Agricultural Resource Use And Management

Agriculture is one of the prime users of water, particularly in arid places with already-limited water resources, and its effects are diverse and far-reaching. Providing a nuanced study of agricultural resource management, this informative book takes a four-pronged approach, covering research on the impact of agriculture on water the impact of agriculture on soil quality and its ecological health energy and greenhouse gases the impact of a growing population on agricultural resources Topics include the connection between chemical fertilizer use in agriculture and stream water quality; beef and dairy production on livestock, dairy, and crops; livestock and greenhouse gases; energy consumption rates in agriculture; and efficient farming techniques, such as precision agriculture, irrigation management, and sustainable water technologies. This informative and accessible volume offers a comprehensive guide to this vital and necessary field of study. ABOUT THE EDITOR Kimberly Etingoff's background includes city and regional planning, farming, food systems programming, sociology, and urban geography. She studied at the University of Rochester, New York, and Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, and has done extensive field work with food systems and agricultural sociology. She has been writing and editing academic and educational books on topics such as nutrition, farming, and aspects of sociology for more than ten years. ISBN: 978-1-77188-073-2 90000 Apple Academic Press www.appleacademicpress.com 9 781771 880732 Agricultural Resource Use and Management • • • • Etingoff Agricultural Resource Use and Management Agricultural Resource Use and Management Editor Kimberly Etingoff AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE USE AND MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE USE AND MANAGEMENT Edited by Kimberly Etingoff Apple Academic Press TORONTO NEW JERSEY CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 Apple Academic Press, Inc 3333 Mistwell Crescent Oakville, ON L6L 0A2 Canada © 2015 by Apple Academic Press, Inc. Exclusive worldwide distribution by CRC Press an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Version Date: 20140723 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4987-0125-9 (eBook - PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all