Farm Science Goes To War
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Farm Science Goes To War
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Author : New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1942
Farm Science Goes To War written by New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1942 with Agricultural experiment stations categories.
The War On Bugs
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Author : Will Allen
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date : 2008
The War On Bugs written by Will Allen and has been published by Chelsea Green Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Business & Economics categories.
"From the start, farmers and consumers opposed the marketers' noxious shill. But more than a century of collusion among advertisers, editors, scientists, large-scale farmers, government agencies - and even Dr. Seuss - convinced most farmers to use deadly chemicals, hormones, antibiotics, and, more recently, genetically modified organisms." "Akin to seminal works on the topic like Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, Arthur Kallet and F. J. Schlink's 100,000,000 Guinea Pigs, and Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, The War on Bugs - richly illustrated with dozens of original advertisements and promotions - details both the chemical industry's relentless efforts and the recurring waves of resistance by generations of consumers, farmers, and activists against toxic food, a struggle that continues today but with deep roots in the long rise of industrial agriculture."--BOOK JACKET.
Plants Go To War
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Author : Judith Sumner
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2019-06-03
Plants Go To War written by Judith Sumner and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-03 with History categories.
As the first botanical history of World War II, Plants Go to War examines military history from the perspective of plant science. From victory gardens to drugs, timber, rubber, and fibers, plants supplied materials with key roles in victory. Vegetables provided the wartime diet both in North America and Europe, where vitamin-rich carrots, cabbages, and potatoes nourished millions. Chicle and cacao provided the chewing gum and chocolate bars in military rations. In England and Germany, herbs replaced pharmaceutical drugs; feverbark was in demand to treat malaria, and penicillin culture used a growth medium made from corn. Rubber was needed for gas masks and barrage balloons, while cotton and hemp provided clothing, canvas, and rope. Timber was used to manufacture Mosquito bombers, and wood gasification and coal replaced petroleum in European vehicles. Lebensraum, the Nazi desire for agricultural land, drove Germans eastward; troops weaponized conifers with shell bursts that caused splintering. Ironically, the Nazis condemned non-native plants, but adopted useful Asian soybeans and Mediterranean herbs. Jungle warfare and camouflage required botanical knowledge, and survival manuals detailed edible plants on Pacific islands. Botanical gardens relocated valuable specimens to safe areas, and while remote locations provided opportunities for field botany, Trees surviving in Hiroshima and Nagasaki live as a symbol of rebirth after vast destruction.
Tomorrow S Table
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Author : Pamela C. Ronald
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-01-08
Tomorrow S Table written by Pamela C. Ronald and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-08 with Science categories.
By the year 2050, Earth's population will double. If we continue with current farming practices, vast amounts of wilderness will be lost, millions of birds and billions of insects will die, and the public will lose billions of dollars as a consequence of environmental degradation. Clearly, there must be a better way to meet the need for increased food production. Written as part memoir, part instruction, and part contemplation, Tomorrow's Table argues that a judicious blend of two important strands of agriculture--genetic engineering and organic farming--is key to helping feed the world's growing population in an ecologically balanced manner. Pamela Ronald, a geneticist, and her husband, Raoul Adamchak, an organic farmer, take the reader inside their lives for roughly a year, allowing us to look over their shoulders so that we can see what geneticists and organic farmers actually do. The reader sees the problems that farmers face, trying to provide larger yields without resorting to expensive or environmentally hazardous chemicals, a problem that will loom larger and larger as the century progresses. They learn how organic farmers and geneticists address these problems. This book is for consumers, farmers, and policy decision makers who want to make food choices and policy that will support ecologically responsible farming practices. It is also for anyone who wants accurate information about organic farming, genetic engineering, and their potential impacts on human health and the environment.
The War In The Country
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Author : Thomas F. Pawlick
language : en
Publisher: Greystone Books
Release Date : 2009-10-01
The War In The Country written by Thomas F. Pawlick and has been published by Greystone Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-01 with Social Science categories.
Rural life in North America has changed dramatically since the days of the family farm, when people worked the same land for generations, let their cows graze in pastures and their chickens scratch in dirt, and sold their produce locally. The few remaining small farmers now struggle to survive, strangled by debt and a rash of complex regulations designed to drive them out of business. In their place are corporate-backed factory farms with little understanding of, or sympathy for, rural life. But the corporate and political interests determined to make this life extinct are meeting with fierce resistance. In this passionate and persuasive book, writer and farmer Thomas Pawlick uses his own rural community as a microcosm for the battle between industrial agriculture and local farming — a clash whose outcome will determine the future of rural life in North America — and also the quality and sustainability of our food, water, soil, and air.
Farm Science
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Author : JOSEPH E. WING
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Farm Science written by JOSEPH E. WING and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Annual Report
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Author : New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943
Annual Report written by New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with Agriculture categories.
Farm Science
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Author : W. J. Spillman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1921
Farm Science written by W. J. Spillman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1921 with categories.
Fiji Agricultural Journal
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1942
Fiji Agricultural Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1942 with Agriculture categories.
Farm Science In War And Peace
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Author : New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1944
Farm Science In War And Peace written by New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1944 with Agricultural experiment stations categories.