Biodynamic agriculture

The aim of this paper is to explore biodynamic farming as it specifically relates to viticulture. Biodynamic practices may have an impact on not only the health of vineyard soil and crop, but also enology. According to Trippetts, Count Carl von Keyserlingk of Germany requested a group of farmers and doctors to address the problem of declining soil and crop quality in Europe (Tippetts, 2012). Biodynamics was developed to answer this request. In the 1920s Dr. Rudolf Steiner developed the theory of biodynamics (Tippetts, 2012). Dr. Steiner presented a series of lectures that explored the theory of providing a holistic approach to caring for the land, crops and animals. The premise of biodynamics is to consider the sustainability of different…

What are pests? ‘a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns (as agriculture or livestock production)"; alternative meanings include organisms that cause nuisance and epidemic disease associated with high mortality.’ In short they are troublesome and are the reason for unhealthy crops and dangerous food. What are pesticides? ‘A pesticide is any substance used to kill, repel, or control certain forms of plant or animal life that are considered to be pests.’ Pesticides are extremely…

Actually, we can be divided into organic and inorganic agriculture. Now a day, as you guys already known, many kinds organic agricultures are developed: ecological farming, natural farming, sustainable agriculture, and biodynamic agriculture. We are using not only animals( earthworms, ducks) in agriculture, but also sun and moon 's movement on agriculture. These things are all perfectly sustainable ways. Without harming the nature, we can obtain the necessities. Since no harmful chemiclas to…

Sustainable, organic, biodynamic. Immigration? Today the buzz word when talking about American agriculture is immigration. Immigration continues to be at the forefront of topics because of the current administration’s push for immigration reform. The Trump administration needs to be careful that the policy change they propel in regards to immigration are appropriate and well conceived. The president has already put into action plans to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)…

An advanced society would be defined as a society that is highly developed or ahead of the times. Societies such as this would possess things such as; irrigated agriculture, long distance trade, writing system, and urbanization. Both the Aztec and Incan Empires reflected characteristics of an advanced society. The development of the Western Hemisphere resembled that of other civilizations. However, they were not as technologically advanced as others, although, they did build roads for long…

agrarian society. In this type of society, there is always a guarantee of access to food at locations like grocery stores and restaurants. As a hunter-gatherer, there is no guarantee that one will find any edible plants to eat or animals to hunt. Agriculture can also sustain a much larger communities than hunting and gathering can. Since a large mass of land is used exclusively for food production and it taken to where it is needed, people are able to live away from the food resources.…

from being nomads to cultivating primitive crops. Because of this, agriculture occurred and was established as a mode of human society and economy, which means that there must be a close relationship between it and the climate change. We can analyze this inference through the process of agricultural development of in several different regions. First of all, the climate change developed the origin of agriculture in the Levant region. The Younger Dryas of the Levant region occurred in around…

practiced human sacrifice, bloody rituals, and war. In contrast to European explorers, modern historians see the Maya quite differently in terms of sophistication. Located in Mexico, Belize, Central America, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. The majority of their surroundings was made up of volcanic mountains, scrub plains, and tropical rain forests. This ancient Mesoamerican world lasted for more than 2000 years, and was split into different time periods, from before the time of Christ to…

exemplified by the agricultural exports of the US. In the 2013 to 2014 financial year, the US exported 11 percent of its maize, contributing to a substantial 39 percent of the world’s maize exports ("Corn"). In that year, 89 percent of all maize produced in the US was consumed domestically – 90 percent of which was genetically modified ("USA 2013"). The other top two maize exporters, Brazil and Argentina, are also GMO-dominated. If GM maize crops were replaced with non-GMO equivalents, then the…

Introduction Nigeria, also known as the “Giant of Africa” due to its large population and economy is the world’s 20th largest economy. With a population of approximately 182 million, it is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world. According to a World Bank report released in July 2014, it has one of the world’s highest economic growth rates at 7.4%. Poverty and income inequality are very high, especially when looking at its massive wealth and huge…