Crop residue

Powdery mildew in soybeans, caused by the fungus Microsphaera diffusa, is a leaf disease in soybeans, and it also affects other legumes. The disease requires cool air temperatures and low relative humidity, making it uncommon during Midwest summers. Powdery mildew occurs only occasionally in soybeans in the Midwest and Upper Midwest. Epidemics have been reported about every 10 to 15 years. Nonetheless, powdery mildew can cause significant yield loss when it occurs, so it’s important for farmers…

No-till is when the soil goes completely undisturbed prior to planting as well as through the growing season. This type of system is a very low maintenance system that requires minimal equipment. To control weeds on the crops in a no-till system, materials can be added to kill off the weeds. Since the soil is left undisturbed, one-hundred percent of the organic material is left in the soil. Studies have shown that the C:N ratio in the upper portion of the soil is considerably…

Farms use chemicals on their crops where they soak into the soil from natural irrigation these substances run off the groundwater, lake, stream, river, etc. contaminating the water supply. “The concern about the environmental effects of the chemical pesticides and fertilizers used by…

conventional method the land preparation delays wheat sowing date. The coincidence of the thermal heat with the wheat reproductive stage cause poor grain filling and reduce yield by 1- 1.5% /day (after November 20). The residual water of previous rice crop is conserved and utilised due to zero-tillage. The first irrigation takes less time as the water flow fast in untilled land and save 25% water. Zero – tillage also conserve soil structure and organic matter. There is increase in yield and net…

banned from existence, I’m here to give my opinion as a farmer and researcher that gmos are not as bad as people think and to clear up bias of organics. I have lived my whole life on a farm. My family wasn’t big on livestock so we took to field crops and gardens. When i was…

Genetically modified foods should be labelled. For the past 20 years till now genetically modified foods have been sold with no warning labels. That should be changed and here are three reasons why, it’s unhealthy, it’s a human right to know what is being consumed, and it’s also harmful to the environment. GMOs must be labelled so consumers make the right choices about what they are eating. Studies show that since GMO’s were introduced in 1996, there have been numerous health problems,…

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Genetic Modified Organisms, otherwise known as GMOs. These are organism’s whose genetics has been modified in a way that would not normally occur in nature. They’re everywhere, it is estimated that 80% of processed food in the US has been modified from it’s original version. The most common alterations are found in the most common foods corn, soybean, and even cotton. Genes are what gives an organism the characteristics it has. Modifying these characteristics through genetic modification gives…

With the ever-growing world population, food shortage has been an immense obstacle many developing countries are facing. Genetically modified food has addressed the complication and has been widely incorporated into the basic human diet. Although genetically modified foods supports the thriving human population, genetically modified food labelling and production should be extensively regulated by the U.S government to protect the public health, the environment and farmer’s sovereignty. First,…

They obtained most of their food from one starchy crop however since Agriculture; farmers seem to produce starchy crops such as wheat, corn, and rice. Look at the example that Diamond talks about. A study conducted at Dickson Mounds compared the Hunter/Gatherers to maize farmers in 1150AD. The findings of the study concluded that farmers…