{"product_id":"cold-air-accumulation-and-the-steve-hammersmith-9781490849270","title":"Cold Air Accumulation and the Grower's Guide to Frost Protection","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter serving for more than a decade as a hydraulic systems designer and regional manager for Motion Industries (div. Genuine Parts Co.), and then as president and chief hydraulics designer for RPT Industrial Technologies for another nine years, Steve studied and apprenticed for more than eight years under Dr. Rafael Guarga, Eng. prof. emeritus and president of the University of Uruguay. During that time, they collaborated and developed a new frost protection method of controlling cold air flows and draining accumulated cold air masses. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn avid sportsman, over the last thirty-five years Steve has devoted much of his spare time to introducing underprivileged children to outdoor sports such as fishing and hunting through a nonprofit organization called the Annual Wild Game Feed. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteve now lives in Crestline, California, and enjoys weekends at the lake with his daughters. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe is currently president and CEO of Shur Farms Frost Protection, a company specializing in managing cold air flows in vineyards and orchards worldwide. His speaking engagements range from Chihuahua, Mexico, to Ontario, Canada, and virtually every growing region in the United States. His articles and research in frost protection are regularly published in trade journals throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Hammersmith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1490849270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781490849270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e WestBow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.24d","brand":"Steve Hammersmith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44066053226751,"sku":"9781490849270","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26690f7e-98ba-4d52-b3a3-fc8da22482b5.jpg?v=1685405068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cold-air-accumulation-and-the-steve-hammersmith-9781490849270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}