In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the production, chemistry and sensory properties of cheese. Topics discussed inc...

In today’s artisan, hands-on, and environmentally conscience landscape, there are many reasons to mill your own lumber: a craftsman, artist, or bui...

The discussion of ideas, methods, scientific results, empirical practices and perspectives on the restoration of high diversity tropical and subtro...

This book looks at hired farmworkers who make up a third of the total agricultural labor force and are critical to U.S. agricultural production, pa...

In the last few years, with increasing frequency, modern medicine directs attention to natural products with biological and therapeutic properties ...

In both ancient and modern civilisations, honey represents a natural product of great importance with many functional applications. Honey is used s...

In 2006, commercial migratory beekeepers along the East Coast of the United States began reporting sharp declines in their honey bee colonies. Beca...

Starting in late 2006, commercial migratory bee-keepers along the East Coast of the United States began reporting sharp declines in their honey bee...

Honeybees are a subset of bees in the genus Apis, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial,...

Bees are eusocial insects with highly successful cosmopolitan distribution. Honeybees contribute substantially to the worldwide healthy economy and...

This book explores the technologies of precision agriculture and no-till farming, with a focus on yield monitors, variable crop-rate application, g...

Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation, including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttin...

Many people store and share personal information online. This information is part of a person's identity. Identity thieves can find and steal this ...

This book covers topics related to impacts and challenges in the oil palm production chain (with sustainability in mind) and consists of nine chapt...

Developing countries have nearly two thirds of the world's livestock populations but produce less than a third of the world's meat and a fifth of i...

Wherever flowering plants flourish, pollinating bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and other animals are hard at work, providing vital but often unnot...

India's high agricultural tariffs are a significant impediment to U.S. agricultural exports and certain Indian non-tariff measures (NTMs), includin...

Regional and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) have taken on greater significance amidst an evolving international trading environment. Member...

Sustainable agricultural development requires innovation. Due to globalisation and liberalisation, amongst other factors, smallholder producers ope...

In this book, the biosorption process used to produce biological components of fertilisers was examined. For this purpose, the waste biomass obtain...

This book describes the results of the research of the project entitled Phosphorus Renewable Raw Materials: A Resource Base for the New Generation ...

Across America, U.S. grain flows from farm to elevator to destinations around the world. The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administratio...

This book focuses on agricultural trade and development which is a backbone of international trade. It includes agricultural trade patterns, commer...

This book present and discusses various topics in the study of international agricultural trade and development. Topics discussed include interacti...