Agriculture and farming Books

Book SynopsisMany industries are affected by the growing advancements and stability of the internet of things (IoT) technologies and tools. These include the agricultural fields. With such advancements, decision-enabling agricultural field data gets gathered and transmitted meticulously through numerous IoT sensors and devices deployed in agricultural fields and their surroundings. Further study on these technologies is required to ensure they are utilized appropriately within the field. Applying Drone Technologies and Robotics for Agricultural Sustainability conveys the latest trends and transitions happening in the digital space in order to fulfill the varying needs and sentiments of the agriculture domain. Covering key topics such as deep learning, robots, sustainability, and smart farming, this premier reference source is ideal for industry professionals, farmers, computer scientists, policymakers, researchers, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.

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Book SynopsisMany industries are affected by the growing advancements and stability of the internet of things (IoT) technologies and tools. These include the agricultural fields. With such advancements, decision-enabling agricultural field data gets gathered and transmitted meticulously through numerous IoT sensors and devices deployed in agricultural fields and their surroundings. Further study on these technologies is required to ensure they are utilized appropriately within the field. Applying Drone Technologies and Robotics for Agricultural Sustainability conveys the latest trends and transitions happening in the digital space in order to fulfill the varying needs and sentiments of the agriculture domain. Covering key topics such as deep learning, robots, sustainability, and smart farming, this premier reference source is ideal for industry professionals, farmers, computer scientists, policymakers, researchers, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.

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Book SynopsisThe important management techniques of the most successful pig producers today are made available in this textbook through the practical advice of an award-winning pig consultant. The book describes and analyzes likely future developments and how they might fit into the economic scene—incorporating a unique econometric (cost-effective) interpretation in addition to research and field trial performance results. The groundbreaking Business Management; section is based on the experience of advising on some 3,500 pig farms across 32 countries and is just one of the many in-depth features of this essential guide.

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Book SynopsisOriginal edition reissued in 2023 with new cover. This is a print on demand title and is not held in stock. The delivery leadtimes will be longer. Full of practical advice from one of the most experienced of the world’s pig production consultants, this unusual and innovative book discusses in depth as many as 50 subjects which - for understandable reasons - may not have been adequately covered by the 35 pig textbooks in the author’s reference library. Five sections deal with pig business management; minimizing disease; new developments in current and future pig production; ideas which maximise profit; and 14 subjects written specifically for the stockperson/pig technician. Aimed at owners, managers and stockpeople as well as students, veterinarians and commercial advisors, it is written in an easy, nononsense style with a strong emphasis on pig econometrics (them measurement of cost-effectiveness) of which the author is a pioneer. Financial figures are expressed in euros, US dollars and sterling.

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Book SynopsisIn the closing decades of the nineteenth century, John and Flora Baird set up their home in Ayrshire, Scotland, and built a thriving farm and a successful family. But the story didn't end there. Each of the Baird sons carried on the legacy of their father, meeting the challenges and opportunities of the new century in their own way. This is the story of John, who grew a burgeoning farming business and was known as a man 'with golden hands', and of Andrew, who took his inherited farm and bred a coveted, world-famous herd of cows and bulls. It is also the story of Hugh, who followed the promises of a land of 'milk and honey' in Canada, and set up his own roots there and of Gilbert, who enlisted to fight in the First World War and saw its horrors first-hand. The Sons of the Farmer is an intricately researched, warmly told narrative of the Baird family as they grew and established their own legacies in Scotland, England, and Canada, set against the tumultuous backdrop of early twentieth century history.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Baird Family Trees Maps; Glossary of Scottish words; Chapter 1 1902; Chapter 2 1903; Chapter 3 1905; Chapter 4 1906; Chapter 5 1910; Chapter 6 1912; Chapter 7 1914; Chapter 7 1915; Chapter 9 1916; Chapter 10 1917; Chapter 11 1918; Chapter 12 1919; Chapter 13 1920; Chapter 14 1921; Chapter 15 1922-1927; Chapter 16 1928-1932; Chapter 17 1933-1936; Chapter 18 1937-1940; Chapter 19 1941-1946; Chapter 20 1947-1965; epilogue; List of Fictional Characters; appendices: Copies of original documents

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Book SynopsisFarming and family life are at the heart of this delightful memoir set in the Sussex countryside. From 1949 to 1997, Frithwood Farm was the cherished home of the Lerwill family: Berns and Consuelo, and their three children Hugh, Rhona and Angela. Although an idyllic location for the youngsters to grow up in, it was hard work for their parents as they tended the land and cared for the animals - as well as their own brood. Reflecting on those years, youngest daughter Angela has vividly chronicled many of her own - and others - favourite recollections. Told with humour and honesty, this detailed account also provides a fascinating insight into the immense changes that were happening in British farming. Big business would soon dominate agriculture. Small farms were being swept away or swallowed up by larger enterprises, and the Lerwills faced a constant struggle to maintain Frithwood and their livelihood. In addition to family, farming and country life, Angela recalls friends, neighbours and animals, together with significant moments, and highlights of the rural year. Colourful descriptions of flora, fauna and the glorious Sussex landscape further enhance the reminiscences. Elements of social, family and agricultural history are interwoven to create a charming and realistic portrait of British rural life, that has now, sadly, been lost forever. Foreward by Graham Harvey (Former Agricultural Story Editor for The Archers);Table of ContentsForeword by Graham Harvey; Preface; Introduction; Early Days; Working The Land; Struggling Away; Life indoors; Neighbours And Others; Adversane To woodlands Lane; Strong Legs Essential; Friends That Neigh; Having Fun; Changing Environment; Old Age Descends; Other People's Memories; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Afterword; Appendices; Appendix A:; Family Group Sheet for William Lerwill; Appendix B:; Family Group Sheet for Walter Sidney Lerwill; Appendix C:; Family Group Sheet for Thomas Howe Elliott; Appendix D:; Schedule of Sale; Appendix E:; Geographical Position of Frithwood Farm; Appendix F:; Layout of Farm Buildings; Appendix g:; Architectural Description of Farmhouse; Appendix H:; Favourite Sayings and Expressions; Appendix I:; Rhona and Angela's Prayers; Appendix J:; List of Pulborough Market Attendees; Appendix K; Ten Things Angela Loved About Her Parents;

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Book Synopsis"Mr. Dahlstrom...has written a superb history of the tractor and this long-forgotten period of capitalism in U.S. agriculture. We now know the whole story of when farming, business and the free-market economy diverged, divided and conquered." —Wall Street JournalDiscover the untold story of the “tractor wars,” the twenty-year period that introduced power farming—the most fundamental change in world agriculture in hundreds of years.Before John Deere, Ford, and International Harvester became icons of American business, they were competitors in a forgotten battle for the farm. From 1908-1928, against the backdrop of a world war and economic depression, these brands were engaged in a race to introduce the tractor and revolutionize farming. By the turn of the twentieth century, four million people had left rural America and moved to cities, leaving the nation’s farms shorthanded for the work of plowing, planting, cultivating, harvesting, and threshing. That’s why the introduction of the tractor is an innovation story as essential as man’s landing on the moon or the advent of the internet—after all, with the tractor, a shrinking farm population could still feed a growing world. But getting the tractor from the boardroom to the drafting table, then from factory and the farm, was a technological and competitive battle that until now, has never been fully told. A researcher, historian, and writer, Neil Dahlstrom has spent decades in the corporate archives at John Deere. In Tractor Wars, Dahlstrom offers an insider’s view of a story that entwines a myriad of brands and characters, stakes and plots: the Reverend Daniel Hartsough, a pastor turned tractor designer; Alexander Legge, the eventual president of International Harvester, a former cowboy who took on Henry Ford; William Butterworth and the oft-at-odds leadership team at John Deere that partnered with the enigmatic Ford but planned for his ultimate failure. With all the bitterness and drama of the race between Ford, Dodge, and General Motors, Tractor Wars is the untold story of industry stalwarts and disruptors, inventors, and administrators racing to invent modern agriculture—a power farming revolution that would usher in a whole new world.

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