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Agricultural engineering & machinery
Agricultural technology has moved on, inexorably, from broad-cast seed and the sound of the threshing flail, via the portable steam engine and the threshing machine, right through to the modern world of giant tractors and efficient farming methods. ..
43.75£
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
Considered a classic at the time of its publication in 1910, A Shepherd's Life is a rare account of the lives of those who lived on and worked the land in nineteenth-century rural Britain. A masterful work of prose, W. H. Hudson focuses on the story..
13.75£
ISBN: 9788178350882Publisher: Kalpaz PublicationsImprint: Kalpaz PublicationsPublished date: 15 Sep 2003DEWEY: 631.3Weight: -1gHeight: 230mm..
33.55£
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Tea is big business. After water, tea is believed to be the most widely consumed beverage in the world. And yet, as productivity increases, the real price of tea declines while labour costs continue to rise. Tea remains a labour intensive industry. ..
97.81£
The machinery which is used in agriculture and farming is known as agricultural machinery. There has been a gradual shift in the recent years to introduce technology in order to automate these machines and minimize human intervention. A few examples..
141.86£
The aim of this text is to present the topic of agricultural engineering in the most comprehensive way. It talks about the different methods and concepts in this area. Agricultural engineering deals with the design and creation of technologies and sy..
149.17£
A range of tools, once familiar to the farmworker, gradually became obsolete during the twentieth century. This album describes these tools and the farming processes they performed in the period before the general dominance of the tractor and combin..
10.34£
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Agriculture as a social-ecological system embraces many disciplines. This book breaks through the silos of individual disciplines to bring ecologists and economists together to consider agriculture through the lens of resilience. It explores the eco..
50.75£
Brand: Faber & Faber
*WATERSTONES WELSH BOOK OF THE MONTH*My Family and Other Animals meets The Secret Life of Cows: this rediscovered gem tells the charming tale of how a baby llama transformed a Welsh farming family forever.Things llamas like:Snaffling cherry brandy, ..
14.46£
Brand: Callisto Media
A how-to guide for a thriving hive―right in your own backyard The benefits of keeping bees are abundant: pollination in gardens, a fresh supply of honey, and the knowledge that you're supporting creatures fundamental to a healthy ecosystem. This gui..
21.36£
When you're ready for the next step, Backyard Chickens Beyond the Basics shows you the realities of raising productive flocks that are happy and healthy. A must-have for every backyard chicken keeper, Backyard Chickens Beyond the Basics goes beyond ..
27.47£
Brand: Island Press
"Eloquent and detailed…It's hard to have hope, but the organized observations and plans of Hoffman and people like her give me some. Read her book - and listen." - Jane Smiley, The Washington Post Beth Hoffman was living the good life: she had a suc..
27.83£
Brand: Cabi Publishing
This book emphasis the role of farm level adaptation as a key in developmental pathways that are challenged by climate risks in the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Africa. It throws light on key issues that arise in farm level impacts, adaptation and v..
65.60£
Discussing flavors, cheese offers an enormous range: from mozzarella to make traditional pizzas with the family, to the candlelit romantic dinner with wine and a Gouda fondue. Palate experiences through cheese are infinite, especially if we prepare ..
12.01£
Brand: Motorbooks International
The Complete Book of Classic John Deere Tractors explores the range of iconic "green tractors" with which Illinois-based John Deere has become one of the world's most recognizable brands. Part of Motorbooks' Complete Book series, this fact-packed vo..
48.99£
Crop management is the practice of using various techniques and methods to increase crop yield, better crop quality, improve growth and development of crops. Different crops require different managing techniques, determined by their biological chara..
139.19£
This book elucidates new techniques and their applications in a multidisciplinary approach with respect to agricultural science. Such selected concepts that redefine this field and its different branches have been presented in the text. As a field o..
139.19£
Brand: IntechOpen
This book is aimed at the majority of audiences who need to rapidly obtain a concise overview of soil moisture measurement and management. Many existing soil moisture textbooks cater for a traditional market where readers rely on years of study pres..
148.92£
Brand: Nipa
The present book is a detailed assessment of the pools and fluxes of detritus in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Besides presenting a comprehensive analysis of the process of detritus decomposition, the book gives an exhaustive account of the bi..
68.18£
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
Welcome back to Clarkson's Farm.At the end of Jeremy's first year in the tractor's driving seat, Diddly Squat farm rewarded him with a profit of just £144. So, while he's the first to admit that he's still only a 'trainee farmer'*, there is clearly ..
20.76£
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
The seeds are being sown, the soil turned, the farm shop restocked - that's right, it's time for another riotous trip to Diddly Squat Farm with farmer-in-progress Jeremy Clarkson . . .Welcome back to Clarkson's Farm.At the end of Jeremy's first year..
25.05£
At the beginning of the eighteenth century the Agricultural Revolution revolutionized farming. Centuries-old methods were discarded and widespread improvements were made. One of the most notable changes was the replacement of draught oxen with the m..
10.64£
Brand: Octopus
Longlisted for The 2022 Wainwright Prize for writing on: CONSERVATION'Divide is well written and thought-provoking' Sunday Telegraph'A lively guide through the thorny challenges of rural life in an urban world. Essential reading for both incomer and..
20.64£
Brand: Merlin Unwin Books
How many eggs does a hen lay in its lifetime? What's a hogget? What is the point of burning heather on moorland? How does grazing help the environment? Can Britain be self-sufficient What is a genetically modified crop? When is a p..
38.05£