My Life in Cattle Ranching - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Clear Creek PublishingISBN-13:9781884224195ISBN-10:1884224199UPC:9781884224195Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, ScienceBook Subcategory:Business, Industries, Life SciencesBook Topic:Agribusiness, ZoologySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.4903Product ID:SC3S3NTP0T
My Life in Cattle Ranching
Chuck Backus established the first entirely solar (PV) powered ranch in the world next to the Superstition Wilderness in 1979. Over the next 45 years, Chuck used his engineering background and scientific methods to transform the historic Quarter Circle U Ranch into an economically sustainable, research-driven operation. He rotated pastures, installed solar-operated water systems, and converted...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Clear Creek PublishingISBN-13:9781884224195ISBN-10:1884224199UPC:9781884224195Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, ScienceBook Subcategory:Business, Industries, Life SciencesBook Topic:Agribusiness, ZoologySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.4903Product ID:SC3S3NTP0T
Backus, Charles E.: - "Chuck Backus was raised in rural West Virginia, where he gained an early appreciation of farming and dairy. Upon the advice of a high school teacher, he studied engineering at Ohio University, and that led to his future research in photovoltaics. After Sputnik was launched in 1957, Chuck became interested in power systems for space applications and furthered his studies at...
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