Agriculture in Australia
An Introduction
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780195560114ISBN10: 0195560116
Paperback,
352 pages
May 2009,
In Stock
Price:
$89.95 (06)Description
Agriculture in Australia explores the technical, economic and human elements of farming and integrates them into the whole farm business. The book examines the science and economics of farming operations that contribute to the nation's gross value of agricultural production, including extensive cropping, sheep and cattle production, and intensive plant and animal activities.This new edition emphasizes that farming is about production, profit and sustainability and explains how these concepts relate to each other. Agriculture in Australia also confronts the future challenges of farming in volatile economic and climatic conditions. challenges of farming in volatile economic and climatic conditions.
Features
- A key introductiory text for Australian agricultural students
- Covers a broad range of agricultural topics to introduce students to agricultural practices, including crops and pastures, animal production, farm management and economics, and climate change.
- This edition has an emphasis on the future of farming and looks at the challenges for natural resources and agriculture, such as climate change and global warming, as well as the potential for overcoming these challenges.
About the Author(s)
Bill Malcolm
is an Associate Professor, School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne.
Snow Barlow
is a Professor, School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne.
Brian Leury
is an Associate Professor, School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne.
Peter Sale
is an Associate Professor and Reader, Department of Agricultural Sciences, La Trobe University.
