What my research aims to examine is whether or not Western North Carolina is abiding by sustainable measures in order to keep a well-kept environment by following the correct procedures of animal agriculture and whether or not this information is readily available for public access. The term animal agriculture is also known as “factory farming” and “animal husbandry”, meaning “a branch of agriculture concerned with the production and care of domestic animals” (Merriam-Webster). The animal agriculture industry is such a big part of our lives that many do not even know it when “nearly half of the United States is devoted to animal agriculture” and it is just swept under our noses (Cowspiracy).
A lot of my research for this assignment was sparked after watching a documentary called Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, which was executively produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson, and Appian Way Productions (Cowspiracy). The film discusses a lot of …show more content…
When looking under the Agriculture and Environmental Statistics page there are readily available surveys conducted from 2006-2013 on Chemical Applications and Usage and Water Use Studies done from 2002-2014. When looking at these statistics it’s wonderful to know that this is all being kept track of but is also somewhat concerning because there have not been any studies done in Chemical Applications and Usage since 2013, three years ago, and two years since there was a Water Use Study. Another question one might ask is what happened before 2002 and 2006 regarding statistics. Maybe they are not available online to the public but what happened to that information? Let’s just say that there are no statistics before 2002 and 2006, would that mean we were not following correct procedure up until
A lot of my research for this assignment was sparked after watching a documentary called Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, which was executively produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson, and Appian Way Productions (Cowspiracy). The film discusses a lot of …show more content…
When looking under the Agriculture and Environmental Statistics page there are readily available surveys conducted from 2006-2013 on Chemical Applications and Usage and Water Use Studies done from 2002-2014. When looking at these statistics it’s wonderful to know that this is all being kept track of but is also somewhat concerning because there have not been any studies done in Chemical Applications and Usage since 2013, three years ago, and two years since there was a Water Use Study. Another question one might ask is what happened before 2002 and 2006 regarding statistics. Maybe they are not available online to the public but what happened to that information? Let’s just say that there are no statistics before 2002 and 2006, would that mean we were not following correct procedure up until