This book explains the use of an ecological way of farming, with modern practical applications, to make the fullest use of land resources and the best utilization of available capital and labour. In analyzing the vital relationship between soil, plant, animal and man, the author discusses the best care of land itself, its components, grassland management and the most efficient use of crops to maximize yield, food quality and profitability without the extensive use of chemicals and without damaging the ecology. Widdowson also covers the holistic approach to animal farming, the welfare and health of poultry, cattle, sheep and goats, their nutritional needs through the various stages of their lives, and the best way to balance their diets.
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Easy to read, this book should be in all agricultural schools as an alternative to currently traditional agriculture.
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HOLISM has been defined as the tendency in nature to form wholes that are more than the sum of the parts by creative evolution. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Towards Holistic Agriculture, Cambridge University, British Isles, Soil Association, Case Study, Nutrient Analysis Min New!
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HOLISM has been defined as the tendency in nature to form wholes that are more than the sum of the parts by creative evolution. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Towards Holistic Agriculture, Cambridge University, British Isles, Soil Association, Case Study, Nutrient Analysis Min New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Organic Agriculture: Economic and Ecological Comparisons with Conventional Methods by Robert C. Oelhaf on page 155, and Back Matter
- Controlled Breeding in Farm Animals (Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering & Social Studies) by Ian R. Gordon in Front Matter
- Agricultural Testament by Albert Howard in Back Matter
- Organic Chemicals: 3rd quarter 1980 (Business Monitors) by Great Britain on page 99
- Water for Every Farm: Yeomans Keyline Plan by P.A. Yeomans in Back Matter
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- Agroecology: The Science Of Sustainable Agriculture, Second Edition by Miguel A Altieri in Back Matter
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