Agriculture and agribusiness Books

Book SynopsisMichael Day''s Veterinary Immunology: Principles and Practice is the adopted text in numerous veterinary schools throughout the world. Updated and revised by Brian Catchpole and Harm HogenEsch with advances in knowledge since 2014, this third edition reflects the rapid developments in the field internationally, while preserving the strengths of Day''s original writing. It adds numerous case studies demonstrating the clinical context across companion and farm animals.The textbook presents information on commonly used diagnostic test procedures and includes learning objectives at the start and key points at the end of each chapter, standard symbols in diagrams throughout the text to provide continuity, clinical examples and clinicopathological figures throughout, and a glossary of terms and list of commonly used abbreviations. Short animations are viewable via the Support Materials tab on the Routledge webpage, adding a new element of practical application. ExplorTrade ReviewPraise for the previous editions"Information is clearly presented and well written, layering immunological knowledge with each chapter. I found the chapter lengths perfect – providing comprehensive information without being overwhelming. The objectives of each chapter are defined at the beginning and key points concisely reviewed at the end, allowing easy navigation and assisting comprehension. The excellent illustrations are a boon for visual learners. Immunological systems, diagnostic test procedures, clinical disease, therapy, and recent developments in the field are explored. Finally a series of case studies helps bring together and test your understanding. ... A practical textbook for students and handy reference for clinicians. ... the authors kept a challenging subject alive with analogy, illustration and clear explanations, providing a basic knowledge of immune function and clearly relating this to clinical practice. I would recommend this book to anyone challenged, intrigued or inspired by veterinary immunology."—Caroline Blundell, BVetMed CertSAM RCVS, in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery"... an excellent tool to understand the basic principles of immunology and veterinary immunology. ... updated with the most recent advances in veterinary immunology developments. ... the basic knowledge provided is always practice-oriented, with practical examples on disease pathogenesis and diagnosis. This is why this book is not only a useful tool for undergraduates, but also for postgraduate veterinarians either doing a PhD, internship or residency in any area of veterinary medicine. But it is also a useful tool for veterinary clinicians who are keen to have a solid and deeper understanding of the immunology of diseases and routine procedures (such as vaccination or immunotherapy). ... The format of this book is very helpful, with a great number of illustrations and graphics that I found extremely valuable to gain understanding of difficult concepts or mechanisms, as well as the learning objectives and key points boxes in each chapter."—Albert Lloret, DVM, in European Journal of Companion Animal Practice"…an excellent companion to veterinary science students in their study of immunology and for the practising veterinarian interested in gaining a greater understanding of the principles behind clinical immunology."—Australian Veterinary Journal"This is a wonderful tool, very clearly designed and beautifully illustrated.. the reader is guided very logically in a journey of discovery of the immune system …and the authors are keen on explaining clearly the latest knowledge in their field."—Tomorrow’s Vets"Veterinary Immunology: Principles and Practice is exactly the type of textbook necessary for teaching immunology to veterinary students. It is also an excellent reference for practitioners and residents who need to review immunology in preparation for board examinations. The format of the book is inviting, with diagrams or photographs on most pages. Tables with pertinent information are well placed and easily understood. Having taught immunology to veterinary students at the University of California -Davis for over 30 years, I appreciate the logical order in which the material is presented. ... a concise, well-written, and well-illustrated book that will be very useful for teaching veterinary immunology."—Laurel J. Gershwin, DVM, PhD, DACVM, University of California-Davis, in Vet Med Today: Book Reviews, JAVMATable of ContentsAn overview of the immune system Important concepts and principles of innate and adaptive immunity. Introduction. History of immunology. The immune system: An overview. Principles of innate immunity. Principles of adaptive immunity. Evolution of the immune system. Key points. Cells and tissues of the immune system. Introduction. Haematopoesis and production of white blood cells. Primary lymphoid tissues. Secondary lymphoid tissues. The lymphatic system, lymphocyte recirculation and immune surveillance. Key points. Innate immunity. Introduction. Defensive barriers. Pattern-recognition receptors. Phagocytes and phagocytosis. Innate lymphoid cells and natural killer cells. Lymphocytes with restricted diversity of antigen receptors. The interferon response. The inflammatory response. The acute phase response. Systemic inflammatory response syndrome. The complement system. Key points. Lymphocyte development. Introduction. Antigen recognition by lymphocytes. Development of B lymphocytes. T cell development and maturation. Key points. The major histocompatibility complex and antigen presentation. Introduction. The major histocompatibility complex. MHC class I processing pathway. MHC class II processing pathway. Antigen presentation by CD1 molecules to NKT cells. Antigen presenting cells. Genetics and inheritance of the MHC. MHC associations with immune function and disease. MHC and transplantation / tissue graft rejection. Key points. Cytokines, chemokines and their receptors. Introduction. Chemokines and chemokine receptors. Cytokines and cytokine receptors. Key points. The biology of T lymphocytes. Introduction. Chemokines and chemokine receptors. Cytokines and cytokine receptors. Key points. Antibody structure and function. Introduction. Antibody structure. Antibody binding to antigen. Biological properties of antibody. Immunoglobulin classes. Key points. The biology of B lymphocytes. Introduction. Antigen recognition by B cells. Activation of B lymphocytes. The immunoglobulin class switch. Kinetics of the antibody response. Monoclonal antibodies. Key points. Immunodiagnostics: Serology, immunoassays and measurement of cell-mediated immunity. Introduction. Serological tests and immunoassays. Immunophenotyping. Lymphocyte stimulation assays. Tests of cytotoxic function. Tests of phagocytic cell function. Key points. The immune response to infectious agents. Introduction. The immune response to viral infection. The immune response to bacterial infection. The immune response to helmith infection. The immune response to protozoal infection. The immune response to fungal infection. Key points. Immune evasion by pathogens. Introduction. Evading the innate immune response. Evading the antibody-mediated adaptive immune response. Evading the cell-mediated adaptive immune response.Specific viral strategies for immune evasion. Key points. Vaccination. Introduction. Passive immunization. Active immunization. Vaccine technologies. Vaccines for non-infectious diseases. Vaccine adjuvants. Routes of administering vaccines. Basic principles of vaccination. Vaccination failure. Adverse consequences of vaccination. Key points. Immune system ontogeny and neonatal immunology. Introduction. Immune system ontogeny. Passive transfer of maternal immune protection. Neonatal vaccination. Failure of passive transfer. Neonatal isoerythrolysis. Early life immune development. Key points. Immunological tolerance and immune suppression. Introduction. Tolerance and tolerance mechanisms. Central tolerance. Peripheral tolerance. Mucosal tolerance. Fetomaternal and neonatal tolerance. Antibody-mediated suppression. The neuroendocrine-immunological loop. Key points. Immunodeficiency. Introduction. Primary immunodeficiency. Secondary immunodeficiency. Key points. Hypersensitivity reactions. Introduction. The Gell and Coombs classification of hypersensitivity. Type I hypersensitivity. Type II hypersensitivity. Type III hypersensitivity. Type IV hypersensitivity. Key points. Hypersensitivity disorders and allergic disease. Introduction. Factors predisposing to allergic disease. Systemic allergic reactions. Allergic skin disease. Respiratory disease. Gastrointestinal disease. Diagnosis of allergic disease. Key points. Autoimmunity and autoimmune disease. Introduction. The genetic basis for autoimmunity. Intrinsic / host factors in susceptibility to autoimmune disease. Extrinsic / environmental factors in susceptibility to autoimmunity. Autoimmune diseases mediated by autoantibodies. Autoimmune diseases mediated by autoreactive T cells. Diagnostic tests for autoimmune disease. Key points. Cancer immunology and immune system neoplasia. Introduction. Tumour antigens. The anti-tumour immune response. Tumour-promoting immune activity. Immune evasion by tumours. Immunotherapy to enhance the anti-tumour immune response. Tumours of the immune system. Key points. Immunotherapy. Introduction. Immunosuppressive agents. Janus kinase inhibitors. Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. Allergen-specific immunotherapy. Monoclonal antibody therapy. Cytokine therapy. Immunostimulatory agents. Key points. Case studies in clinical immunology.

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Book Synopsis“Ben Hartman is a true innovator for the small farm.”—Curtis Stone, author of The Urban Farmer It’s time to think big about small farms. Award-winning author and “green leader” (Grist) Ben Hartman shares practical how-to tips, personal stories, and surprising examples of cutting-edge farmers and innovators around the world to show us how. In the early 1970s, US Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz infamously commanded farmers to “get big or get out.” In The Lean Micro Farm, author Ben Hartman rejects that disastrous suggestion and instead takes up the charge of the late agrarian thinker Gene Logsdon: “Get small and stay in.” Taking inspiration from the groundbreaking ideas of E. F. Schumacher and Mahatma Gandhi, The Lean Micro Farm shows how small, hyperlocal farms can be both ecologically and economically superior to industrial-scale operations geared toward export and commodity markets. The Lean Micro Farm details the author’s remarkable journey to downsize his farm from one acre to a third of an acre in an effort to prioritize family and community over work, all without taking a pay cut. In addition, Hartman profiles six innovative farmers from across the globe who embody this “get small” mindset. These pioneering farmers show all of us a path toward resilience in the face of supply chain disruption, globalization, and climate change. They model a gentler, more ecological approach to farming that produces less waste and uses less plastic, petroleum, and fertilizer. Like his previous two books, The Lean Farm and The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables, Hartman’s The Lean Micro Farm doesn’t just explain why smaller is better, it shows readers exactly how it can be done with step-by-step guides on how to turn a profit from a tiny, but productive, parcel of farmland. Readers will find not just philosophical justifications for a minimalist approach to agriculture but also actionable information for starting your own profitable micro farm, including: A description of the “deep mulch” method for building fertility Instructions on two-step bed flipping to increase production on a small footprint A guide for choosing essential tools and technologies “with a human face” An easy-to-follow process for making your micro farm lean and efficient A detailed plan for selling $20,000 worth of produce from your backyard It’s time, Hartman makes clear, to pivot to a new kind of farming—one that builds upon ancestral knowledge, nourishes communities, and puts human joy, not technology, at its center. “Hartman has revolutionized his methods, cut down his work hours dramatically, and shrunk the size of his farm, all while making a better income.”—Civil EatsTrade Review“Oftentimes, the desire in farming is to open up more land, grow more crops, and get bigger. In The Lean Micro Farm, Ben Hartman doesn’t just illuminate the enormous potential in getting small—for communities, for the environment, for the profitability of farms—he lays out a roadmap for how to achieve it. “As Ben eloquently demonstrates, small doesn’t mean less, small can just as easily mean more. Small can mean better. Small can mean, in the immortal words of economist E. F. Schumacher, beautiful. More importantly, when the desire is to grow more and earn more, sometimes getting smaller is actually the answer. “I was delighted and a bit terrified to pick up Ben Hartman’s new book, because every time I read something Ben wrote, significant portions of my farm change. And The Lean Micro Farm is no exception. Chapter by chapter you see the ways in which shrinking their farm has led Ben and his wife Rachel to a happier, healthier, more sustainable, more localized farm without risking income. Each section is filled with examples and strategies for how they got small and what it looks like in practice. It’s well-written, thought-provoking, and potentially life-altering. I immediately found myself penciling out ways to make our farm smaller. “So fair warning, this book will change your farm.” —Jesse Frost, author of The Living Soil Handbook“The Lean Micro Farm is a game changer for farming and food production. With well-thought-out principles and innovative techniques for planning and maintaining profitable tiny farms, Ben Hartman opens the door to a future of micro farms everywhere, rather than fewer and fewer large farms in rural locations only. This easy-to-read book is full of time-saving and ecologically sustainable techniques, such as flipping beds of both short and tall-growing crops with minimal soil disturbance so that multiple crops can be grown well each year in a small space. Ben’s tested methods can be applied to gardens and homesteads as well as small farms. Thank you, Ben, for bringing the ideas of my hero, E. F. Schumacher, into the 21st century and showing that they are as relevant as they were when his book, Small Is Beautiful, was first published!” —Helen Atthowe, Woodleaf Farm, Montana; author of The Ecological Farm“Ben is a shining example of the powerful ideas and efficient methods he describes. He has a way of making things simple and a simple way of explaining them! Small is beautiful and small makes sense, now more than ever. Ben’s one third of an acre is understandable, achievable, and hugely productive of nutritious food. It’s my pleasure to learn more about and endorse his approach. Here’s to health with Hartman.” —Charles Dowding, author of No Dig Gardening, No Dig Cookbook, and No Dig Children's Gardening Book“We urgently need to be experimenting with new ways of producing food locally, keeping an eye on future uncertainties, present realities, and past wisdom. Few have done so with more thoughtfulness and rigorous practicality than Ben Hartman, as showcased in this excellent book. I wish its treasure trove of hard-earned insight had been available when I was starting my own small market garden. It’s sure to help a new generation of small-scale growers hit the ground running.” —Chris Smaje, author of Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future“In the field, Ben never zags. The crops are in perfect alignment. Zagging would be wasteful motion. However, in a world that’s obsessed with scaling, whether the business is technology or ‘never-enough farming,’ Ben has zagged by getting small. For the sake of his family and community, Ben simply wants to live better and work less. Don’t we all? In this book, he explains how to achieve that goal by getting small with lean thinking. In other words, he explains how the philosophy of ‘just enough’ is a zag we should all consider putting into practice.” —Josh Howell, president and executive team leader, Lean Enterprise Institute“I am immensely grateful to have come across this book and its older siblings—they have helped us so much on our farm. The mindset of doing better instead of growing more is the best advice a young farmer can receive. In this new book you will be immersed in the ideas of great thinkers like Schumacher, Pareto, Gandhi, as well as Japanese philosophy, while also receiving concrete steps to be productive and profitable. Clay Bottom Farm is the most productive small farm we have visited, measured in income by square meter, and we are still trying to catch up.” —Francisco Vio, Huerto Cuatro Estaciones, Aysén, Chile

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Book SynopsisSlaughterhouse is the first book of its kind to explore the impact that unprecedented changes in the meatpacking industry over the last twenty-five years - particularly industry consolidation, increased line speeds, and deregulation - have had on workers, animals, and consumers. It is also the first time ever that workers have spoken publicly about what's really taking place behind the closed doors of America's slaughterhouses. In this new paperback edition, author Gail A. Eisnitz brings the story up to date since the book's original publication. She describes the ongoing efforts by the Humane Farming Association to improve conditions in the meatpacking industry, media exposes that have prompted reforms resulting in multimillion dollar appropriations by Congress to try to enforce federal inspection laws, and a favorable decision by the Supreme Court to block construction of what was slated to be one of the largest hog factory farms in the country. Nonetheless, Eisnitz makes it clear that abuses continue and much work still needs to be doneTable of ContentsPart I: Opening the Slaughterhouse Door; Part II: The Stickers' Confessions; Part III: The "Slaughterhouse Eight"; Part IV: USDA Deregulates: Full Line Speeds Ahead; Part V: Friends in High Places; Part VI: A Debased Side of Human Nature; Glossary; Index.

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Vegan or carnivore? Vegetarian or gluten-free? Keto or Mediterranean? Fasting or Paleo? Our relationship to food is filled with confusion and insecurity. Every day we hear about a new ingredient that is good or bad, a new diet that promises everything. But the truth is that none of those labels matter. The secret to becoming healthier, losing weight, living a pain-free and energetic life and healing the planet has nothing to do with counting calories, reducing portion sizes or feeling deprived - the key is re-learning how to eat like a human.This means finding food that is as nutrient-dense as possible, and preparing that food using methods that release those nutrients and make them safe and bioavailable to our bodies, which is exactly what allowed our ancestors, millions of years ago, to not only live but thrive. Archaeologist and primitive technologist Dr Bill Schindler draws on cutting-edge science and a lifetime of research to show readers how to live like modern 'hunter-gatherers' by using the same strategies our ancestors used - as well as techniques still practiced by many cultures around the world - to make food as safe, nutritious, bioavailable and delicious as possible.With each chapter dedicated to a specific food group, in-depth explanations of different foods and cooking techniques and concrete takeaways, as well as 75+ recipes, Eat Like a Human will permanently change the way you think about food, and help you live a happier, healthier, and more connected life.

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Book SynopsisAccess to accurate, evidence-based, and clinically relevant information is essential to anyone who uses or recommends herbal products. With input from some of the most respected experts in herbal and integrative medicine, this completely revised edition of the American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook reviews both traditional knowledge and contemporary research on herbs to provide an authoritative resource on botanical safety. The book covers more than 500 species of herbs and provides a holistic understanding of safety through data compiled from clinical trials, pharmacological and toxicological studies, medical case reports, and historical texts. For each species, a brief safety summary is provided for quick reference, along with a detailed review of the literature. Easily understood classification systems are used to indicate the safety of each listed species and the potential for the species to interact with drugs. Enhancements to Trade Review"AHPA’s Botanical Safety Handbook is, without a doubt, an extremely valuable reference book that is highly recommended to product manufacturers, healthcare practitioners, regulatory agencies, industrial and academic researchers, and herbal product consumers."—Charles J. Knill and John F. Kennedy, Chembiotech Laboratories, in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules"Whenever there are questions or compositional uncertainties about a material, the toxicologist’s brow becomes populated with beads of perspiration. However, in the case of quantifying toxicity and making a human health risk assessment for a botanical product or component the toxicologists can get help from the American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook, Second Edition (BSH).The BSH is hefty by any objective measure such as dimensions, weight and content; it will likely be judged by its users as comprehensive. BSH covers over 500 herbs within almost 1,100 pages.BSH is a valuable resource for a toxicologist to understand the arena in which he or she is practicing their profession … using BSH gives valuable background information located in one place, reducing the literature searching time for obtaining background information on a botanical.… the BSH is a necessary reference in the personal library of toxicologists that routinely conduct hazard analyses and human health risk assessments of botanicals. Those toxicologists that assess the human health risks of botanicals will find a vast amount of generic background information that will supplement their activities. In addition, toxicologists will discover clear and valuable guidance and directions for making their human health risk assessments of botanicals."—John A. Budny in the International Journal of Toxicology, 2013 32: 466"… Although this edition covers approximately the same number of herbs as the first, expanded entries quadruple the number of pages. Records for medicinal herbs include summaries and reference lists, safety and interaction classifications, name variants, and plant partes) used. Inaccurate/unsubstantiated information often appears in publications providing safety evaluations of natural products. To increase the validity of this handbook, attempts were made to identify questionable reports as well as studies lacking sufficient details about formulations used; when included, limitations of such studies are noted. … This reference work will appeal to health care professionals, members of the public, and industry personnel interested in the safety and potential interactions of herbal products. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students and above; general readers.—J. Saxton, Bastyr University, in CHOICE Magazine"I have long anticipated examining an upgraded second edition. I was pleased to find that the revised content included input from a highly qualified expert advisory council … The vastly expanded content provides safety information on more than 550 species of herbs and includes new herbs, many from the Ayurvedic tradition. … overall this book fills an essential niche by intelligently addressing specific practical issues in the broad context of botanical safety concerns. I certainly will be referring to it regularly."—Francis Brinker, ND, HerbalGram, Issue 99, 2013"Now, thanks to the recent publication of the new edition of the American Herbal Products Association’s (AHPA) Botanical Safety Handbook, no health professional needs to make an uninformed decision [on drug interactions with herbs] ever again. … The most exhaustive reference of its kind ever assembled, the AHPA Botanical Safety Handbook distills in one place hundreds of thousands of pages of scientific and medical information on herbs – the most widely employed class of health remedies in the world. Without question, the handbook answers the question, "Is it safe?" … With the AHPA Botanical Safety Handbook on hand, now every doctor, nurse, pharmacist, clinic and hospital can have readily on hand the definitive guide to recurring herbal questions."—Chris Kilham, Foxnews.com, May 8, 2013"...a very valuable reference for anyone selling, manufacturing or using medicinal herbs and perhaps will help clear the way for setting better legal and labeling standards of herbs."—American Herb Association "A basic reference text which should be on every herbalist's shelf! . . . It is very complete and includes many Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs as well. Congratulations to AHPA on an excellent and much needed text. Thank you!"—Robyn's Recommended Reading"An absolutely necessary reference book, this book gives cautions and contraindications for more than 600 plants. Don't expect fun reading-it is strictly a reference book. BUY IT!"—The Herbal Connection"The Handbook is a very readable and authoritative reference for herbal products, their usage, toxicity, and contraindications."—The Microscope"This book represents a significant revision and expansion of the first edition… [it is] a very important, extraordinarily detailed compilation of safety data on botanicals used in human health products. It will be an excellent resource for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals, academicians, researchers, regulators, consumers, and even marketers and advertisers. Every school of pharmacy, medicine, and nursing should have a copy in its library."—John H. Cardellina, II, ReevesGroup Virginia Beach, Virginia, United StatesTable of ContentsPreface to the First Edition. Preface. Acknowledgments. Editors. Expert Advisory Council. Introduction. A to Z Listing of Herbs. Appendix I: Herbal Constituent Profiles. Appendix 2: Herbal Action Profiles. Appendix 3: Herbal Interaction. Appendix 4: Safety of Botanicals in Pregnancy and Lactation. Appendix 5: Herb Listings by Classification.

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Book SynopsisFor decades fruit growers have sprayed their trees with toxic chemicals in an attempt to control a range of insect and fungal pests. Yet it is possible to grow apples responsibly, by applying the intuitive knowledge of our great-grandparents with the fruits of modern scientific research and innovation. Since The Apple Grower first appeared in 1998, orchardist Michael Phillips has continued his research with apples, which have been called "organic's final frontier." In this new edition of his widely acclaimed work, Phillips delves even deeper into the mysteries of growing good fruit with minimal inputs. Some of the cutting-edge topics he explores include: The use of kaolin clay as an effective strategy against curculio and borers, as well as its limitations Creating a diverse, healthy orchard ecosystem through understory management of plants, nutrients, and beneficial microorganisms How to make a small apple business viable by focusing on heritage and regional varieties, value-added products, and the "community orchard" model The author's personal voice and clear-eyed advice have already made The Apple Grower a classic among small-scale growers and home orchardists. In fact, anyone serious about succeeding with apples needs to have this updated edition on their bookshelf.Trade ReviewNorthern Woodlands (Review)- As anyone who has ever planted a few apple trees knows all too well, growing apples can be a perplexing and frustrating endeavor. The trouble is that apples are very attractive to many of nature's creatures besides humans. And at least one of these creatures, from deer to apple maggot flies, and from the roundheaded apple tree borer to mice (not to mention the long list of diseases that also affect apples), is sure to be working for its share of the fruit (and in some cases the tree) every day of the year. But if you've ever baked a pie made from your own apples, or pressed a batch of cider from them, the trials and tribulations all seem worth it with that first bite or sip. Michael Phillips' revised The Apple Grower has as much help as you'll find anywhere to get you to that first bite of pie or sip of cider. The previous edition, published in 1998, was the bible for many backyard orchardists and commercial organic growers. The new edition, boasting color photos and expanded and better-organized chapters, is a real treat for anyone interested in apples. The new edition's chapter on diseases and pests will be helpful to those left scratching their head about who or what is eating the apples or trees they are trying to grow. Phillips sprinkles tributes to other apple growers throughout the text. These persistent and dedicated souls, along with Phillips, are exploring uncharted territory: they are trying, without the use of traditional pesticides and chemicals, to keep ever-evolving pests and diseases away from trees that are themselves not evolving. All named apple varieties are genetic dead ends. A Macintosh today is genetically identical to a Macintosh from a century ago, but the bugs and diseases have spent that time evolving to break through the trees' defenses. Phillips presents intriguing ideas about orchard soils. Since people started growing apples in orchards, those orchard soils have largely been bacterially based, meaning that fertility has been maintained by the addition of bacteria-laden manure. Sheep and cattle were allowed to graze the grass and eat dropped apples, adding manure to the soils, and often the orchard was formerly pasture or hayfield, where manure was regularly added to maintain fertility. Bacteria-based soils are great for grasses and hay crops, but not necessarily for trees. Phillips argues that apple trees are still, well, trees, and like other trees, they prefer forest soils, which rely mainly on fungi to break down organic matter such as bark, wood, and other plant matter to maintain soil fertility. Phillips believes that this soil is what apple trees naturally want, and that it makes them healthier and better able to deal with pests and diseases. He has been experimenting with using fast-growing comfrey in his orchard, cutting it down to add rotting plant matter and to stifle the growth of grass, which can rob an apple tree's surface feeder roots of nutrients. He advocates adding composted branches, bark, wood chips, and even excess chunks of sheetrock to your orchard to promote the fungi in the soil and deter grasses. Phillips' style is more writerly than reference. His homespun stories about his many years of trying to outwit and outmaneuver the legions of apple-loving creatures are both entertaining and packed with tips. Phillips' extremely handy compendium of orchard tasks has always served as my basic plan of attack for what to do in my orchard, and the revised and expanded edition will be a welcome addition to my library. I have no doubt that over time it will take on the grimy, thumbed-through, and well-used look of my copy of the first edition of The Apple Grower. -- by Carl Demrow"A must read for anyone who grows apples or is contemplating doing so."--Lee A. Reich, garden author and Associated Press syndicated columnistNorthern Woodlands- “Michael Phillips’ revised The Apple Grower has as much help as you’ll find anywhere to get you to that first bite of pie or sip of cider. The previous edition, published in 1998, was the bible for many backyard orchardists and commercial organic growers. The new edition, boasting color photos and expanded and better-organized chapters, is a real treat for anyone interested in apples. The new edition’s chapter on diseases and pests will be helpful to those left scratching their head about who or what is eating the apples or trees they are trying to grow. Phillips’ style is more writerly than reference. His homespun stories about his many years of trying to outwit and outmaneuver the legions of apple-loving creatures are both entertaining and packed with tips. Phillips’ extremely handy compendium of orchard tasks has always served as my basic plan of attack for what to do in my orchard, and the revised and expanded edition will be a welcome addition to my library. I have no doubt that over time it will take on the grimy, thumbed-through, and well-used look of my copy of the first edition of The Apple Grower.”Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter One Growing Apples Locally Apple Growing a Hundred Years Ago Today's Integrated Pest Management Bringing It All Together Conventional Wisdom The Small Commercial Orchard in Context Chapter Two The Orchard Site and Its Climate Sacred Slopes The Four Points of the Compass Dry Ground Zone Hardiness Windbreaks Biodiversity in a Fruit Orchard Proximity to Markets Chapter Three The Enriching of Fruit Lands The Living Soil Compost Forever Soil Amendments Foliar Feeding Biodynamic Teachings Cover Cropping Ponderable Mulch Soil Tests and Leaf Analysis Trace Minerals for Every Tree Chapter Four The Trees and the Planting Cultivar Selection Rootstocks and Tree Spacing Nursery Sources and Varietal Collectors Grafting and Propagation The Setting of the Trees Orchard Size and Layout High-Density Plantings Down to the Nitty-Gritty Chapter Five Care of the Orchard Intuitive Pruning Training the Apple Tree Pollination and Fruit Set Frost Protection Thinning the Fruit The Great Grass Debate Mowing Options Summer Care Preparing for Winter Restoring Neglected Orchards Chapter Six Apple Pests and Diseases The Beginning of Understanding Good-bye, Foliar Pests Insect Identification Bug-by-Bug Profiles Beneficial Insects Good Sanitation Fungal Diseases Other Diseases of the Apple Four-Legged Considerations Chapter Seven Spraying for Balance The Complexities of Nature All the Answers Aren't Known, but We're Gaining Timing Is Everything The Orchard Calendar Botanicals, Elementals, and Forbidden Fruit Gentler Sprays Spray Equipment for the Small Commercial Orchard Matters of Concern Chapter Eight Reaping the Harvest When to Pick Harvest Equipment The Apple Picker's Reel Hiring Help Windfalls and Fat Sheep From Orchard to Packing Shed Grading Revisited Cider Making The Juice of the Apple Apple Storage Chapter Nine Marketing in the Local Economy Getting a Fair Price Apple Economics Niche Marketing Value-Added Products Organic Certification Advertising Marketing Innovations Long-Term Vision Chapter Ten The Last Organic Frontier The Sustainable Orchard Tree Spirit, Community Spirit Organic Perseverance Here We Come a-Wassailing Esopus Spitzenberg and a Better Tomorrow Appendix I Compendium of Orchard Tasks Appendix 2 Apple Grower's Source List Appendix 3 Lost Nation Apple Recipes Appendix 4 Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on a decade of fieldwork in Italy and France as well as interviews with critics and data analysis, this book provides an unprecedented sociological account of the dynamics of wine markets. It shows how the concepts of genre and collective identity explain producers’ choices, whether they are selling traditional or nonconventional wines.Trade ReviewUsing rich case studies of wine regions, Wine Markets demonstrates how collective identities emerge among producers. With its interesting mixture of detailed field data, historical knowledge, interesting anecdotes, and sociological ideas, I see this becoming a classic in economic sociology. -- Jerker Denrell, Warwick Business SchoolA rich descriptive analysis of the emergence and evolution of new genres of wine in various regions across Italy and France... the book not only offers an engaging foray into the modern history of European wine but also provides significant theoretical insights to several research areas in both organization theory and strategy. * Administrative Science Quarterly *At the end of the day, Wine Markets is a creditable culmination of a decade and a half of what was, I imagine, a delicious and rewarding research program. * Social Forces *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Genres and Market Identities2. Barolo and Barbaresco3.The Barolo Wars4. Mobilization of Collective Market Identities5. Genre Spanning, Ambiguity, and Valuation6. Brunello di Montalcino7. Tradition, Modernity, and the Scandal8. Alsace9. Biodynamic and Organic Winemaking10. Why Biodynamics? Category Signals and Audience Response11. Community Structure, Social Movements, and Market Identities12. CodaAppendix: Data SourcesNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisPawpaws is an in-depth guide to growing and marketing North America's forgotten native fruit at small commercial orchard scale. Coverage includes selecting cultivars, orchard planning, propagating, organic growing, pest management, harvesting, marketing, and value-added products. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1: Foraging for Wild Pawpaws Chapter 2: Description of North American Pawpaw Fruit Chapter 3: Flowering and Pollination Chapter 4: Site Design and Planting Chapter 5: Choosing Your Trees Chapter 6: Maintaining the Orchard Chapter 7: Harvesting Pawpaw Fruit Chapter 8: Tree Propagation Chapter 9: Pests, Diseases, Disorders and Their Management Chapter 10: Pawpaw Fruit Marketing Strategies Chapter 11: Pawpaw CultivarsChapter 12: Troubleshooting, Cost Analysis, and CalendarChapter 13: ConclusionResources NotesIndex About the AuthorAbout New Society Publishers

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Book SynopsisAn accessible, practical resource for pasture-based rabbit production-complete with rabbit husbandry basics, enterprise budgets, and guidelines for growing, processing and selling rabbits commercially. In recent years, there has been talk in the food world that rabbits make more sense than chicken. In a country with a $41 billion broiler chicken industry, this might seem like a pretty bold statement, but it’s hardly unsubstantiated. And yet while media has been abuzz about the supposed super protein, very few farmers are stepping up to meet the rapidly increasing interest in sustainably raised rabbit meat. This is partly due to the lack of available resources in the field of rabbit husbandry. Raising Pastured Rabbits for Meat is the first book to address the growing trend of ecological rabbit husbandry for the beginning to market-scale farmer. Inspired by Daniel Salatin, who has long been considered the pioneer in integrated rabbit farming, Nichki Carangelo proves that a viable pasture-based rabbitry is not only possible and user-friendly, it’s also profitable. In Carangelo’s approach, happy, healthy rabbits are seasonally raised outside on pasture, using a pasture and wire hybrid system that promotes natural behaviors and a diverse diet, while effectively managing the associated risks. Raising Pastured Rabbits for Meat offers valuable information on how farmers can build their own rabbit enterprise from scratch and includes tips on breed selection, breeding techniques, nutrition guidelines, record keeping tools, slaughtering and butchering instructions, marketing advice, and enterprise guides to help farmers plan for profitability. This is an essential guide for anyone interested in integrating rabbits onto a diversified farm or homestead.Trade Review“Nichki Carangelo’s Raising Pastured Rabbits for Meat is like a long chat with a warm and generous friend who’s sharing advice based on her own experience, hard won from both her successes and her mistakes (which you won’t have to repeat). Her approach is pragmatic and flexible, never doctrinaire. Perhaps her best advice is to avoid rabbit ‘monoculturing,’ which is only likely to succeed at an unattainably large scale, and instead to make your rabbit marketing venture an integral part of a diverse and adaptable small farm.”—Harvey Ussery, author of The Small-Scale Poultry Flock“Raising Pastured Rabbits for Meat covers some of the ups and downs of a rabbit-raising start-up, as well as the emotions and real-life mistakes tied to starting a farm. Overall it’s a well thought out introduction to pasture-based rabbit production for beginners.”—Daniel Salatin, Polyface Farm“They’re cute, fluffy, and one of the world’s most sustainable sources of meat. Yes, rabbits can make an excellent food source and income stream for a diversified family farm or homestead. Farmer and author Nichki Carangelo clearly lays out the essentials you need to start, manage, and grow a meat rabbit business in a way that not only generates income but also treats the animals humanely. There isn’t another book out there like this on the subject.”—Rebecca Thistlethwaite, author of The New Livestock Farmer“As a rabbit farmer and chef who prizes rabbit as a heritage ingredient, I’ve been encouraged to see more farmers, cooks, and consumers rediscovering the benefits of pastured rabbit in recent years. With this book Carangelo provides a growing community of small-scale producers with an essential road map for the journey of launching a small rabbitry into a successful business and long-lasting, nourishing resource.”—Mike Costello, chef and farmer, Lost Creek Farm

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Book SynopsisAn examination of how farming expertise could be shared and extended, over four centuries. All kinds of knowledge, from traditional know-how to modern science, are socially contingent and the product of an age-long and permanent social struggle. This book unravels the creation and the exchange of agronomic knowledge in rural Europe, from the early eighteenth century up until the end of the twentieth. It explores the spreading of knowing through the lens of "knowledge networks": where did agricultural knowledge come from and how did one learn to run a farm? Who was involved in this process of knowledge exchange? Which strategies and communicative methods were employed and what kind of networks were active? The answers to these questions mirror, as the book illustrates, the inventiveness of the actors on the scene: the creativity of a French naturalist in establishing links with local farmers to stop the circulation of a devastating grain moth, the power of the agricultural press to instill "proper values" into Hungarian farming practices or to shape the identity of the Galician agrarian movement, and the agency of post-war British farmers in selecting their own information, from sources such as lectures to the Young Farmers' Club, visits by public advisors and representatives of commercial firms, and radio programs. From the start of the agricultural Enlightenment, increasingly farmers have been besieged by a growing army of experts, telling them what to do, when and how. In a sense farming has become one of the most patronised professions. But farmers can resist and carve their own path. The chapters here reveal the continuous tensions between science-based agriculture and practice-based farming, between the expert image of an ideal agriculture and the (less known) self-image of being a good farmer. The dominant process, as this book shows, is that of an instrumental top-down transmission of knowledge from "the lab to the field". But between these two poles, complex and flourishing networks developed, functioning as trading zones in which knowledge and experience could be circulated, put to the test, forgotten, altered, rejected - and sometimes imposed.Trade Review[G]ive[s] us much food for thought and points the way to further studies and collaborations in rural Europe, an interesting time to be doing so as the United Kingdom leaves the Common Agricultural Policy. -- LANDSCAPES[...] readers will find value in every chapter, which all offer clear, thoughtful and well-researched histories of farming knowledge. * AGRICULTURAL HISTORY REVIEW *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Knowledge and its Networks in Rural Europe: From the Early Eighteenth to the Late Twentieth Century - Yves Segers and Leen Van Molle Agricultural Literature in Scandinavia and the Anglo-Saxon Countries as an Indicator of a Deep-Rooted Economic Enlightenment, c.1700-1800 - Janken Myrdal Peasant Eyes: A Critique of the Agricultural Enlightenment - Verena Lehmbrock Fighting the Angoumois Grain Moth: Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau and his Network of Entomological Observers - Pierre-Etienne Stockland 'Promoting and Accelerating the Progress of Agriculture': A Case Study of Agricultural Societies in the Doncaster District, South Yorkshire, England - Sarah Holland 'Proper Values' in Agriculture: The Role of Agricultural Associations in Knowledge Dissemination in Hungary, 1830-1880 - Zsuzsanna Kiss 'The Eye of the Master'. Livestock Improvement and Knowledge Networks in Belgium, 1900-1940 - Dries Claeys and Yves Segers Bridging Rural Culture and Expert Culture: The Agrarian Press in Galicia, c.1900-c.1950 - Miguel Cabo and Lourenzo Fernández Prieto Farmers Facing a Body of Expertise: the Activities and Methods of the Departmental Services for Agriculture in Oise (France), 1945-1955 - Laurent Herment Technical Change and Knowledge Networks in England, 1945-1980s - Paul Brassley Communicating an Innovation: Building Dutch Progeny Testing Stations for Pigs - Steven van der Laan

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Book SynopsisEat more fish, the doctors say. But is the salmon you are consuming really healthy? In the early 1970s, a group of scientists researched how to make more food for the growing population of the world. They looked to the sea. They sampled genes from salmon in 41 Norwegian and Swedish rivers and designed a new salmon that was fatter and faster growing. This was considered an amazing innovation and was the beginning of a new industry: salmon farming. The industry spread from coastal Norway to Scotland, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Chile, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the United States. Business boomed, jobs were created, and a new type of food, the farmed salmon, spread around the globe. People everywhere bought and enjoyed the abundant fish: grilled, poached, roasted, and as sushi and sashimi. They were grateful for this delicious, affordable protein. But at what cost? We now know that there were unintended consequences: some of these new fish escaped, competing for sustenance with other fish in the sea. The new fish spread diseases, salmon louse swarmed, and wild salmon stocks dwindles. In a prizewinning five-year investigation, authors Simen Sætre and Kjetil Østli took an in-depth look at Norway’s role in the global salmon industry and, for the first time, produced a comprehensive evaluation of the detrimental effects of salmon farming. From lice to escapees, from concentrating the waste of sea pens in the fjords through which wild salmon swim to their natal streams to the fact that salmon farming causes a net reduction of protein reaped from the ocean, the results don’t look good. Recent victories, such as the banning of net-pen fish farms in the waters of Washington State, are an indication that we are awakening to the environmental price of engineered fish. It is said that we will continue to make the same mistakes unless we understand them. The New Fish combines nature writing from Norwegian fjords, the coast of Canada, Icelandic landscapes and the far south of Chile with character-driven literary non-fiction and classic muckraking. The authors started with this question: What happens when you create a new animal and place it in the sea? This book will tell you the answer. Trade Review"The detailed history of salmon fisheries is a bit niche, but the authors succeed in highlighting how small decisions can have big ecological consequences." -- Publishers WeeklyJournalists Saetre and Østli make their English language debut with this eye-opening overview of the damage salmon fisheries inflict on the environment and public health. Chronicling the industry’s early days in the authors’ native Norway, they describe how in 1970 brothers Sivert and Ove Grøntvedt established the first salmon farm after putting a large net filled with 16,000 young fish in the sea, and how in 1971 researcher Trygve Gjedrem started a breeding program that still provides much of the world with its salmon stock. According to the authors, the work required to sustain salmon farms had far-reaching if unintended consequences. The tight quarters led to the proliferation of salmon lice that threatened wild populations when captive fish escaped, but delousing agents proved deadly to marine life near the farms. Humans were affected, too: Farmed salmon have gray meat unless they’re fed a synthetic compound that, when consumed in large quantities, can cause vision problems in people. The detailed history of salmon fisheries is a bit niche, but the authors succeed in highlighting how small decisions can have big ecological consequences. It’s a smart if somewhat narrow appraisal of humanity’s complicated relationship with nature. Photos. (July) -- Publishers WeeklyThe journalists Simen Saetre and Kjetil Ostli, who spent five years studying farmed salmon, have written a 365-page exposé in the vein of Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring.” -- Florence Fabricant, The New York Times"One part muckraking, one part a love letter to salmon, if you eat, fish for, or just appreciate salmon, it's a must read." -- Adventure Journal"an extraordinary piece of environmental journalism." -- Gray's Sporting JournalTable of Contents Prologue1 The New Fish Comes into Being2 The Pioneers Build an Industry3 The Antagonist of the Story, the Salmon Louse, Finds Its Niche4 Recounting Summers by the River5 The New Fish Finds Its Color6 The New Fish Escapes7 The New Fish Is Attacked by Lice8 The New Fish Raises a Warning9 The New Fish Gets Sick10 A Salmon Researcher Is Silenced11 Big Plans for the New Fish12 Fixing the New Fish13 A Tangent Leads to a Monster14 A Sad Story About a Mysterious Substance15 Might the New Fish Be Healthy After All16 The Little Shrimp and a Fatal Poisoning17 A Chief Takes a Stand18 We Get to the Heart of the Matter19 A Mystery Disappearance20 The Story of a Tragic Hero21 Saving the World with the New Fish (Say the Owners of the New Fish)22 We Go to a Conference About … Lice23 We Are Fascinated by a Wealthy Young Man24 Encountering a Dreamer25 A Researcher Asks: How Healthy Is the Fish?26 The New Fish Makes an Enemy 27 The New Fish Conquers a New Land28 What Happens When You Write About Salmon29 We Reflect on What We Have Learned30 We Seek One Last Secret Paradise Epilogue Major Players Sources References

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Book Synopsis‘If you want real food, food security and a truly biodiverse countryside, please, please read this book.’ John Lewis-Stempel, author of Meadowland ‘[A] timely response to those who are constructing a dystopia of farms without farmers, food without farms, while promoting more industrialisation of the food system.’ Vandana Shiva, activist and author of Terra Viva ‘Brilliant and compelling … at once hopeful and persuasive about the future of food.’ Dan Barber, chef at Blue Hill Named the Inc. Non-Obvious Book Awards 'Best Books of 2023' Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future is a powerful and timely response to the ongoing search for our sustainable food future. In the face of ongoing food, energy and environmental crises, Chris Smaje, farmer and social scientist, has become one of the most prescient voices on the future of farming. In his new book, he explores the false promises and unconsidered consequences of food techno-solutions advocated by ecomodernists like George Monbiot, arguing that we should not divorce ourselves from rural living and must embrace a future that includes farming. Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future passionately argues for scaling up the pro-nature principles of low-energy, biodiverse and agroecological farming, and for putting the power back into the hands of small-scale farmers and producers, and the local communities that support them. ‘A case for a rural agricultural landscape that delivers food without wrecking the planet’. Jake Fiennes, author of Land Healer ‘Everyone in the food business needs to read this … lively and superbly written polemic.’ Joel Salatin, co-founder of Polyface FarmTrade Review'We are heading to hell in a techcart driven by the unlikely twins of Extremist Rewilding and Big Food; if we don't pull on the brakes sharpish, our countryside will be reduced to a monoculture of lynxy scrub and our food grown in vats. If you want real food, food security and a truly biodiverse countryside, please, please read this book.' John Lewis-Stempel, author of Meadowland 'A thought-provoking, intelligent response to George Monbiot’s Regenesis. As the author remarks, this is a provocation to thought rather than a summation of the truth. Setting out the principles of good agriculture that can have benefits to people, land and nature. A case for a rural agricultural landscape that delivers food without wrecking the planet. Agrarian localism as an alternative that may succeed given present challenges on alternative land use.' Jake Fiennes, author of Land Healer'Chris Smaje’s Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future is a timely response to those who are constructing a dystopia of farms without farmers, food without farms, while promoting more industrialisation of the food system. Farming with care on a small scale is the path of ecological regeneration and returning to the earth. Thank you, Chris, for writing this important book for all of us.' Vandana Shiva, activist and author of Terra Viva'Chris Smaje has laid down an indictment – as unremitting as it is undeniable – that cuts through the jargon-filled, techno-worshipping agricultural futurists who promise silver-bullet fixes for having your cake and eating it too. This brilliant and compelling book is at once hopeful and persuasive about the future of food.' Dan Barber, chef at Blue Hill and author of The Third Plate'Everyone in the food business needs to read this book. If you think the future rests in time-tested local authenticity, Smaje’s arguments sound like affirming angels. If you think the future lies in techno-sophisticated urban manufacturing plants, you owe it to yourself to learn the best arguments from the opposing view. For many of us in the local authentic food space, George Monbiot is our nemesis in the public debate of food’s future. Will it be local, democratised and heritage driven, or will it be manufactured by techno-sophisticates suddenly converted to humble, charitable ends? Smaje cuts precisely and directly, eviscerating Monbiot with superb and quotable verbalese. Never have I enjoyed reading a blow-by-blow narrative as much as this lively and superbly written polemic.' Joel Salatin, co-founder of Polyface Farm, and author of You Can Farm and Polyface Micro'Chris Smaje shows us that it is people, working in communities and in tune with their local environment, who can provide answers to our food, energy and climate questions. In Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future, Chris has written an intelligent and absorbing analysis of a complex problem, and one that should be essential reading for us all.' Hunter Lovins, founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions and author of A Finer Future'Chris Smaje provides a comprehensive and reasoned counter to George Monbiot’s Regenesis, politely demolishing Monbiot’s ecologically naïve belief that urban dwellers can subsist on food manufactured by corporations, presumably without the use of fossil fuel energy. Smaje’s deeper, more global coverage of the social, cultural, economic and environmental realities of the agricultural dilemma raises issues that no one can afford to ignore. Without agriculture, we cannot have an orchestra, church, economy, city or any business. It is the foundation of civilisation under global threat of climate change.' Allan Savory, author of Holistic Management'This book is the much-needed antidote to the crazy excesses of ecomodernism in all its guises. A paean to sanity and to humanity’s reconnection with the living planet, this is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how we can move beyond the industrial paradigm to something that is actually regenerative; for anyone who wants to know how we can feed ourselves without recourse to fantasy fuel sources or further empowerment of the see-want-take value systems pushed by the multinationals and their outriders. It’s essential reading, really, for anyone who eats, but most especially for farmers and growers and anyone involved in the creation of policy, at whatever level.' Manda Scott, author of the Boudica: Dreaming series and host of the Accidental Gods podcast'Chris Smaje is a powerful, humane and practical thinker on our relationship to land and farming, and this book offers a convincing rejection of the ‘ecomodern’ theology currently being promoted by many prominent environmentalists. In a time of division, Smaje offers a human-scale and heartening alternative to elite green technocracy.' Paul Kingsnorth, author of Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist'This is a much-needed book – and Chris Smaje is exactly the person to write it. He builds his case with care and humility, highlighting the gaps in the evidence used by advocates of a ‘farm-free’ future, but also bringing into view the assumptions that are hidden behind their loud insistence that ‘you can’t argue with arithmetic’. For anyone disoriented by the ecomodernist turn in environmentalism, this is a book that will help you find your bearings.' Dougald Hine, author of At Work in the Ruins'Chris Smaje’s devastating critique of the farm-free future projected by ecomodernists is also an intriguing forecast of what Lewis Mumford in The City in History called the ‘end of the megalopolitan cycle’, and an eloquent appeal for reruralisation.' Simon Fairlie, author of Going to Seed'A real powerhouse of a book. Chris meticulously disentangles the case for a future of our food being grown in laboratories for what it really is: energy intensive, corporate driven and lacking resilience. His justification for a mixed small-scale farming landscape, for a nature-rich, job-rich and food-rich world, is not just convincing for the betterment of our collective economic, social and environmental health, it’s really humanity’s only hope to restore our connection to this planet, and heal.' Lynn Cassells, coauthor of Our Wild Farming Life'An eloquent and articulate defense of agroecological, small-scale farming and a robust critique of an industrialized future, Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future: The Case For an Ecological Food System and Against Manufactured Foods by Chris Smaje is critically important reading for anyone with an interest in learning about the difference between a congenial, ecological living and a dystopian, factory-centered existence. While especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library Sustainable Agriculture collections and supplemental Environmental Economics curriculum studies lists.' Midwest Book Review

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Book SynopsisFully revised and updated for its third edition, this book presents the definitive compilation of current knowledge on all aspects of biochar.Research on biochar continues to accelerate as its importance for soil health, climate change mitigation and adoption, and the circular economy becomes more widely acknowledged. This book not only reviews recent advances made in our understanding of biochar properties, behavior, and effects in agriculture, environmental management, and material production, but specifically develops fundamental principles and frameworks of biochar science and application. This third edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent developments and growing trends, with important coverage of the application of biochar outside of its traditional soil-based uses, the commercialization of biochar, and its incorporation into policy. This includes brand new chapters on the role of biochar-based materials for environmental remediation, building const

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Book SynopsisTells the story of the Palestinian citrus industry from its inception until 1950, tracing the shifting relationship between Palestinian Arabs and Zionist Jews. Kabha and Karlinsky portray the industry's social fabric, detail its economic history, and analyse the conditions that enabled the formation of a unique binational organisation.

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Book SynopsisThis handbook presents a much-needed and comprehensive exploration of the rapidly growing fields of animal welfare and law. In recent years there has been increasing attention paid to our complex, multifaceted relationships with other animals, and in particular, the depth and breadth of various societal uses of animals. This has led to a reconsideration of their moral and social status, which has sometimes challenged the interests of those who use animals. In such a contested domain, sound evidence and reasoning become particularly important. Through firm commitment to such principles, this book explores the biological foundations for the moral consideration of animals and for evolving conceptualisations of animal welfare. It reviews in detail the welfare concerns associated with numerous forms of animal use. The inclusion of key recent developments such as climate change, pandemics, and antimicrobial resistance, ensures this text is among the most current in its field. The e

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Book SynopsisForensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations, Third Edition continues in the tradition of the two best-selling prior editions and maintains its status as the single-most comprehensive book on Forensic Entomology currently available. It includes current, in-the-field best practices contributed by top professionals in the field who have advanced it through research and fieldwork over the last several decades.The use of entomology in crime scene and forensic investigations has never been more prevalent or useful given the work that can be done with entomological evidence. The book recounts briefly the many documented historical applications of forensic entomology over several thousand years. Chapters examine the biological foundations of insect biology and scientific underpinnings of forensic entomology, the principles that govern utilizing insects in legal and criminal investigations. The field today is diverse, both in topics studied,Table of ContentsIn Memoriam Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Prologue Editors Contributors Introduction: Current Perceptions and Status of Forensic Entomology Chapter 1 General Entomology and Basic Arthropod Biology Adrienne BrundageChapter 2 Insects of Forensic Importance Jason H. Byrd and Jeffery K. TomberlinChapter 3 Entomological Evidence Collections Methods: American Board of Forensic Entomology Approved Protocols Michelle R. Sanford, Jason H. Byrd, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, and John R. WallaceChapter 4 Laboratory-Rearing of Forensic Insects Jason H. Byrd and Jeffery K. TomberlinChapter 5 Factors That Influence Insect Succession on Carrion Gail S. AndersonChapter 6 Invertebrate Succession in Natural Terrestrial Environments Philip S. Barton, Melanie S. Archer, Maria-Martina Quaggiotto, and James F. WallmanChapter 7 The Role of Aquatic Organisms in Forensic Investigations John R. Wallace and Richard W. MerrittChapter 8 Recovering Buried Bodies and Surface Scatter: The Associated Anthropological, Botanical, andEntomological Evidence Heather A. Walsh-Haney, Alison Galloway, and Jason H. ByrdChapter 9 Estimating the Postmortem Interval Jeffrey D. Wells and Lynn R. LaMotteChapter 10 Insect Development as It Relates to Forensic Entomology Aaron M. Tarone and Joshua B. BenoitChapter 11 Molecular Genetic Methods for Forensic EntomologyJamie R. Stevens, Christine J. Picard, and Jeffrey D. WellsChapter 12 The Soil Environment and Forensic Entomology Sasha C. Voss, Shari L. Forbes, and Ian R. DadourChapter 13 Advances in Entomotoxicology: Weaknesses and Strengths Carlo P. Campobasso, Valentina Bugelli, Anna Carfora, Renata Borriello, and Martin VilletChapter 14 Is PMI the Hypothesis or the Null Hypothesis? Michelle R. Sanford and Aaron M. TaroneChapter 15 The Forensic Entomologist as Expert Witness Robert D. HallChapter 16 Livestock Entomology Justin Talley and Erika MachtingerChapter 17 Ecological Theory of Community Assembly and Its Application in Forensic EntomologySherah L. VanLaerhovenChapter 18 Forensic Meteorology: The Science of Applying Weather Observations to Civil and Criminal Litigation John R. Scala and John R. WallaceChapter 19 Entomological Alteration of Bloodstain Evidence M. Anderson Parker, Stacey L. Sneider, Shayne A. Smithey, Mark Benecke, and Jason H. ByrdChapter 20 Keys to the Genera and Species of Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of America, North of Mexico Terry WhitworthChapter 21 The Use of Entomological Evidence in Analyzing Cases of Neglect and Abuse in Humans and Animals Gail S. AndersonChapter 22 Acarology in Crimino-Legal Investigations: The Human Acarofauna During Life and Death M. Alejandra Perotti and Henk R. BraigChapter 23 Wildlife Forensic Entomology Gail S. Anderson and Jason H. ByrdChapter 24 The Role of Decomposition Volatile Organic Compounds in Chemical Ecology Hélène N. LeBlanc, Katelynn A. Perrault, and Julie LyChapter 25 Forensic Entomology and the Microbiome M. Eric Benbow and Jennifer L. PechalChapter 26 Urban EntomologyRobert T. Puckett and Jeffery K. TomberlinChapter 27 Larvae of the North American Calyptratae Flies of Forensic Importance Krzysztof Szpila and Andrzej GrzywaczChapter 28 The Professional History of Forensic Entomology M. Denise Gemmellaro and Lauren M. WeidnerChapter 29 Practical Considerations for Teaching Forensic Entomology Elizabeth Butin, David Rivers, and John R. Wallace

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Book SynopsisEssential reading for all those studying horticulture and keen gardeners. This clear introduction to the principles underlying the practical applications of horticulture opens up the excitement of plant growing and garden development without readers wading through complex information. The text supports the newly restructured RHS syllabus, and other horticultural qualifications.Trade Review'It is fantastic to have one ultimate reference text that students can refer to at all levels and that covers both the science behind growing plants and the application of science in plant management, propagation and production. This is an up-to-date look at developments in the horticultural industry and growing techniques in harmony with traditional approaches to horticultural techniques and practices. Extremely thorough but easy to read, superbly illustrated and the revision questions at the end of each chapter are invaluable for those students who want to check their own learning and go further with their studies. The case studies are extremely useful and relevant to modern teaching and learning methods. I will definitely be recommending this as the new bible for my students at all levels.' Caroline Wright, Nottingham Trent University'An exceptionally useful informative and most importantly up-to-date text for students of horticulture at all levels. Well written with clear illustrations allowing clear understanding of topics. Formatted in the way a good text book should with clear structure and logical progression through subjects. A good range of case studies, revision questions and the glossaries allows for structured independent and student centred learning. The linkage to course syllabus allows both student and tutor alike to use this work as a key reference text for all learning from experiential through to revision.' John Guy, Northumberland College'This book will no doubt be a great addition to horticultural teaching resources.' The Horticulturist'… [this] book and its associated website can be recommended not only to horticulture students but also to a wider readership, since they provide a near-comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of their subject.' John Edmondson, New Journal of Botany'… this is a useful and most welcome addition to a horticulturalist's library.' Leighton Dann, The BiologistTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Part I. The Foundations: 1. Plant diversity Mike Thomas-Buffin and Tim Upson; 2. Plant structure Kelvin Mason; 3. Light Daphne Vince-Prue; 4. Water and its importance for plants Daphne Vince-Prue; 5. Climate, weather and seasonal effects Daphne Vince-Prue; 6. Soils and plant nutrients Chris Bird; 7. Flowers, fruits, and seeds Kelvin Mason; Part II. The Adjustments: 8. Propagating plants vegetatively Daphne Vince-Prue and Rosie Yeomans; 9. Gardening for science Aaron Mills; 10. Shaping plants Daphne Vince-Prue and Chris Bird; 11. Protected cultivation Chris Allen; Part III. The Applications: 12. Gardening for food Chris Bird; 13. Designing gardens and landscapes Jenny Shukman; 14. Using plants in the garden Jenny Shukman and Rosie Yeomans; 15. Gardening for science Aaron Mills; 16. Commercial horticulture Chris Allen; 17. Integrated pest management Neil Helyer; 18. Conservation and sustainability Jenny Shukman; Appendixes; Glossary; Figure credits; Index.

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. The Conservation of Earth’s Biodiversity: An Overview 2. Applications of Modern Agricultural Biotechnology and its Impact on Biodiversity 3. The Biosafety Protocol and the Application of Precautionary Principles to Safeguard Biodiversity 4. Negotiating the Safe Use of Biotechnology to Conserve Agrobiodiversity: Reconciling the Biosafety Protocol with the WTO Regime 5. The CBD, Nagoya Protocol and Trips: Pathways to Harmonize Rules on Plant Genetic Resources 6. Safeguarding Agrobiodiversity, Farmers’ Rights and Food Security 7. Analysing Biodiversity Governance in Developing Nations with Special Reference to Asean 8. The Islamic Approach to Conserving Biodiversity 9. Conclusions and Suggestions

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Book SynopsisIn twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.Food Rules, Michael Pollan''s wise and witty critique of the western industrialised diet, distils the wisdom of history and traditional cultures to three simple rules: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.

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Book SynopsisOn April 10, 1966, a crowd of 10,000 farm workers and supporters gathered at the California state capitol to celebrate victory in one of the most significant strikes in American history--one that made Cesar Chavez famous as leader of the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). In Why David Sometimes Wins, Marshall Ganz tells the story of the UFW''s ground-breaking victory, drawing out larger lessons from this dramatic tale. A longtime leader in the movement and current lecturer in public policy at Harvard, he offers unique insight. Since the 1900s, large-scale agricultural enterprises had relied on migrant labor--a cheap, unorganized, and powerless workforce. In 1965, after successive waves of attempts at organizing this large and growing population, the AFL-CIO, the Teamsters, and the three-year-old NFWA all found themselves on the ground, recruiting members. That year, some 800 Filipino grape workers began a strike, under the aegis of theTrade ReviewThis throughly documented account is support by insights and evidence from Marshall's personal experience, and many will read it as much for its exciting story of the farm workers' struggle as for its contribution to the theory of social movements.... Recommended. * Social & Behaviorial Science *In Why David Sometimes Wins, Ganz demonstrates his own marvelous story telling skill in his narration of the farm workers' movement in America... It's about organizing and tactics that work. Ganz describes them in a unique and interesting manner from his own vantage point within the farm workers' movement. WHy David Sometimes Wins is a valuable resource for teachers and students of community organizing, labor history and the dynamics of social change. * Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare *A brilliant new book. * The Nation *Why David Sometimes Wins is an exceptional book that will be of widespread interest to scholars and activists alike. * American Journal of Sociology *This book is a must read for organizers. The analysis of how a small and poor, but motivated, group of workers triggered a social movement provides invaluable lessons on what to do and not do as we struggle with the challenges of the 21st century. * Andy Stern, President, Service Employees International Union *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Introduction: How David Beat Goliath ; 2. Beginnings: Immigrants, Radicals, and the AFL (1900-1959) ; 3. New Opportunities, New Initiatives: (1959-1962) ; 4. A Storm Gathers: Two Responses (1963-1965) ; 5. The Great Delano Grape Strike (1965-1966) ; 6. Meeting the Counter-Attack (1966) ; 7. Launching a New Union (1966-1967) ; Epilogue ; Appendix ; Notes ; References ; Index

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Book SynopsisAgriculture in India plays a crucial role beyond its GDP contribution, with a focus on addressing poverty and ensuring food security. The report recommends shifting from subsidy-based systems, enhancing productivity, and diversifying the sector to reduce poverty, increase incomes, improve consumer welfare, and boost employment and economic growth.Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INDIA AT A GLANCE; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; OVERVIEW OF THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY; CHANGING AGRICULTURAL POLICY ENVIRONMENT IN THE 1990S; AGRICULTURAL INPUT POLICIES: IMPACT AND COSTS; RE-ENERGIZING THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR: POLICY OPTIONS; REFERENCES; TABLES; FIGURES; BOXES

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Book SynopsisThis report is about agriculture and its link to human wellbeing in South Asia. This report presents an in-depth analysis of the experience of five South Asian countries: Indian, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

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Book SynopsisSince the publication of the first edition of this book, many changes have taken place in agricultural marketing. This second edition sets out to present a comprehensive description of the place of marketing in British agriculture as we approach 1992.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I: The background to agricultural marketing: An introduction to marketing; Applicability of marketing principles to farmers; Applicability of marketing techniques to farmers; Government support of agricultural markets in the UK; EEC support of agricultural markets; Part II: Agricultural marketing in practice; Channels used by farmers marketing individually; Marketing channels used by farmers acting in unison; Possibilities for direct marketing by the farmer; The marketing of agricultural inputs; Index

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Book SynopsisAgriculture, one of the oldest human occupations, is practised all over the world, using techniques ranging from the profoundly traditional to the most scientifically advanced. Without it we would starve. Yet how many of us understand what is happening in the fields that we see as we drive through the countryside? How often do we think about the origins of the food in our trolley?In this Very Short Introduction Paul Brassley and Richard Soffe explain what farmers do and why they do it. Beginning with the most basic resource, the soil, they show why it is important, and how farmers can increase its productivity, before turning to the plants and animals that grow on it, and tracing the connections between their biology and the various ways in which farmers work with them. The authors conclude by looking at some of the controversial issues facing contemporary agriculture: its sustainability; its impact on wildlife and landscape; issues of animal welfare; and the affect of climate change and the development of genetically modified organisms on farmers.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewWhen YouGov-Cambridge conducted a poll in 2012 they found that 82 per cent of people have a special place in their hearts for agriculture. However the poll also revealed that only 28 per cent of people feel they know much about the sector. So congratulations to the Oxford University Press for supplying a book that explains it all. * Mark Metcalf, Unite Landworker *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Soils and crops ; Farm animals ; Feeding the food industry ; Inputs into agriculture ; Modern and traditional farming ; Farming futures ; Further reading ; Index

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Book SynopsisTomorrow''s Table argues that a judicious blend of two important strands of agriculture--genetic engineering and organic farming--is key to helping feed the world''s growing population in an ecologically balanced manner. Pamela Ronald, a geneticist, and her husband, Raoul Adamchak, an organic farmer, take the reader inside their lives for roughly a year, allowing us to look over their shoulders so that we can see what geneticists and organic farmers actually do. Readers see the problems that farmers face, trying to provide larger yields without resorting to expensive or environmentally hazardous chemicals, a problem that will loom larger and larger as the century progresses. They learn how organic farmers and geneticists address these problems. The book is for consumers, farmers, and policy decision makers who want to make food choices and policy that will support ecologically responsible farming practices, and for anyone who wants accurate information about organic farming, genetic enTable of ContentsForeword to the First Edition by Sir Gordon Conway Foreword to the Second Edition by Michael Specter Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments About the Authors Part I: Introduction 1. Green Revolution 2.0 Part II: The Farm 2. Why Organic Agriculture? 3. The Tools of Organic Agriculture Part III: The Laboratory 4. The Tools of Genetic Engineering Part IV: Consumers 5. Legislating Lunch 6. Whom Can We Trust? 7. Are Genetically Engineered Foods Safe to Eat? 8. The Mistrust of Science Part V: The Environment 9. Conserving Wildlands 10. Weeds, Gene Flow, and the Environment Part VI: Ownership 11. Who Owns the Seed? 12. The Seed Industry: Accelerating or Impeding Innovation? Part VII: The World 13. Feeding the World Ethically 14. Choosing Innovation Part VIII: Dinner 15. Deconstructing Dinner: Genetically Engineered, Organically Grown Glossary References Index

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Book SynopsisThe author here examines eighteen farming communities of Tanga Region, Tanzania, an area of rural poverty with a long history of drought, floods, food shortages, famine, and social and economic disruption to understand what the farmers there know about their environment and which historical and economic factors play into the lack of food security.

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Book SynopsisA collection of the most advanced and authoritative agricultural-economic research in the face of increasing water scarcity. Agriculture has been critical in the development of the American economy. Except in parts of the western United States, water access has not been a critical constraint on agricultural productivity, but with climate change, this may no longer be the case. This volume highlights new research on the interconnections between American agriculture, water resources, and climate change. It examines climatic and geologic factors that affect the agricultural sector and highlights historical and contemporary farmer responses to varying conditions and water availability. It identifies the potential effects of climate change on water supplies, access, agricultural practices, and profitability, and analyzes technological, agronomic, management, and institutional adjustments. Adaptations such as new crops, production practices, irrigation technologies, water conveyance infrastructure, fertilizer application, and increased use of groundwater can generate both social benefits and social costs, which may be internalized with various institutional innovations. Drawing on both historical and present experiences, this volume provides valuable insights into the economics of water supply in American agriculture as climate change unfolds.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Gary D. Libecap and Ariel Dinar 1. The Economics of Climatic Adaptation: Agricultural Drainage in the United States Eric C. Edwards and Walter N. Thurman 2. Estimating the Effect of Easements on Agricultural Production Nicole Karwowski 3. The Cost-Effectiveness of Irrigation Canal Lining and Piping in the Western United States R. Aaron Hrozencik, Nicholas A. Potter, and Steven Wallander 4. Center Pivot Irrigation Systems as a Form of Drought Risk Mitigation in Humid Regions Daniel Cooley and Steven M. Smith 5. Perceived Water Scarcity and Irrigation Technology Adoption Joey Blumberg, Christopher Goemans, and Dale Manning 6. Climate, Drought Exposure, and Technology Adoption: An Application to Drought-Tolerant Corn in the United States Jonathan McFadden, David Smith, and Steven Wallander 7. Cover Crops, Drought, Yield, and Risk: An Analysis of US Soybean Production Fengxia Dong 8. Climate Change and Downstream Water Quality in Agricultural Production: The Case of Nutrient Runoff to the Gulf of Mexico Levan Elbakidze, Yuelu Xu, Philip W. Gassman, Jeffrey G. Arnold, and Haw Yen 9. Nutrient Pollution and US Agriculture: Causal Effects, Integrated Assessment, and Implications of Climate Change Konstantinos Metaxoglou and Aaron Smith 10. The Political Economy of Groundwater Management: Descriptive Evidence from California Ellen M. Bruno, Nick Hagerty, and Arthur R. Wardle 11. Estimating the Demand for In Situ Groundwater for Climate Resilience: The Case of the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer in Arkansas Kent F. Kovacs and Shelby Rider Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe Secret Financial Life of Food is of benefit to anyone who is involved in the food industry, including growers, processors, consumers, and even professionals in the culinary arts. It also has appeal for those of us who buy and sell commodity futures, helping us gain a better understanding of how the markets have evolved. -- Alan Bush, senior financial futures analyst, Archer Financial Services, Inc. Interesting, thought-provoking book for food aficionados. Booklist Those who are interested in the history of the "food" commodity markets will find many treats in Newman's book. -- Brenda Jubin Seeking Alpha a refreshing and much-needed look from a different perspective: food as commodity. -- James Norton Washington PostTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Buy Breakfast 1. How Does Commodities Trading Work? 2. The Spice Route 3. The Commodity That Built a Nation: Corn Futures 4. Great Grains 5. Butter-and-Egg Men 6. The Mochaccino Market: Coffee, Sugar, and Cocoa 7. Cattle Call 8. This Little Piggy Made a Market: The Rise and Fall of Pork Bellies 9. When Money Grows on Trees: Produce Futures 10. Super Soybeans 11. The Future of Food Futures? Contracts to Consider Epilogue Notes Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on a decade of fieldwork in Italy and France as well as interviews with critics and data analysis, this book provides an unprecedented sociological account of the dynamics of wine markets. It shows how the concepts of genre and collective identity explain producers’ choices, whether they are selling traditional or nonconventional wines.Trade ReviewUsing rich case studies of wine regions, Wine Markets demonstrates how collective identities emerge among producers. With its interesting mixture of detailed field data, historical knowledge, interesting anecdotes, and sociological ideas, I see this becoming a classic in economic sociology. -- Jerker Denrell, Warwick Business SchoolA rich descriptive analysis of the emergence and evolution of new genres of wine in various regions across Italy and France... the book not only offers an engaging foray into the modern history of European wine but also provides significant theoretical insights to several research areas in both organization theory and strategy. * Administrative Science Quarterly *At the end of the day, Wine Markets is a creditable culmination of a decade and a half of what was, I imagine, a delicious and rewarding research program. * Social Forces *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Genres and Market Identities2. Barolo and Barbaresco3.The Barolo Wars4. Mobilization of Collective Market Identities5. Genre Spanning, Ambiguity, and Valuation6. Brunello di Montalcino7. Tradition, Modernity, and the Scandal8. Alsace9. Biodynamic and Organic Winemaking10. Why Biodynamics? Category Signals and Audience Response11. Community Structure, Social Movements, and Market Identities12. CodaAppendix: Data SourcesNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisA lively discussion of soy production and consumptionTrade Review“The World of Soy escorts readers on an unexpected but delightfully fascinating journey through the subject of soy as a food. . . . Recommended.”--Choice"Du Bois, Tan, and Mintz have done an excellent job combining a series of chapters from diverse authors into a seamless read. The World of Soy provides an informative account of a legume equally ancient and modern."--Science“Measured in cash terms, soy (Glycine max) is in some ways the most important crop, and in terms of imports and exports, second only to wheat. The fact that this important book has contributions by seventeen authors reflects more than the circumstances of its origins in a couple of academic conferences; it also shows the vastness of the topic and the large number of disciplines required to make sense of it. . . . [This] exemplary, comprehensive volume shows the way to frame the crucial questions of food studies. “--Times Literary Supplement“The chapters in The World of Soy are remarkably informative and contribute greatly to our understanding of this food that maintains multiple identities and meanings across the world.”--Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition“Knowledge provided in the chapters and the large and fantastic reference set are gems shining for us all.”--Flavor and Fortune“All food-studies theorists and practitioners will find plenty to entice them in the historical and ethnographic chapters, which offer sweeping but detailed evidence-based culinary histories and geographies, plus step-by-step recipes for the transformation of soy into so many cultural products.”--Gastronomica"An important book, with implications for food policy, everyday food choices, and the comparative understanding of dietary change. It is a major contribution to food studies and to the anthropology of food."--Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute"A rich introduction to the varied uses--past, present, and future--of this underappreciated yet ubiquitous foodstuff. Drawing on an astounding variety of backgrounds and disciplines, this volume amply shows why the soybean is the staple ingredient in both traditional and modern cuisines, as well as the most important agricultural commodity in the global food system."--Warren Belasco, author of Meals to Come: A History of the Future of Food "This enjoyable work provides readers with an overview of the history of modern as well as traditional soy food products. It also points out roadblocks to improving nutritional standards of populations abroad through the introduction of soybean foods. The World of Soy will be extremely informative to groups such as food companies, chefs, and international agencies seeking to expand the uses of soybeans."--Theodore Hymowitz, emeritus professor of plant genetics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and author of Pedigrees of soybean cultivars released in the United States and Canada "What a marvelous, multifaceted work! As varied as the foodstuffs that derive from the bean itself--pungent fermented miso paste; nutty kinako toasted soy flour; delicate, shirred sheets of yuba soymilk; silken cubes of tofu custard; stinky and sticky natto beans--the essays and studies in The World of Soy provide readers with savory, rich, piquant, tangy, and spicy approaches to understanding and appreciating the global importance of soy."--Elizabeth Andoh, author of Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen "This book is a major contribution to the literature on world crops. An up-to-date review of this vitally important food has long been needed, and The World of Soy fills the need with outstanding success. Particularly detailed and notably valuable are the accounts of currently produced soyfoods and how they are changing with new technology worldwide."--E. N. Anderson, author of Everyone Eats: Understanding Food and Culture "The story of soy encompasses every aspect of food and globalization, and The World of Soy takes us on an illuminating journey from the simple pleasures of home-cooking to the stark realities of mass industrial farming and food processing. This skillfully assembled collection should be at the core of every food studies curriculum."--Richard Wilk, professor and director of the food studies program at Indiana University, author of Home Cooking in the Global VillageTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: The Significance of Soy 1Sidney W. Mintz, Chee-Beng Tan, and Christine M. Du BoisSection One: Acceptance of Soy in Global and Historical Context 1. Legumes in the History of Human Nutrition 27Lawrence Kaplan 2. Early Uses of Soybean in Chinese History 45H. T. Huang 3. Fermented Beans and Western Taste 56Sidney W. Mintz 4. Genetically Engineered Soy 74Christine M. Du Bois and Ivan Sergio Freire de SousaSection Two: Ethnographic Studies of Soy's Acceptance 5. Tofu and Related Products in Chinese Foodways 99Chee-Beng Tan 6. Tofu Feasts in Sichuan Cuisine 121Jianhua Mao 7. Fermented Soybean Products and Japanese Standard Taste 144Erino Ozeki 8. Fermented Soyfoods in South Korea: The Industrialization of Tradition 161Katarzyna J. Cwiertka and Akiko Moriya 9. Tofu in Vietnamese Life 182Can Van Nguyen 10. Soyfoods in Indonesia 195Myra Sidharta 11. Social Context and Diet: Changing Soy Production and Consumption in the United States 208Christine M. Du Bois 12. Soybeans and Soyfoods in Brazil, with Notes on Argentina: Sketch of an Expanding World Commodity 234Ivan Sergio Freire de Sousa and Rita de Cassia Milagres Teixeira Vieira 13. Soy in Bangladesh: History and Prospects 257Christine M. Du Bois 14. Soybeans and Soybean Products in West Africa: Adoption by Farmers and Adaptation to Foodways 276Donald Z. Osborn Conclusion: Soy's Dominance and Destiny 299Christine M. Du Bois and SIdney W. Mintz Appendix A. Scientific Names for Plants and Edible Fungi 315 Appendix B. More on Tofu in Chengdu 320 Contributors 325 Index 329

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Book SynopsisThis study examines agricultural restructuring and its effect upon various African societies. It documents how contract production links farmers, agribusiness and the state; and reveals that contract farming represents a distinctive form in which African growers join in national and world markets.

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Book SynopsisA deeply empathetic (Publishers Weekly, starred review) must-read (Marion Nestle) that weaves lyrical storytelling and fascinating research into a compelling narrative (San Francisco Chronicle) to look at dietary differences along class lines and nutritional disparities in America, illuminating exactly how inequality starts on the dinner plate.Inequality in America manifests in many ways, but perhaps nowhere more than in how we eat. From her years of field research, sociologist and ethnographer Priya Fielding-Singh brings us into the kitchens of dozens of families from varied educational, economic, and ethnoracial backgrounds to explore how-and why-we eat the way we do. We get to know four families intimately: the Bakers, a Black family living below the federal poverty line; the Williamses, a working-class white family just above it; the Ortegas, a middle-class Latinx family; and the Cains, an affluent white family.

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Book SynopsisJohn Humphrys' is a top political commentator and the voice of Radio 4's Today programme. The Great Food Gamble raises enormous questions and is indeed a manifesto for change.Trade ReviewThought-provoking, well-researched * Fordyce Maxwell, Scotsman *Compelling * Observer *Incisive and readable * Mick Hume, The Times *Humphrys's level-headedness makes the arguments all the more powerful * Paul Heiney, The Sunday Times *This could be the best diet book ever written * The Sunday Times *Without being sentimental, it is a passionate discourse... well-written and accessible. My only concern is that its message is likely to be ignored where it matters most. * Tim Lang, Independent *

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Book SynopsisAs the price of oil falls, bestselling author and economist Jeff Rubin takes us to the epicentre of the bursting global carbon bubble, and dares us to imagine a new engine for growth that does not run on oil.For a decade, the vision of Canada's future as an energy superpower has driven the country's political agenda, as well as the fast-paced development of Alberta's oil sands and the push for more pipelines like Keystone XL across the continent to bring that bitumen to market. Anyone who objects to pipelines and tanker-train traffic, north or south of the US border, is labeled a dreamer, or worse—an environmentalist: someone who puts the health of the planet ahead of the economic survival of their neighbours.     In The Carbon Bubble, Jeff Rubin compellingly shows how an economic vision that rests on oil is dead wrong. Changes in energy markets in the US—where domestic production is booming while demand for oil is shrinking&mda

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Book SynopsisWildland fires are occurring more frequently and affecting more of Earth's surface than ever before. These fires affect the properties of soils and the processes by which they form, but the nature of these impacts has not been well understood. Given that healthy soil is necessary to sustain biodiversity, ecosystems and agriculture, the impact of fire on soil is a vital field of research.Fire Effects on Soil Properties brings together current research on the effects of fire on the physical, biological and chemical properties of soil. Written by over 60 international experts in the field, it includes examples from fire-prone areas across the world, dealing with ash, meso and macrofauna, smouldering fires, recurrent fires and management of fire-affected soils. It also describes current best practice methodologies for research and monitoring of fire effects and new methodologies for future research. This is the first time information on this topic has been presented in a single vTable of ContentsPart 1 Review of fire effects on soil properties, Part 2 Methods used to study the effects of fire on soils.

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Book SynopsisDesigned for undergraduate and graduate students interested in learning basic soil physics and its application to environment, soil health, water quality and productivity, this book provides readers with a clear coverage of the basic principles of water and solute transport through vadose zone, the theory behind transport and step-by-step guidance on how to use current computer models in the public domain along with soil erosion and contaminant remediation. Students will develop a deeper understanding of the fundamental processes within the soil profile that control water infiltration, redistribution, evapotranspiration, drainage, and erosion. The updated second edition features one new chapter, highlighting new problems, new computer models, and remediation.Features Serves as the most up-to-date textbook on soil physics available Includes one new chapter and many new numerical examples Offers mathematical descriptions supported by Table of Contents1. Introduction to Soil Physics 2. Units and Dimensions 3. Characteristics of Soils of the Vadose Zone 4. Sampling Concepts and Designs 5. Spatial Variability of Vadose Zone Properties 6. Fundamentals of Hydrology 7. Properties of Water 8. Water in the Vadose Zone 9. Flow through the Vadose Zone 10. Water Infiltration into the Vadose Zone 11. Energy Flow through the Vadose Zone 12. Evaporation from Soil 13. Root Water Uptake 14. Airflow through the Vadose Zone 15. Chemical Transport through the Vadose Zone 16. Modeling Flow through the Vadose Zone Using the HYDRIS-1D Model 17. Flow through the Vadose Zone Using RZWQM 18. Special Topics: Soil Erosion, Contaminant Remediation and Salt Removal

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Book SynopsisThis sixth edition of Agribusiness Management provides students and managers with a fundamental understanding of the key concepts needed to successfully manage agribusinesses in a rapidly changing, high-tech, consumer-oriented, and uncertain world.The text uses four specific approaches to help readers develop and enhance their capabilities as agribusiness managers. First, it offers a contemporary focus that reflects the issues that agribusiness managers face today and are likely to face tomorrow. Second, the book presents conceptual material in a pragmatic way with illustrations and examples that will help the reader understand how a specific concept works in practice. Third, the book has a decision-making emphasis, providing contemporary tools that readers will find useful when making decisions in the contemporary business environment. Finally, Agribusiness Management offers a pertinent set of discussion questions and case studies that will allow the reader to Trade Review"Through six improvements and additions, Agribusiness Management has become the gold standard for training the next generation of agribusiness professionals." – Jayson Lusk, Distinguished Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, USA."The sixth edition of Agribusiness Management is as relevant today as it was in its first edition which debuted almost 40 years ago." – Michael Boland, Koller Professor and Director, Food Industry Center, University of Minnesota, USA.Table of ContentsPART 1. Agribusiness Management: Scope, Functions, and Tasks 1. The Business of Agribusiness 2. Managing the Agribusiness 3. Economics for Agribusiness Managers PART 2. Agribusiness Management: Organization and Context 4. The Organization of an Agribusiness 5. International Agribusiness PART 3. Marketing Management for Agribusiness 6. Strategic Market Planning 7. The Marketing Mix 8. Marketing Decision Tools for Agribusiness PART 4. Financial Management for Agribusiness 9. Understanding Financial Statements 10. Analyzing Financial Statements 11. Financing the Agribusiness 12. Tools for Evaluating Operating Decisions 13. Tools for Evaluating Investment Decisions PART 5. Operations Management for Agribusiness 14. Production Planning and Management 15. Supply Chain Management for Agribusiness PART 6. Human Resource Management for Agribusiness 16. Managing Organizational Structure 17. Managing Human Resources in Agribusiness End. Glossary

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Book SynopsisSound forest management planning requires cost-efficient approaches to optimally utilize given resources. Emphasizing the mathematical and statistical features of forest sampling to assess classical dendrometrical quantities, Sampling Techniques for Forest Inventories presents the statistical concepts and tools needed to conduct a modern forest inventory.The book first examines design-based survey sampling and inference for finite populations, covering inclusion probabilities and the HorvitzâThompson estimator, followed by more advanced topics, including three-stage element sampling and the model-assisted estimation procedure. The author then develops the infinite population model/Monte Carlo approach for both simple and complex sampling schemes. He also uses a case study to reveal a variety of estimation procedures, relies on anticipated variance to tackle optimal design for forest inventories, and validates the resulting optimal schemes with data from the Swiss National Forest Inventory. The last chapters outline facts pertaining to the estimation of growth and introduce transect sampling based on the stereological approach. Containing many recent developments available for the first time in book form, this concise and up-to-date work provides the necessary theoretical and practical foundation to analyze and design forest inventories.Trade Review…the text is an excellent addition to the forest and natural resource inventory literature, and nicely compliments classic and contemporary texts focused broadly on applied concepts and tools but lacking in rigorous statistical treatment. … this text is an important contribution to the literature, as it provides a unique, mathematically rigorous tour of classical and modern topics on forest sampling theory. Of particular importance is the text’s emphasis on model-based methods, which are becoming increasingly important within forest and natural resources inventory.—The American Statistician, Vol. 63, No. 3, August 2009, and JASA, Winter 2008…In this field, the author is a leading expert who presents the modern state of the art, in particular his own work of the last two decades. … a valuable, up-to-date reference book for the theoretical aspects of forest inventories and sampling … .—Dietrich Stoyan, Biometrical Journal, Vol. 51, 2009This compact little volume is packed with important and useful ideas.—Donald E. Myers, University of Arizona, Technometrics, May 2009This is an important reference for those wanting to understand the theory of sampling in forest inventory, and also for those with graduate- or postgraduate-level skills in statistics who apply these techniques in the forestry industry. Despite its length, the book provides reasonably thorough coverage of the theory of statistics applied to forest inventories. …a very useful, up-to-date reference book on the theory of statistics as it should be applied to forest inventory.—International Statistical Review, 2008…the text is an excellent addition to the forest and natural resource inventory literature, and nicely compliments classic and contemporary texts focused broadly on applied concepts and tools but lacking in rigorous statistical treatment. … this text is an important contribution to the literature, as it provides a unique, mathematically rigorous tour of classical and modern topics on forest sampling theory. Of particular importance is the text’s emphasis on model-based methods, which are becoming increasingly important within forest and natural resources inventory.—The American Statistician, Vol. 63, No. 3, August 2009, and JASA, Winter 2008…In this field, the author is a leading expert who presents the modern state of the art, in particular his own work of the last two decades. … a valuable, up-to-date reference book for the theoretical aspects of forest inventories and sampling … .—Dietrich Stoyan, Biometrical Journal, Vol. 51, 2009This compact little volume is packed with important and useful ideas.—Donald E. Myers, University of Arizona, Technometrics, May 2009This is an important reference for those wanting to understand the theory of sampling in forest inventory, and also for those with graduate- or postgraduate-level skills in statistics who apply these techniques in the forestry industry. Despite its length, the book provides reasonably thorough coverage of the theory of statistics applied to forest inventories. …a very useful, up-to-date reference book on the theory of statistics as it should be applied to forest inventory.—International Statistical Review, 2008Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction and Terminology. Sampling Finite Populations: The Essentials.Sampling Finite Populations: Advanced Topics.Forest Inventory: One-Phase Sampling Schemes. Forest Inventory: Two-Phase Sampling Schemes.Forest Inventory: Advanced Topics.Geostatistics. Case Study.Optimal Sampling Schemes for Forest Inventory.The Swiss National Forest Inventory. Estimating Change and Growth. Transect-Sampling. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisNow in its second edition, Agriculture in World History presents a unique exploration of farmers and farming, and their relationships to non-farmers and urban societies from the ancient world to the 21st century.From its origins, civilization has depended on the food, fiber, and other goods produced by farmers. This book illustrates how urban societies both exploited and supported farmers, and together endured economic and environmental crises. Viewing farmers as the crucial interface between civilization and the natural world, Mark Tauger examines the environmental changes, political and social transformations, and scientific and technological developments in farming. The second edition draws attention to the modern period, particularly the effects of war, depression, and authoritarianism on world agriculture, scientific advances and the problems they created, increased international competition between countries with the expanding role of corporations, the threats poTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The origins of agriculture and the dual dependency 2. Agriculture in antiquity: The first great conflicts over land and freedom 3. Post-classical agriculture: Western serfdom, Eastern innovation 4. Early modern agriculture: Climate crises and servile oppression 5. Agriculture in the 19th century: Emancipation, colonialism, modernization 6. Early-20th-century agriculture: War, depression, authoritarianism, revolution 7. Rise and fall of the U.S.-centered world agriculture system after World War II 8. Agriculture in the late 20th to 21st centuries: Unprecedented production, unprecedented problems

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Book SynopsisThis handbook provides a cutting-edge, comprehensive overview of global land and resource grabbing.Global land and resource grabbing has become an increasingly prominent topic in academic circles, among development practitioners, human rights advocates, and in policy arenas. The Routledge Handbook of Global Land and Resource Grabbing sustains this intellectual momentum by advancing methodological, theoretical and empirical insights. It presents and discusses resource grabbing research in a holistic manner by addressing how the rush for land and other natural resources, including water, forests and minerals, is intertwined with agriculture, mining, tourism, energy, biodiversity conservation, climate change, carbon markets, and conflict. The handbook is truly global and interdisciplinary, with case studies from the Global South and Global North, and chapter contributions from practitioners, activists and academics, with emerging and Indigenous authors featuring strongly across the chapters.The handbook will be essential reading for students and scholars interested in land and resource grabbing, agrarian studies, development studies, critical human geography, global studies and natural resource governance.The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

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Book SynopsisContinuous discoveries in plant and crop physiology have resulted in an abundance of new information since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology. Following its predecessors, the fourth edition of this well-regarded handbook offers a unique, comprehensive, and complete collection of topics in the field of plant and crop physiology.Divided into eleven sections, for easy access of information, this edition contains more than 90 percent new material, substantial revisions, and two new sections. The handbook covers the physiology of plant and crop growth and development, cellular and molecular aspects, plant genetics and production processes. The book presents findings on plant and crop growth in response to climatic changes, and considers the potential for plants and crops adaptation, exploring the biotechnological aspects of plant and crop improvement.This content is used to plan, implement, and evaluatTable of ContentsPart 1: Soil-Plant-Water-Nutrients-Microorganisms Physiological Relations 1. Evaluating the Recruitment of Soilborne Microbes to Seeds and Their Effects on Seed Germination of Crop Plants in Agricultural and Non-agricultural Soils 2. Regulation of phosphate starvation in higher plants and role of mycorrhizae 3. Potassium Effect on Growth and Physiology of Alfalfa 4. Evaluating and Managing Crops Water Requirement With Theoretical Methods and Remote Sensing Technology Part 2: Physiology of Plant/Crop Growth and Development Stages 5. Seed Dormancy and Germination in Medicinal Plants, Inhibitors and Promoters 6. Plant Aging, Developmental Stages, Reproductive and the Beginning of Flowering Stage 7. Longan Fruit Tree Physiology and Its Flowering Induction 8. The Final Phase of Plant Life Part 3: Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Plant/Crop Physiology 9. Carbon Assimilation and Partitioning in Crop Plants: A Biochemical and Physiological View 10. Epitranscriptomics in Plant Physiology: m6 A modifications 11. Characteristics of Grain Quality in Rice: Physiological and Molecular Aspects 12. Role of Melatonin in Improving the Tolerance of Plants to Salinity Stress 13. Phytohormones and Abiotic Stresses - Roles of Phytohormones in Plants under Abiotic Stresses 14. Physiological Roles of Plant Nutrients, Ions, and Phytometabolites Homeostasis in Activating Antioxidative Defense Systems and Conferring Tolerance to Osmotic Stress Part 4: Plant/Crop Physiology and Physiological Aspects of Plant/Crop Production Processes 15. Physiology of Grain Development in Cereals 16. Plant Nutrition: Rates of Transport and Metabolism 17. Plant Nutrition: Interactions of Mineral and Organic Substances 18. Roles and Implications of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Plant Nutrition 19. Turfgrass Nitrogen Management: A Review Part 5: Plant Growth Regulators: The Natural Hormones (Growth Promoters and Inhibiters) 20. Plant Growth Regulators and Secondary Metabolites, Downregulation and Upregulation Part 6: Physiological Responses of Plants/Crops Under Stressful (Salt, Drought, Heat, Nutrient Deficiency, and Other Environmental Stresses) Conditions 21. Physiological Basis of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants 22. Physiological adaptations in temperate crops to environmental constraints during the growing season 23. Osmotic Stress: An Outcome of Drought and Salinity 24. Drought Stress Sensing-Signaling in Plants 25. Plant Morphological and Physiological Responses to Drought Stress 26. Morphological, Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Plants to Drought and Oxidative Stresses 27. Effects of Salinity Stress on Morpho-physiology, Biochemistry, and Proteomic Responses of Plants 28. Metabolic Regulation of Cytokinins for Conferring Heat and Drought Tolerance in Perennial Grass Species 29. Drought Physiology of Forage Crops 30. Physiological Mechanisms of Nitrogen Absorption and Assimilation in Plants under Stressful Conditions 31. Reactive Oxygen Species Generation, Hazards, and Defense Mechanisms in Plants under Environmental (Abiotic and Biotic) Stress Conditions 32. Oxidative Stress: Repercussions for Crop Productivity 33. Physiological and Biophysical Responses of Plants under Low and Ultralow Temperatures 34. Physiological Responses of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) to Salt Stress 35. Growth and Physiological Responses of Turfgrasses Under Stressful Conditions 36. Urban Landscape, Trees Physiological and Environmental Stresses, Challenges and Solutions 37. Consequences of Water Stress and Salinity on Plants/Crops; Physiobiochemical and Molecular Mitigation Approaches Part 7: Physiological Responses of Plants/Crops to Heavy Metal Concentrations and Agrichemicals 38. Heavy Metals and Phytoremediation in Plants 39. Arsenic Toxicity and Tolerance Mechanisms in Crop Plants 40. Interactions of Nanomaterials and Plants in Remediation of the Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils Part 8: Physiological Responses of Lower Plants (Algae) and Vascular Plants/Crops to Metal-based Nanoparticles 41. Impact of Metal Nanoparticles on Marine and Freshwater Algae 42. Risks and Benefits of Metal-based Nanoparticles for Vascular Plants Part 9: Physiology of Plant/Crop Genetics and Development 43. Genotyping, Phenotyping, Genetic Engineering, and Screening Techniques required for Developing Drought-Tolerant Plants 44. Genetic Diversity in Leaf Photosynthesis Among Soybeans under Field Environment Part 10: Plants/Crops Growth Responses to Climate Change and Environmental Factors 45. Climate Change and Secondary Metabolites Production, an Ecophysiological Perspective 46. Regulation of Growth Factors in Plants by Artificial and Supplementary LED Light: An Integrated View on Morphology and Physiology Part 11: Future Promises: Plants and Crops Adaptation, and Biotechnological Aspects of Plants/Crops Improvement under Normal and Stressful Conditions 47. Management of Plant Stress Physiology to Improve Crop Production and Quality 48. CAM Plants as Crops: Metabolically Flexible, Hardy Plants for a Changing World 49. Digging deeper to define the physiological responses to environmental stress: The case of common bean and brachiaria grasses 50. New Approaches for Improving Turfgrass Nutrition: Usage of Humic Substances and Mycorrhizal Inoculation

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