Crop residue

Genetically modified organisms (GMO) are the solution to feed the growing population because they require less land, less chemicals, more crop yields per acre, and can be altered to be more nutritious with medicinal uses. However the use of these new sciences are being fought in legislation and even banned in countries all throughout Europe. These super crop GMOs could be the answer to all the worlds food crisis’s by stabilizing and industrializing the food system and…

overgrazing has on our soil capability to continue supporting crops and livestock. The overgrazing has impacted the semi-arid Midwestern states and ranchers know about the need to rotate livestock from site to site to conserve grass cover and soil fertility. Today, more ranchers are searching for ways to raise livestock more sustainably while taking care of the land. Iowa and Illinois use the soil conservation practices of no-till and cover crops…

hazardous to your health. A study in Seattle, WA revealed “children aged 2-4…[had] concentrations of pesticide residues up to six times higher…[than] children eating conventionally farmed fruit and vegetables compared…

science and technology to develop the production potential of land and crops. The environment protection, improve product quality, and ensure foods safety contributes to locally grown sustainable. On the other hand,…

Bio-pesticides are ecofriendly pesticides that are obtained by naturally occuring substances(biochemicals), plants and microbes. All the natural products are not biopesticides. Some are chemical pesticides if they acts on the nervous system in the pest. Through the use of biopesticides in the wider way, health programme and agriculture can be beneficially effected. There are many disadvantages that associated with the use of chemicals pesticides like genetic variations in the plant of…

tolerant crops, and in some instances they have benefited third world countries. Though GMOs have some positive effects, the use of GMOs comes at a greater price. GMOs still rightfully remain to be questioned for their health and environmental effects which are global priorities. Global concerns include super weeds, environmental sustainability, and long-term human health effects. An argument supporting GMOs states that GMOs will decrease the use of herbicides and insecticides by making crops…

GMOs are plants or animals that go through a process in which their genes are changed by adding DNA from other organisms of a different species to the original plant or animal. GMOs get new desired traits in order to benefit themselves such as getting resistance to disease, or some sort of tolerance. GMOs are one of the most talked about topics in the 21st century and there are many debates that go on. There are studies that go on to test whether GMOs are safe or not. There are too many unknowns…

normally would not be allergic to the non GM food could be allergic to the genetically modified version because scientists insert genes from other organisms. The new gene in a crop like soy, produces a new protein that has never existed before. Since the farmers can spay more herbicide on GM crops, the increase in the chemical residues could cause health problems. “The only definitive test for allergies,” according to former FDA microbiologist Louis Pribyl, “is human consumption by affected…

hormones. Fukuoka explains how there are two different types of agriculture, scientific agriculture, and natural agriculture; proving how one method is superior to the other. Many people believe that new, modern day farming techniques improve the crops being grown; but that is not necessarily the case. Fukuoka explains how society needs to move towards a “do-nothing” method of farming. Fukuoka believes that new farming techniques created by mankind have become necessary because the natural…

Table 11: Solar energy collector type (Source: Kalogirou (2004)) In the textile industry, energy is mainly consumed for heating of liquid baths close to 100 oC for washing, bleaching and dyeing. Drying processes usually use hot air or gases from 100 to 130 oC as shown in Table 12. In a solar process heat system, interfacing of the collectors with conventional energy supplies must be done in a way compatible with the process. The easiest way to make this is by using heat storage, which can also…