Organic Farming Research Paper

At the beginning of deciding what I was going to do for this project I was not excited until I found out I would get to ride in a combine. I was not expecting much out of this project because I thought I would just ask a few questions and be done with my 5 hours. I enjoyed it so much that I spent another 6 hours helping out in an organic soybean field and being able to learn a few things that go into organic farming. Going back even further, I signed up for this class thinking I could learn more about stars and the sea, not the environmental factors to the planet itself that would lead me to an actual real life job to learn about how a soybean field can be a habitat and food to animals and double as food and jobs for humans too. Being said …show more content…
Pesticide has little effect. New, more toxic, pesticides are developed.

That process is never ending and is far from being all natural. When I was in the field, my uncle and I discussed about organic farming. He mostly works with organic fields, even though it is very expensive and unpredictable every season the profit in the end is much higher and healthier. From what I have gathered from him and also what helped me further understand in the textbook, there are a few steps to be taken to keep a field "all natural". Crop diversity is a must for organic farming. Conventional farming focuses on mass production of one crop in one location, a practice called monoculture. The science of agroecology has shown benefits of multiple crops in the same space. Organic farming relies heavily on the natural breakdown of organic matter, using techniques like green manure and composting, to replace nutrients taken from the soil by previous crops. This type of farming uses a variety of methods to improve soil fertility, including crop rotation, cover cropping, reduced tillage, and use of compost. By reducing tillage, soil is not inverted and exposed to air and less carbon is lost to the atmosphere resulting in more soil organic carbon. This has an added benefit of carbon to the plant by which can reduce green house gases and help reverse climate …show more content…
Helping impact the animal habitat is not as likely due to killing a few skunks and raccoons with the combine. The impact it made on myself could be summed up to be I went out of my comfort zone and tried something new. I do not see myself pursuing a career in farming, but I would be more willing to spend a day in the field next year for fun. For anyone in the future this type of learning experience is very interesting and I would highly suggest going to any farm to learn more on how other people make a living and also where your food comes