Biodynamic agriculture

normally dispose huge quantities of animals waste on limited amounts of farmland. One environmental impact that CAFO can create is that this over-application of animal waste can pollute our water, soil, and air. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, "CAFOs produce 500 million tons of manure annually." This shows that CAFOs waste runoff can transports dangerous bacteria like E.coli into our waterways that can impose a threat to our health. Most important, the spread and dispose of…

Food Assignment 1 DEFINITION: Bacon is defined as; "salted and smoked meat from the back or sides of a hog" [1]. This is cured meat that is overseen by The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). FSIS is a subsidiary of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), that "requires safe handling instructions on packages of bacon and all other raw or partially cooked meat and poultry products as part of a comprehensive effort to protect consumers from foodborne illness"[2]. 2 AGENCIES The…

Rabbits are serious mammalian pest and invasive species in Australia causing millions of dollars of damage crops and many other things. Many methods have been tried to control the population of feral rabbits. They introduced viruses to the rabbit population and had an effect which reduce the population. They tried to build a rabbit fence which was very unsuccessful, but they are trying cause the rabbits are doing no good. Feral Rabbits have done a lot of damage in Australia and has caused many…

The Cassowary is a multicellular eukaryotic organism, found in numbers of approximately 1,200-2,000 within Australia (name, date). These flightless birds are first level consumers, feeding from over 150 different fallen fruit species, and it is estimated that 70-100 plant species rely entirely upon the Cassowary for seed dispersal over a habitat. As the only native animal adapted to consume most larger rainforest fruits and carry their seeds through their digestive system undamaged, these…

In Michael Pollan’s “Corn’s Conquest” I find these findings disturbing. I am extremely shock to find out that the molecules in my body have been fundamentally altered by the prevalence of corn in our diet. Food is like taking a breath, we can’t survive with it, but in scientifically we can survive with it for certain amount of days. The repair of our body depends on the food we intake and the energy and nutrition’s it provides for our body. These nutrition’s keep us alive and makes our body…

Vermont’s land began to weaken because of the intense deforestation in order to make room for vast merino wool farms and increasing numbers of crop farms after 1811. With the growing realization of land deterioration, Vermonters started to worry about Vermont’s land becoming unsupportive, which could cause economic decline. The decline in soil quality was drastic, which led to the decline in the number of farm animals the land could support. Vermonters had no idea how drastically they were…

In the article “The Meat Industry Now Consumes Four-Fifths of All Antibiotics”, written by Tom Philpott, the facts of antibiotics consumption are brought up. Philpott seems to be showing the drastic side of the defensive measure by showing the cost of the products to our economy. He also shows the rise of resistant bacteria in meat products because of the overuse of antibiotics. Philpott brings up some decent points like the rise of salmonella in turkey and the use of antibiotics in the meat…

Why do Southwest Asia and North Africa form a useful world region? What are some of the problems associated with defining the region? Southwest Asia and North Africa form a useful world reason because the countries that make it up are fairly similar in climate and culture, and in their wealth of oil. In terms of climate, this region consists mostly of desert, making this region useful in grouping these countries together. Culturally, this region is cited as the place the major world religions…

The slow loris, also known by its scientific name, nictebus coucang, is a medium sized primate characterized by its large flat eyes, white stripe, and stubby tail. The slow loris has incredibly strong muscles and opposable thumbs that make it possible for it to hang onto branches and stay motionless for long periods of time. Due to the slow loris having more vertebrae than other primats, they have very snakelike movemnts. This particular primate species is found in asia and Indonesia. The slow…

Seeds of Global Civilization. Retrieved from https://blackboard.cpp.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-3238038-dt-content-rid-11845707_2/xid-11845707_2 Hillel, D. (1987). "The Agricultural Transformation," in Out of the Earth. Horvath, P. (2016, October 9). Early Agriculture in the. Retrieved from https://blackboard.cpp.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-3238038-dt-content-rid-11845715_2/courses/16F_CAG_AG101.01/15W_CAG_AG101.04_ImportedContent_20150107092447/2%20-%20Meso%20America%20%26%20The%20Americas%20Handouts.pdf Lucas.…