Publisher's Synopsis
This text deals with the farming systems of dryland farming areas, where moisture limits production for at least part of the growing season. Dryland agriculture, based on integrated sheep and cropping farms, is important in most mainland states of Australia and examples are also taken from North America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The book approaches agriculture as the farmer must in terms of the various system components, how the operation and management of each affects the others and how it affects the resource base of soil, water and biological assets. Dealing with both principles and practice, it explains how farming should be both profitable and sustainable.
