This new dictionary provides over 2,000 A-Z entries, covering all aspects of agriculture and land management: from animals and crops to policies and legislation. Complemented by tables and illustrations, and a companion website, it is an ideal point of reference for students of agriculture and land management, and professionals in these areas.

Will Manley is a Principal Lecturer at the Royal Agricultural University. He is a Chartered Ecologist and a Fellow of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management. In association with lecturing responsibilities he has over 50 publications covering a range of agricultural, environmental, and rural policy evaluative research.
Katharine Foot is a Senior Lecturer at the RAU. She is a Rural Practice Chartered Surveyor, a Fellow of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers, and a qualified teacher. She worked in private practice before joining the academic staff at the RAU, and has a particular interest in planning and sustainability.
Andrew Davis farmed a large mixed farm for over 15 years before becoming a regional director for the then Country Landowners Association. Subsequent to this he joined the academic staff at RAU where his lecturing responsibilities include farm and estate management.