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Engines of Growth: Farm Tractors and Twentieth-Century U.S. Economic Welfare [PDF]

The role of twentieth-century agricultural mechanization in changing the productivity, employment opportunities, and appearance of rural America has long been appreciated.
Richard H. Steckel, William J. White
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Using participatory scenario planning to explore the synergies and trade‐offs from upland treescape expansion

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The future of land use in the UK uplands is highly debated, with growing interest in increasing tree cover and other land use changes, alongside a desire to maintain traditional land use patterns and practices. Treescape expansion is likely to result in synergies and trade‐offs between different outcomes, so integrating stakeholder preferences
Melissa Minter, Susan Baker, Euan Bowditch, Sheena Carlisle, Natasha Constant, Alix Syder, Tom Finch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A review of high nature value farming systems in Europe: Biodiversity, ecosystem services, drivers, innovations and future prospects

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Farming systems of high natural and cultural value represent approximately 30% of farmlands in the European Union and are associated with a high species and habitat diversity and/or the presence of species of European conservation concern. This study aims to synthesize the existing knowledge on the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem ...
Elsa Varela, Marion Jay, Lukas Flinzberger, Chaima Mobarak, Tobias Plieninger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wheat silage inclusion levels as a substitute for corn silage in diets of lactating Holstein × Gyr crossbred cows. [PDF]

Trop Anim Health Prod
Jacob LL, Teixeira RMA, da Silva EA, Arcanjo AHM, de Oliveira Coelho MA, de Sousa JE, Santos TS, de Mattos Gonçalves CC, de Souza Bastos M, Tavares VB, da Cunha MQR, do Nascimento HFC.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Can the restrictive harvest period policy conserve mopane worms in Southern Africa? A bio-economic modelling approach [PDF]

Imbrasia Belina also known as the mopane worm, like other edible insects and caterpillars, is a vital source of protein to Southern African countries. The worms live and graze on mopane trees, which occupy agricultural land.
Edwin Muchapondwa, Precious Zikhali, Wisdom Akpalu   +2 more
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Saplings of significance: Nurturing cultural value of new tree plantings through participatory opportunities

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway, Eline van Remortel, Sophie B. Cowling, Divya Kumar, Hanna Mroczka, Emilija Rudzinskaite, Georgina Sturgeon, Sasha Woods, Daniel B. Hayhow   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anti-yeast IgY antibodies as a novel biological additive to enhance fermentation and preservation of sugarcane silage. [PDF]

Vet Anim Sci
G N B, C A R, J R EF, F E L B, A W P F, J E M, C C P.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Identifying knowledge barriers to agroforestry adoption and co‐designing solutions to them

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Compared to monocultures, agroforestry can promote biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and climate resilience, whilst maintaining or enhancing production and profits. Despite this, uptake in temperate regions remains low. Knowledge gaps amongst land managers are a primary barrier to uptake, but little is known about which aspects of ...
Amelia S. C. Hood, Verena Scherfranz, Rosy E. Scholes, Erika Degani, Tom Staton, Alexa Varah, Lena Schaller, Alice L. Mauchline   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A PCA-random forest pipeline for high-resolution SNP-based cultivar discrimination in Leymus chinensis. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol
Kong C, Hu S, Tian L, Chen S.
europepmc   +1 more source

‘Manure gets into your veins’: Navigating plural valuation among rural landowners upstream from a Tribe‐led restoration project

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Ecological restoration projects with diverse interest groups face the continual challenge of engaging values, goals and cultures that may vary greatly among partners. As part of an eco‐cultural, riparian restoration project led by the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, our research examines the instrumental, relational and intrinsic ...
Sarah Woodbury, Kirsten Vinyeta, William Munger, Sarah Klain   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source