This grazing management textbook places a strong emphasis on maintaining the integrity of ecological systems. Written over the course of six years with numerous contributing authors.
Free Agriculture Textbooks
Agriculture (also called farming or husbandry) is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life.
Agricultural products can be grouped into foods, fibers, fuels and raw materials. Biofuels, bio-pharmaceuticals, bioplastics and pharmaceuticals are also being made from agricultural products.
Agricultural students, like all college students, are often confounded by textbook prices that can rival tuition costs.
I hope my inability to find a large number of free online agricultural textbooks is not an indication of how many are available. If you know of any that I have missed, please let me know.
List of Free Agriculture Textbooks
Soil and Health Library
The Soil and Health Library is an online Australian library for people studying health, nutrition, holistic agriculture and related areas.
Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century
Published in 2010, Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century “assesses the scientific evidence for the strengths and weaknesses of different production, marketing, and policy approaches for improving and reducing the costs and unintended consequences of agricultural production.” It discusses improving sustainability across a variety of regional and international settings. The authors hope it […]
