Farm management / edited by Wilfrid Stevens - New York, USA : Larsen and Keller Education 2017 - viii, 283 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1) Introduction to farm -- 2) Understanding farm management -- 3) Dairy farming: an integrated study -- 4) Poultry farming -- 5) Organic farming: an essential aspect -- 6) Agricultural productivity --7) Soil nutrition and soil sampling -- 8) Plant nutrition.

Farm management is an interdisciplinary field of agricultural sciences. It includes many different topics like livestock management, agronomy, biology of farm animals, husbandry, etc. This book provides various concepts and applications of the subject. It describes the fundamentals of this subject area in detail. The text picks up individual methods and explains their need and contribution in the context of the growth of this field. The topics included in this book on farm management are of utmost significance and bound to provide incredible insights to readers. Coherent flow of topics, student-friendly language and extensive use of examples make this book an invaluable source of knowledge. It will be of great help to students in the fields of daily science, livestock management and animal breeding.

9781635493085 (paperback)


Farm management
Agricultural productivity
Soils and nutrition
Plants--Nutrition

S561 / F22 2017