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  • Achieving sustainable production of milk Volume 1

    Milk composition, genetics and breeding

    by Dr Joel Ira Weller, Prof. Jennie E. Pryce, Prof. Julius van der Werf, J. P. Kastelic, Prof. D. J. Ambrose, Prof. James D. Ferguson, Dr James A. O'Mahony, Shane V. Crowley, Prof. Patrick F. Fox, Prof. Young W. Park, Dr Inge Gazi, Prof Thom Huppertz, Prof. G. LaPointe, Dr Stephanie Clark ...
    Series Book 8 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Summarises latest research on the composition of proteins and components in milkReviews advances in understanding factors affecting milk quality eg. breeding and nutritionDiscusses current research on genetic factors affecting dairy cattle growth and health as well as ways to optimise breeding to improve the productivity of dairy cows ... Read more

    $175.49 USD

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  • The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals

    Choose the Best Breeds for Small-Space Farming, Produce Your Own Grass-Fed Meat, Gather Fresh Eggs, Collect Fresh Milk, Make Your Own Cheese, Keep Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, Pigs, Cattle, & Bees

    Edited by Gail Damerow ...
    Series series Backyard Homestead
    Enjoy a weekend breakfast featuring eggs, bacon, and honey—or a holiday meal—from your own farm animals, with the help of this homesteading guide.Gail Damerow covers everything you need to successfully raise your own farm animals. Even with just a small plot of land, you can become more self-sufficient, save money, and enjoy healthy, delicious animal products.Also available in this series: *The ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Sepp Holzer's Permaculture

    A Practical Guide for Farms, Orchards and Gardens

    by Sepp Holzer ...
    Sepp Holzer farms steep mountainsides in Austria, 1,500 metres above sea level. His farm is an intricate network of terraces, raised beds, ponds, waterways and tracks, well covered with productive fruit trees and other vegetation, with the farmhouse neatly nestling amongst them. This is in dramatic contrast to his neighbours spruce monocultures. In this book, Sepp shares the skill and knowledge ... Read more

    $9.49 USD

  • Barnheart

    The Incurable Longing for a Farm of One's Own

    by Jenna Woginrich ...
    With humor and poise, Jenna Woginrich describes her adventurous self-education in homesteading. Poignant offbeat observations on learning to farm by trial and error punctuate the story of her quest to find a permanent home for herself and her livestock: chickens, geese, sheep, ducks, rabbits, a goat, and a turkey. Alone and on a shoestring budget, Woginrich takes on cranky neighbors and small-town ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Backyard Goat

    An Introductory Guide to Keeping and Enjoying Pet Goats, from Feeding and Housing to Making Your Own Cheese

    by Sue Weaver ...
    Pulling carts around the farm or serving as loyal pack animals, goats are naturally hardworking and make for friendly companions. This straightforward guide teaches you how to choose, house, feed, train, and breed the best goats for your space and needs. Whether you want to churn out fresh dairy products, harvest soft cashmere for knitting, or keep goats as playful pets, The Backyard Goat makes it ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Grass-Fed Cattle

    How to Produce and Market Natural Beef

    by Julius Ruechel ...
    Successfully raise grass-fed cattle and enjoy the benefits of great-tasting beef and a financially stable enterprise. In this comprehensive guide, Julius Ruechel covers every aspect of raising healthy and thriving grass-fed cattle, offering advice on herd selection, pasture management, medical care, necessary equipment, winter grazing, slaughtering procedures, and more. With tips on creating a ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Chicken Health Handbook, 2nd Edition

    A Complete Guide to Maximizing Flock Health and Dealing with Disease

    by Gail Damerow ...
    The best-selling classic reference by America's leading chicken authority.This one-of-a-kind reference book covers the health problems that plague chickens of all breeds and ages. Practical charts identify common symptoms and causes of infection, while an alphabetic listing of diseases provides advice on treatment. You’ll find helpful descriptions of troublesome ailments of all types, from poor ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Grasp the Nettle

    Making Biodynamic Farming & Gardening Work

    by Peter Proctor ...
    The expert guide to biodynamic farming and gardening. In this revised and updated edition of Grasp the Nettle Peter Proctor tells the reader how to apply biodynamic methods of farming and gardening to a wide range of conditions in New Zealand and in other countries. The book provides practical observations and techniques, and relates these to the spiritual scientific knowlege upon which that ... Read more

    $11.89 USD

  • The Green Guide for Horse Owners and Riders

    Sustainable Practices for Horse Care, Stable Management, Land Use, and Riding

    by Heather Cook ...
    Reduce your carbon hoofprint! Covering everything from environmentally sensitive trail riding to building a green barn, this guide is packed with simple, practical ways to create a healthy, chemical free, and sustainable environment for you and your horses. Heather Cook provides strategies for collecting rainwater, finding locally sourced feed, using natural cleaning products, and much more. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Farm Anatomy

    The Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life

    by Julia Rothman ...
    Series series Anatomy
    Country and city mice alike will delight in Julia Rothman’s charming illustrated guide to the curious parts and pieces of rural living.Dissecting everything from the shapes of squash varieties to how a barn is constructed and what makes up a beehive to crop rotation patterns, Rothman gives a richly entertaining tour of the quirky details of country life.Also available in Julia Rothman's Anatomy ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Living on One Acre or Less

    How to produce all the fruit, veg, meat, fish and eggs your family needs

    by Sally Morgan ...
    An accessible and comprehensive guide, filled with everything you need to set up your own mini-farm and live more self-sufficiently.With the help of this handy book, you can grow all the fruit and vegetables your family needs, raise animals for meat and eggs, keep fish and bees, and even produce firewood on a plot of land of just one acre or less – all alongside your work and family life.Whether ... Read more

    $22.29 USD

  • Poultry Book - A Guide for Big or Small Poultry Keepers, Beginners and Farmers

    by Harry Roberts ...
    This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to keeping poultry on a small and large scale, with detailed information on selection and breeding, feeding, rearing, housing, plucking, and all other related aspects. Contents include: “The Beginner”, “Breeds and Strains”, “Houses and Appliances”, “Foods and Feeding”, “Hatching”, “Rearing”, “Backyard Poultry Keeping”, “Intensive Poultry Keeping”, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus