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Restoration Agriculture

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Around the globe most people get their calories from annual agriculture – plants that grow fast for one season, produce lots of seeds, then die. Every single human society that has relied on annual crops for staple foods has collapsed. Restoration Agriculture explains how we can have all of the benefits of natural, perennial ecosystems and create agricultural systems that imitate nature in form and function while still providing for our food, building, fuel and many other needs – in your own backyard, farm or ranch. This book, based on real-world practices, presents an alternative to the agriculture system of eradication and offers exciting hope for our future.

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FarmTek Pocket Wind/Weather/Light Meter

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Measure wind speed, air velocity, temperature, humidity and light intensity with this all-in-one pocket meter.

• Ideal for factory, commercial and industrial buildings, marine activities, crop dusting, fire fighting, mining ventilation, education, animal husbandry, agriculture, horticulture, weather studies, environmentalists, sportsmen and more!
• Easy-to-use, six-button touch pad.
• Anemometer function measures air velocity in ft/min, m/s, km/h and knots.
• Ensure safe temperature, lighting and ventilation of livestock enclosures.
• Measures relative humidity from 10%-80%.
• Light sensor measures from 0-20,000 Lux.
• Measures temperature from 32°-122°F or 0°-50°C.
• Requires 9 V heavy-duty battery (not included).

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Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social and Industry Perspectives (4th Edition)

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Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social and Industry Perspectives, 4efeatures the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the traditional disciplines that are so essential to a solid foundation in Animal Science: nutrition, digestion, feeds, genetics, reproduction, disease, and animal behavior. Species-focused chapters include the major species (horse, dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, goat, poultry, and swine) and the minor species (aquaculture, pets/companion animals, the lamoids, and rabbits).

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