Much of Ackerman-Leist's argument focuses on how a locavore approach is articulated within a larger food production cycle. The book is divided into three sections. Part 1, 'Dilemmas,' presents several questions related to the meaning of local food. Sections titled 'Drivers for Rebuilding Local Food Systems' and 'New Directions' follow. 'Drivers' provides excellent discussions of energy and the environment and a fresh look at the implications of food security and food justice, addressing topics such as equitable access, agricultural workers, and different agricultural commodities. The concluding section examines sometimes neglected areas, including current agricultural education or the role of incubator farms, before expanding the concept of local food into community-based food. Ackerman-Leist's task is not simple, but his approach is stimulating and worthwhile. Summing Up: Recommended.""Now that it’s not just acceptable but fashionable to write about local food systems, lots of people do it. Few pay close attention, however, as Ackerman-Leist does in this volume, to the variously shaped components successful local systems will require and the multiple efforts around the country working to create them. A wise, informed, and thoroughly useful book."--Joan Gussow, author of Growing, Older and This Organic Life"By now we have all learned that local food is about much more than food miles. Philip Ackerman-Leist has eloquently helped us to understand just how comprehensive the concept is: how our food system must be redesigned if it is to be reliable and resilient, how that design must be guided by principles of ecology, justice, health, and humility, and how to put such theories into practice for farmers, chefs, consumers, and communities. A practical guide for anyone interested in imagining our food systems of the future."--Frederick Kirschenmann, author of Cultivating an Ecological Conscience: Essays from a Farmer/Philosopher"The future of food is local. But how do we transition from our current globalized, supermarket-centered food world to one that's human-scaled and ecosystem-friendly? This book shows how communities across America are reclaiming the ability to feed themselves. It's inspiring as well as informative. If you eat, you really should read it."--Richard Heinberg, author of The End of Growth and Peak Everything"Rebuilding the Foodshed introduces readers to local food systems in all their complexities. In moving from industrial to regional food systems, communities must consider an enormous range of factors, from geographic to socioeconomic. Difficult as doing this may be, this book makes it clear that the results are well worth the effort in their benefits to farmers and farm workers as well as eaters."--Marion Nestle, professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University and author of What to Eat "Phillip Ackerman-Leist has been in the trenches of food-systems change for well over a decade, from farm to school. Now he has elegantly laid out the principles of how to redesign foodsheds for greater food security, justice, and energy efficiency, while engaging communities in making tangible innovations on the ground. He is undoubtedly in the best place to address these issues, since Vermont communities have accomplished more food relocalization than those in any other state."--Gary Paul Nabhan, pioneer in the food relocalization movement, author of Coming Home to Eat and Renewing America's Food Traditions Table of Contents1. Location, location, values 2. The geography of local 3. How far should local go? 4. Energy 5. Environment 6. Food security 7. Food justice 8. Biodiversity 9. Market value 10. Marketplace values 11. Bringing it all back home 12. Collaborative possibilities 13. Farmland security 14. Bridging the divides
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Chelsea Green Publishing Co Hemp Bound: Dispatches from the Front Lines of
Book SynopsisThe stat sheet on hemp sounds almost too good to be true: its fibers are among the planet’s strongest, its seed oil the most nutritious, and its potential as an energy source vast and untapped. Its one downside? For nearly a century, it’s been illegal to grow industrial cannabis in the United States–even though Betsy Ross wove the nation’s first flag out of hemp fabric, Thomas Jefferson composed the Declaration of Independence on it, and colonists could pay their taxes with it. But as the prohibition on hemp’s psychoactive cousin winds down, one of humanity’s longest-utilized plants is about to be reincorporated into the American economy. Get ready for the newest billion-dollar industry. In Hemp Bound: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Next Agricultural Revolution, bestselling author Doug Fine embarks on a humorous yet rigorous journey to meet the men and women who are testing, researching, and pioneering hemp’s applications for the twenty-first century. From Denver, where Fine hitches a ride in a hemp-powered limo; to Asheville, North Carolina, where carbon-negative hempcrete-insulated houses are sparking a mini housing boom; to Manitoba where he raps his knuckles on the hood of a hemp tractor; and finally to the fields of east Colorado, where practical farmers are looking toward hemp to restore their agricultural economy—Fine learns how eminently possible it is for this misunderstood plant to help us end dependence on fossil fuels, heal farm soils damaged after a century of growing monocultures, and bring even more taxable revenue into the economy than its smokable relative. Fine’s journey will not only leave you wondering why we ever stopped cultivating this miracle crop, it will fire you up to sow a field of it for yourself, for the nation’s economy, and for the planet.Trade ReviewAcres U.S.A.- “Fine covers a remarkable amount of ground in his book, so much so that it’s hard to believe that he does it in fewer than 200 pages. He talks to a dizzying variety of people who have special knowledge and experience, whacks his hand on a tractor hood made from hemp, and drops in plenty of historical facts for context. (Humanity has an 8,000-year history with this plant.) If you need a crash course in a commodity that could well turn American agriculture on its head over the next few years, look no further.” Booklist- "Little noticed on the sidelines during the recent media controversy over Colorado’s decision to legalize marijuana was a groundbreaking movement in Congress to lift a decades-long ban on the popular intoxicant’s psychoactively inert cousin, hemp. As elucidated in this witty and informative overview of hemp’s enormous agricultural potential, New Mexico-based author and radio reporter Fine argues that not much has ever made sense about the stigma U.S. lawmakers have heaped upon this incredibly versatile plant since it was made illegal back in 1937. Although it bears a strong resemblance to the smokable form of cannabis, hemp is almost completely lacking in THC, the ingredient that bestows marijuana’s much sought-after ‘high.' Hemp’s incredibly strong internal fibers have been used in making everything from rope and paper to durable clothing and eco-friendly housing. In 11 engaging, myth-busting chapters bearing titles such as 'Grow Your Next Home' and 'Patriots Ponder Planting,' Fine makes clear that hemp legalization, assuming it happens, could both boost the American economy and spawn a mini hemp based industrial revolution.”“Hemp Bound is informative, entertaining, and chock full of stories about hemp farmers, wannabe hemp farmers, passionate activists, and savvy business people. It is a fun book to read and hopefully, alongside aggressive legalization at the state level, it will help break down the roadblocks to production that the cotton, vegetable oil, plastics, lumber, and paper corporations constructed and maintained since shortly after the Second World War. Doug Fine is right: this incredible plant could be a boon to large and small farmers and rural communities—one that we have been prohibited from growing in this country for more than fifty years. Hemp’s time has come again.”--Will Allen, organic farmer; author, The War on Bugs“In Hemp Bound, Doug Fine convincingly describes the proven value and amazing potential of the nonpsychoactive variety of the cannabis plant. You can eat it, drink it, read it, tie it, wear it, drive it, live in it, and make money growing it, all while saving the soil and protecting the climate. This is an important story, engagingly told.”--William Martin, senior fellow, drug policy, Rice University’s Baker Institute“If ever anyone needed proof that government meddling in markets is injurious to innovation, Hemp Bound dispels all doubt. With science and humor, Fine paints an alternative and optimistic future—one that makes growing hemp seem as exhilarating and necessary as clean air. Fine’s style and storytelling ability make this one of the most fun books you’ll ever read about the future of farming.”--Joel Salatin, author of Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal“Doug Fine’s engrossing and eye-opening book reveals hemp’s role as a new source of food, energy, and raw materials. This absurd war on one of the world’s most useful plants is about to end, and everyone can declare victory.”--Mark Frauenfelder, founder, Boing Boing“Hemp is our ancestral ally, one that long provided us with food, shelter, clothing, and medicine. Hemp Bound reveals that now is the time to remember this alliance with hemp after years of prohibition, and that although it won’t save us, it can help us. That’s what earth medicine does.”--John Trudell, poet, recording artist, actor, activist, and cofounder of Hempstead Project HEARTKirkus Reviews- "What might come back along with legalized pot? Only one of the strongest, most versatile plants in the world: hemp. In his latest, self-described “comedic investigative journalist” Fine (Too High to Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution, 2012, etc.) focuses on the enormous potential applications for industrialized hemp. As the author ably explains, the plant is the government-designated name for all strains of cannabis that have negligible amounts of THC, meaning it can’t get you high. However, it can be used as a wildly strong fiber; when the U.S. government passed the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, suddenly the U.S. Army found itself lacking in decent ropes. It can also create incongruous benefits, like creating nutritious products based on its oil, and can even be used as a potential energy source. To prove his point, Fine chronicles his trips across North America, visiting and profiling entrepreneurs, advocates, farmers and innovators. In Denver, he took a test drive in a hemp oil–powered Mercedes-Benz; in Winnipeg, Canada, he visited a factory where enthusiasts are crafting composite materials from hemp that could potentially be used in automobiles, airplanes or industrial tools like tractors. The author also makes the point that the United States is the largest market for Canada’s thriving hemp industry, which is regulated smoothly and profitably by its government. Fine is, of course, an accidental activist, too, but it’s hard not to admire his enthusiasm. A short, sweet, logical and funny argument for the potential of one of the world’s most dynamic cash crops.”“The issue is simple: farmers need hemp, the soil needs hemp, forests need hemp, and humanity needs the plant that the good Lord gave us for our own survival—hemp. The benefits are too many to name, but if hemp was a crop that could be monopolized by industrial Ag corporations it would already be legal. Hemp Bound tells us with detail and humor how to get to the environmental Promised Land. Doug has created a blueprint for the America of the future.”--Willie Nelson“I never dreamed industrial hemp had so much promise until I read Doug Fine's Hemp Bound. The book is not only fun to read, but it passes along fascinating insights about a farm crop that produces many food and fiber products and is adapted to areas where corn and soybeans are rarely profitable. As the author points out with gracious good humor, industrial hemp is not medical marijuana, and it should become a major farm crop in America as it has elsewhere.”--Gene Logsdon, author of Gene Everlasting and Holy Shit: Managing Manure to Save Mankind
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Chelsea Green Publishing Co The New Livestock Farmer: The Business of Raising
Book SynopsisIncluding information on cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, and goats, and exotics like bison, rabbits, elk, and deer How can anyone from a backyard hobbyist to a large-scale rancher go about raising and selling ethically produced meats directly to consumers, restaurants, and butcher shops? With the rising consumer interest in grass-fed, pasture-raised, and antibiotic-free meats, how can farmers most effectively tap into those markets and become more profitable? The regulations and logistics can be daunting enough to turn away most would-be livestock farmers, and finding and keeping their customers challenges the rest. Farmer, consultant, and author Rebecca Thistlethwaite (Farms with a Future) and her husband and coauthor, Jim Dunlop, both have extensive experience raising a variety of pastured livestock in California and now on their homestead farm in Oregon. The New Livestock Farmer provides pasture-based production essentials for a wide range of animals, from common farm animals (cattle, poultry, pigs, sheep, and goats) to more exotic species (bison, rabbits, elk, and deer). Each species chapter discusses the unique requirements of that animal, then delves into the steps it takes to prepare and get them to market. Profiles of more than fifteen meat producers highlight some of the creative ways these innovative farmers are raising animals and direct-marketing superior-quality meats. In addition, the book contains information on a variety of vital topics: • Governmental regulations and how they differ from state to state; • Slaughtering and butchering logistics, including on-farm and mobile processing options and sample cutting sheets; • Packaging, labeling, and cold-storage considerations; • Principled marketing practices; and • Financial management, pricing, and other business essentials. This book is must reading for anyone who is serious about raising meat animals ethically, outside of the current consolidated, unsustainable CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) system. It offers a clear, thorough, well-organized guide to a subject that will become increasingly important as the market demand for pasture-raised meat grows stronger.Trade Review“If you’ve ever wanted to know what it takes to raise, market, and sell animal products, The New Livestock Farmer is the book for you. Rebecca Thistlethwaite and Jim Dunlop have put together a complete guide for raising everything from poultry to goats and rabbits to beef. The book provides a wealth of information about breeds, animal husbandry, processing, and the business side of livestock farming. It’s a valuable resource for anyone new to farming or curious about how to start.”--Carrie Balkcom, executive director, American Grassfed Association“The real question for the reform of livestock agriculture in the US is whether we can move from a media saturated with images of what we can’t stomach—digestively or culturally—to a more sophisticated understanding of practical and ethical alternatives that make ecological and economic sense. As a farmer and a teacher, I have yet to find a guiding text that does it so well or so comprehensively. Thistlethwaite and Dunlop take us step by step from the open-ended question of breed selection to the finality of slaughter options, providing clear pathways of decision-making for farmers, students, consumers, and advocates.”--Philip Ackerman-Leist, professor, Green Mountain College, and author, Rebuilding the Foodshed"The livestock farmer of today must master not only the vast skills necessary to be an ethical rancher but also marketing, sales, processing, packaging and so many others. Rebecca and Jim’s book is a humble and deeply informative guide from a couple that has been deep in the metaphorical and literal weeds of this challenging work. Without thriving agricultural-based communities, resources like this book are invaluable substitutes, creating a network of like-minded land stewards. Rebecca and Jim have done a good turn in sharing their knowledge in this straightforward and honest primer."-- Marissa Guggiana, co-founder, The Butcher’s Guild, and author, Primal Cuts: Cooking with America’s Best Butchers“My husband and I have farmed for a living all of our adult lives, and farmed with our parents before that. So we had the good fortune of being surrounded by people with deep generational knowledge when we started out. I can’t imagine how new farmers are making it today without that kind of support. Recently we added Large Black hogs to our small farm in north-central Kentucky. The New Livestock Farmer came to us just when we needed it. It is what my father Wendell Berry would call the best of books because it is a tool. It fills a cultural need, and will give beginning farmers just the information they need, just the way they need it.”--Mary Berry, executive director, The Berry Center“Great practical advice on choosing the species to raise, humane treatment, and marketing. Informative chapters on processing, regulations, and starting a business.”--Temple Grandin, author of Humane Livestock Handling and Improving Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach“When it comes to raising healthy livestock in harmony with the land and the local community, this book shows why the old ways are new again… and why they work better than the industrial methods that are all too popular today. The detailed instructions in these pages are all you need to start raising livestock ethically and sustainably. In fact, I’d say it’s a better investment than an agricultural degree from a land grant university.”--Mike Callicrate, owner, Callicrate Cattle Co. and Ranch Foods Direct“Responsible and healthful meat consumption starts on the farm, literally from the ground up, with solid and ethical animal husbandry practices. The New Livestock Farmer provides a clear understanding of how to achieve fulfilling and delicious results. The authors share their proven wisdom to help small-scale, grass-based farmers avoid the pitfalls of an often confusing and intimidating agricultural landscape.”--Adam Danforth, author of Butchering Beef and Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork
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