Download or read book Engineering the Farm written by Marc Lappe and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2013-04-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engineering the Farm offers a wide-ranging examination of the social and ethical issues surrounding the production and consumption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), with leading thinkers and activists taking a broad theoretical approach to the subject. Topics covered include: the historical roots of the anti-biotechnology movement ethical issues involved in introducing genetically altered crops questions of patenting and labeling the "precautionary principle" and its role in the regulation of GMOs effects of genetic modification on the world's food supply ecological concerns and impacts on traditional varieties of domesticated crops potential health effects of GMOsContributors argue that the scope, scale, and size of the present venture in crop modification is so vast and intensive that a thoroughgoing review of agricultural biotechnology must consider its global, moral, cultural, and ecological impacts as well as its effects on individual consumers. Throughout, they argue that more research is needed on genetically modified food and that consumers are entitled to specific information about how food products have been developed.Despite its increasing role in worldwide food production, little has been written about the broader social and ethical implications of GMOs. Engineering the Farm offers a unique approach to the subject for academics, activists, and policymakers involved with questions of environmental policy, ethics, agriculture, environmental health, and related fields.
Download or read book Handbook of Farm Dairy and Food Machinery Engineering written by Myer Kutz and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-06-15 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Agricultural and Farm Machinery, Third Edition, is the essential reference for understanding the food industry, from farm machinery, to dairy processing, food storage facilities and the machinery that processes and packages foods. Effective and efficient food delivery systems are built around processes that maximize efforts while minimizing cost and time. This comprehensive reference is for engineers who design and build machinery and processing equipment, shipping containers, and packaging and storage equipment. It includes coverage of microwave vacuum applications in grain processing, cacao processing, fruit and vegetable processing, ohmic heating of meat, facility design, closures for glass containers, double seaming, and more. The book's chapters include an excellent overview of food engineering, but also regulation and safety information, machinery design for the various stages of food production, from tillage, to processing and packaging. Each chapter includes the state-of-the art in technology for each subject and numerous illustrations, tables and references to guide the reader through key concepts. Describes the latest breakthroughs in food production machinery Features new chapters on engineering properties of food materials, UAS applications, and microwave processing of foods Provides efficient access to fundamental information and presents real-world applications Includes design of machinery and facilities as well as theoretical bases for determining and predicting behavior of foods as they are handled and processed
Download or read book A Textbook Of Farm Machinery And Power Engineering written by Er. Basavaraj and published by NIPA GENX ELECTRONIC RESOURCES & SOLUTIONS P. LTD.. This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been written to meet the requirement of students getting knowledge in Agricultural Engineering and Farm Machinery and Power Engineering. This book is prepared by keeping the ARS-NET syllabus of Farm Power and Machinery discipline in mind and it contains excellent collection of important points on farm machinery, farm power, ergonomics, theory of machines, energy in agriculture, instrumentation and workshop technology to meet requirements of students. The book serve as a useful resource to the agricultural engineering and farm machinery and power engineering students appearing for various competitive exams such as ICAR JRF/SRF, NET,ARS and GATE etc. The book contains a section on key notes related to important terms on farm machinery and power engineering. It is useful for better understanding of this subject.
Download or read book Introductory Farm Machinery and Equipments Engineering written by Amaresh Sarkar and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a guide book for B. Tech. / Diploma (Agricultural Engineering / Farm Machinery Engineering), B.Sc. (Agriculture / Horticulture)
Download or read book Numercials On Farm Power And Machinery Engineering written by Hitesh B. Shakya and published by New India Publishing Agency. This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers numerical aspects of Farm Power and Farm Machinery as a whole which will be beneficial to the students of B.E./B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering), M.E./M.Tech. (Farm Machinery and Power Engineering). This will be also helpful to the under graduate students of agriculture and horticulture with polytechnic courses of agricultural engineering, agriculture and horticulture subjects running in the different SAU’S. In this book numerous solved examples of all the major sub-topics of Farm Power & Machinery Engineering subject are given in two main sections (i) Farm Machinery and (ii) Farm Power. Farm machinery is divided into sub-section like useful formulas and equations related to farm machinery, tillage implements, sowing and planting implements, plant protection implements, harvesting and threshing machineries, other farm machineries etc. and Farm power section is also divided into sub-sections like useful formulas and equations related to farm power, engine power, transmission system, engine components, tractors, other sources of power etc.
Download or read book Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Technology written by Harry Field and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-05 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of this book exposes the reader to a wide array of engineering principles and their application to agriculture. It presents an array of more or less independent topics to facilitate daily assessments or quizzes, and aims to enhance the students' problem solving ability. Each chapter contains objectives, worked examples and sample problems are included at the end of each chapter. This book was first published in the late 60's by AVI. It remains relevant for post secondary classes in Agricultural Engineering Technology and Agricultural Mechanics, and secondary agriculture teachers.
Download or read book Engineering on the Farm written by John Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farm Engineering written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agricultural Engineering written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Tomorrow s Table written by Pamela C. Ronald and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-08 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Farm Gas Engines and Tractors written by Fred Rufus Jones and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book DK Eyewitness Books Farm written by Ned Halley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-05-31 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farming is an integral part of life that has become one of the most valuable and relied upon resources ever. Discover its historical roots and learn about the future of farming in this comprehensive guide. Superb color photographs give the reader a unique "eyewitness" view of farm animals, crops, machines, harvesting, and every other aspect of farming. See all kinds of farm animals, both new breeds and old, a seed drill and a steam threshing machine,a sheep being shorn, an early tractor, a reaper-binder in action, a massive combine harvester, and horses at work. Learn how a cornstack is built, how wheat is separated from chaff, how genetic engineering affects farm animals, when the first plows were made, and what organic farmers do. Discover what silage is, who grew potatoes first, the inventions of the Egyptians, why dibblers walk backward, where corn is stored, what different animals eat, and much, much more! Discover the story of farming plowing, sowing, harvesting and rearing livestock.
Download or read book Transactions written by American Society of Agricultural Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Genetically Engineered Crops written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genetically engineered (GE) crops were first introduced commercially in the 1990s. After two decades of production, some groups and individuals remain critical of the technology based on their concerns about possible adverse effects on human health, the environment, and ethical considerations. At the same time, others are concerned that the technology is not reaching its potential to improve human health and the environment because of stringent regulations and reduced public funding to develop products offering more benefits to society. While the debate about these and other questions related to the genetic engineering techniques of the first 20 years goes on, emerging genetic-engineering technologies are adding new complexities to the conversation. Genetically Engineered Crops builds on previous related Academies reports published between 1987 and 2010 by undertaking a retrospective examination of the purported positive and adverse effects of GE crops and to anticipate what emerging genetic-engineering technologies hold for the future. This report indicates where there are uncertainties about the economic, agronomic, health, safety, or other impacts of GE crops and food, and makes recommendations to fill gaps in safety assessments, increase regulatory clarity, and improve innovations in and access to GE technology.
Download or read book Engineering the Farm written by Britt Bailey and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Engineering the Farm" offers a wide-ranging examination of the social and ethical issues surrounding the production and consumption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), with leading thinkers and activists taking a broad theoretical approach to the subject. Topics covered include: the historical roots of the anti-biotechnology movement ethical issues involved in introducing genetically altered crops questions of patenting and labeling the "precautionary principle" and its role in the regulation of GMOs effects of genetic modification on the world's food supply ecological concerns and impacts on traditional varieties of domesticated crops potential health effects of GMOsContributors argue that the scope, scale, and size of the present venture in crop modification is so vast and intensive that a thoroughgoing review of agricultural biotechnology must consider its global, moral, cultural, and ecological impacts as well as its effects on individual consumers. Throughout, they argue that more research is needed on genetically modified food and that consumers are entitled to specific information about how food products have been developed.Despite its increasing role in worldwide food production, little has been written about the broader social and ethical implications of GMOs. "Engineering the Farm" offers a unique approach to the subject for academics, activists, and policymakers involved with questions of environmental policy, ethics, agriculture, environmental health, and related fields.
