SHEPHERDS VIEW OF LARGE CARNIVORE RECOVERY IN THE PYRENEES, SPAIN

Shepherds View of Large Carnivore Recovery in the Pyrenees, Spain

The studied farms are small family businesses, and so, in more than half of the cases, their continuity is not guaranteed.Livestock management is typical of a mountain system, in which the animals graze throughout the year in cultivated fields, here sown meadows, forests near the farms, and mountain pastures during the three summer months.The herds

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Fabrication and evaluation of variable rate fertilizer system

Introduction: In conventional farming, the soil and crop are considered uniform in different locations of the farm and the fertilizers are applied according to the average of soil needs with an additional percentage for safety (Loghavi, 2003).Non-essential chemical fertilizers in the field have harmful effects and social, economic and environmental

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