Agriculture

The Future of Irrigated Agriculture: Where’s the Water?

Miracle-Gro 100199 Water Soluble Orchid Food, 8-Ounce $2.88 Preferred formula by professional growers. No blue dye to meet needs of Orchid enthusiasts. Provides the perfect amount of nutrients for Orchids. Analysis: 30 10 10. 8 oz. box….

Fimco 12 Volt 2.1 G.P.M. Pump $42.74 High-flo duplex diaphragm pump. Replacement pump for spot sprayers, liquid fertilizer units, planter or back up water systems. Can also be used for potable water. Maximum pressure: 60 PSI. Includes on/off switch. Ball bearing drive assures longer pump life. Diaphragm design eliminates troublesome shaft seal. Replaces Fimco model No. 5274517, 5275016, Flojet model D21X005M….

Farmall Model A Tractor Distressed Retro Vintage Tin Sign $19.80 Farmall Model A Tractor Distressed Retro Vintage Tin Sign…

Sound Effects No. 1 (Water, Airplanes, Agriculture & Alarms) $8.99 …

The Heart of the Dragon: A Rare Portrait of How Life Is Lived in China Today [Episode 3: Eating] $45.00 Episode 3: Eating. In the context of the question of how China can support a population that continues to grow at an alarming rate, this episode looks at methods of food production in use in China today. This series presents a rare portrait of how life is lived in China today, exploring the contrasts and contradictions of the oldest continuous civilization on earth as it comes to terms with the mo…

General Tools MMD4E Digital Moisture Meter $29.95 Ideal to use in woodworking, building construction, and agriculture. LCD display. Wide measuring range. Check wood, drywall, and concrete before painting, sealing, or treating. Locate and identify water leaks in roofs, floors, and walls….

12 Volt 3.8 G.P.M. Pump $93.99 12 Volt 3.8 G.P.M. @ 45 P.S.I. Max. 11Amps Demand Switch Model Operates Only When Liquid Flow is Required Excellent Self-Priming Capabilities Pump Can be Run Indefinitely without Damage Maximum Temperature of Pumped Liquid – 160 Degrees Farenheit One Year Manufacturer’s Warranty Ships via UPS…

Nova – Volcano Above the Clouds: Kilimanjaro, Africa’s Tallest Mountain $9.86 VOLCANO ABOVE THE CLOUDS – DVD Movie…

Poisoned Waters $1.99 …

The Nile River Basin (Hardcover) $137.37 Description not available.

Coping With Drought Risk in Agriculture and Water Supply Systems (PACKAGE) $154.49 Today drought causes severe social problems and receives broad attention from the international scientific and policy communities. Drought management in the Mediterranean region exemplifies many other drought-prone regions with rapidly expanding popula…

Water for Food, Water for Life $60.48 Description not available.

The Atlas of Water (Paperback) $20.43 Climate change and an exponential population explosion threaten the world`s supply of fresh water, edging us closer to a global water crisis, with dire implications for agriculture, the economy, the environment, and human health. Completely revised and…

Water (Paperback) $13.09 Clean, fresh drinking water is essential to human and animal life. It`s equally important to the world economy: it functions as a universal solvent, makes possible industrial cooling and transportation, and is necessary for all kinds of agriculture. An…

Hula Valley (Hardcover) $122.85 The book subject is a comprehensive ecological insight into a natural ecosystem that was strongly modified by human intervantion and its management has a significant impact on water, agricultural, natural and touristic resources. The anthropogenic and …

The Biochar Solution (Paperback) $12.2 Conventional Agriculture pollutes our water, is a major contributor to climate change and has degraded soil carbon by as much as 80 percent in most of the world`s breadbaskets. Created by burning biomass in the absence of oxygen, biochar has the unique…

Adaptation and Resilience (Hardcover) $101.71 In America`s arid southwest, climate change will occur in the context of already-keen competition for water for agriculture, urban growth, electricity generation, water-based recreation, and environmental protections. This book provides useful lessons …

A Biomass Future for the North American Great Plains $144.59 The Great Plains of North America is a major global breadbasket but its agriculture is stressed by drought, heat spells, damaging winds, soil erosion and declining ground water resources. The great inter-annual variability in crop production and declin…

Water Politics in Northern Nevada $16.95 Water reclamation began in the northern Nevada in the early 20th century in order to promote agriculture that would not survive the natural arid conditions, explains Wilds (political science, U. of Nevada-Reno). By the 1960s, people began noticing the …

Biodiversity, Biofuels, Agroforestry and Conservation Agriculture (Hardcover) $203.99 Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water p…

Darwinian Agriculture (Hardcover) $42.36 As human populations grow and resources are depleted, agriculture will need to use land, water, and other resources more efficiently and without sacrificing long-term sustainability. Darwinian Agriculture presents an entirely new approach to …

Frontline – Poisoned Waters (DVD) $18.23 This FRONTLINE investigation analyzes the causes and effects of water pollution in the United States. Starting with an examination of the various sources of contamination (including agricultural and industrial waste), POISONED WATER evaluates the poten…

Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection (Hardcover) $46.53 Critical infrastructures, such as agriculture and food distribution, water, energy, and telecommunications, are defined here as aspects of the nation`s economic, political, and social systems so important that any serious disruption would cause signifi…

Arsenic Pollution (Paperback) $66.33 Arsenic Pollution summarizes the most current research on the distribution and causes of arsenic pollution, its impact on health and agriculture, and solutions by way of water supply, treatment, and water resource management. Prov…

River in Ruin (Hardcover) $17.07 The thin ribbon of the Carmel River is just thirty-six miles long and no wider in most places than a child can throw a stone. It is the primary water supply for the ever-burgeoning presence of tourists, agriculture, and industry on California&#821…

Sustainable Agricultural Development (Hardcover) $124.79 Due to many challenges (i.e. climate change, energy, water and land shortage, high demands on food, land grabbing, etc.), agriculture production potential is expected to be seriously affected; thus, increasing food insecurity and hunger in many alre…

Humic Substances (Hardcover) $239.63 This volume uses a molecular approach to bring the reader up to date with the latest research into the structure and properties of these unusual materials. Agricultural and environmental scientists will find its coverage of HS use for soil remediation …

Ecosystem Services from Agriculture and Agroforestry (Hardcover) $94.91 Agricultural systems are no longer evaluated solely on the basis of the food they provide, but also on their capacity to limit impacts on the environment such as soil conservation, water quality and biodiversity conservation. The authors show that whil…

Water in Texas $14.41 No natural resource issue has greater significance for the future of Texas than water. The state`s demand for water for municipal, industrial, agricultural, and recreational uses continues to grow exponentially, while the supply from rivers, lakes, …

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