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Offers a complete update and revision to the manual for agriculture, geography, and rural studies The 21st edition of the quintessential reference book on agriculture is filled with updated and new material that provides those in the farming profession with everything they need to know about today’s agricultural industry. Filled with contributions from top experts in the field, it provides not only the scientific explanations behind agriculture, but also a range of further reading . The Agricultural Notebook, 21st Edition features new chapters that address wildlife, the fundamentals of agricultural production, and the modern techniques critical to the industry. It offers new chapters on sheep, goats, ruminant nutrition, monogastric nutrition, and resource management. It also takes a more in-depth approach to plant nutrition, and greater attention to environmental elements. Other topics covered include: soil management & crop nutrition; animal welfare; crop physiology; farm woodland management; farm machinery; and more. •       Reflects recent changes in the world of agriculture, farming, and the rural environment •       Features a new chapter on Resource Management •       Offers separate chapters on goats, sheep, and applied nutrition •       Every chapter is revised by experts in their subject area The Agricultural Notebook is an essential purchase for all students of agriculture, countryside, and rural studies. It will also greatly benefit farmers, land agents, agricultural scientists, advisers, and suppliers to the agriculture industry.

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Author:   Richard J. Soffe (Rural Business School Duchy and Bicton Colleges) ,  Matt Lobley (University of Exeter)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   21st edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.656kg
ISBN:  

9781119560364

ISBN 10:   1119560365
Pages:   864
Publication Date:   18 February 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Preface vii Primrose McConnell: A brief biographical sketch ix Contributors xiii Acknowledgements xix 1 Soils and plant nutrition 1 R. Parkinson and R. Willson 2 Crop physiology 51 Ian C. Dodd and E. David Elphinstone 3 Arable cropping 71 L.J. Dines 4 Crop health – responding to pests, weeds and diseases 153 M.A. Back, T.W. Pope and J.P.H. Reade 5 Grassland 181 A. Hopkins 6 Farm woodland management 219 C. Starr 7 Farming and wildlife 273 G. Eales 8 Animal physiology and nutrition 291 M.T. Rose 9 Animal welfare 363 J. Eddison 10 Animal nutrition 379 R. Hawkey 11 Dairying and beef production 417 P.N. Ward 12 Sheep 467 K. Phillips 13 Goats 493 G.L. D’Alterio 14 Pig meat production 501 A.H. Stewart 15 Poultry 551 E.J. Burton and D.V. Scholey 16 Animal health 573 L.M. Silk 17 Organic farming 637 N. Lampkin 18 Farm business management 667 D.W. Morgan 19 Resource management in agriculture 697 B. Willson 20 Health and safety in agriculture 719 R.G. Brunt 21 Farm machinery 735 A. Taylor Index 799

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Richard J. Soffe is Director of Rural Business School, Duchy and Bicton Colleges, formerly Director of Professional Development at the University of Plymouth, UK. Matt Lobley is Professor of Rural Resource Management and Co-Director of CRPR at the University of Exeter, UK.

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