The growing aquaculture industry is facing two important issues: the depletion of wild resources of fish protein used for feed inputs and the cost of production for fish hatcheries and farms. These issues can be addressed early in the process of production. Green tanking is a viable alternative to commercial feeds in early stages of fish production. In the study, tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), fry from White Brook Tilapia Farm in Kansas City,...

This research evaluates the alternative food movement Community Supported Fisheries (CSF), as modeled after the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) business structure, with a business model for a proposed CSF so serve restaurants in the Delaware Beach region. This comprises a review of the literature surrounding CSFs; including a summary of the current state of the fishing industry, a brief overview of the Community Supported Agriculture model,...

"Chinese society has been shaped by the interplay of the EAST--exams, autocracy, stability, and technology--from ancient times through the present. Beginning with the Sui dynasty's introduction of the civil service exam, known as Keju, in 587 CE--and continuing through the personnel management system used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)--Chinese autocracies have developed exceptional tools for homogenizing ideas, norms, and practices. But this...

"In 26 connected essays, Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter Elizabeth Kolbert takes us on an illustrated journey through the landscape of climate change and the stories we tell ourselves about the future"--

"Barons is the story of seven corporate titans, their rise to power, and the consequences for everyone else. Take Mike McCloskey, Chairman of Fair Oaks Farms. In a few short decades, he went from managing a modest dairy herd to running the Disneyland of agriculture, where school children ride trams through mechanized warehouses filled with tens of thousands of cows that never see the light of day. What was the key to his success? Hard work and exceptional...

Farm-animal welfare in intensive animal production is a topic that is gaining momentum with consumer-citizens and other stakeholders. Much literature is dedicated to the influence of consumer demand for higher-welfare products and citizen support for higher-welfare legislation. Demand for products is influenced by consumer values while consumer-citizen attitudes toward welfare drives support for legislation. To complicate matters, consumer-citizen...