Dirt, Sweat, and Diesel

A Family Farm in the Twenty-first Century

Steven L. Hilty (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

277 Seiten

2016
University of Missouri Press (Verlag)
978-0-8262-2079-0 (ISBN)

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With very few people engaged in agriculture today, it is no surprise that most Americans have little understanding of the challenges that modern farmers face. This book provides readers a glimpse into life on a modern Missouri farm where a variety of grains, grass seed, corn, and cattle are produced. All of the conversations, events, and descriptions are drawn from the author’s experience working alongside and observing this father and son family farm operation during the course of a year.

Farming today is technologically complex and requires a broad set of skills that range from soil conservation, animal husbandry, and mechanics to knowledge of financial markets and computer technology. The focus on skills, in addition to the size of the financial risks, and the number of unexpected challenges along the way provides readers with a new perspective and appreciation for modern farm life.

Steven L. Hilty is a Research Associate at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Institute. He is the author of three books, most recently Birds of Tropical America: A Watcher's Introduction to Behavior, Breeding, and Diversity.

Verlagsort	Missouri
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	681 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	0-8262-2079-7 / 0826220797
ISBN-13	978-0-8262-2079-0 / 9780826220790
Zustand	Neuware