Dairy farming

Factory farming is heavily prevalent in todays society. Most nearly all of the meat and by products of animals come from animals raised in factories, robbing them of living and fulfilling a full life. I one hundred percent agree with Blake Hurst that “only ‘industrial farming’ of meat can possibly see the demand for an increasing population and increased demand for food as a result of growing incomes”. The world today is growing at a way too rapid pace for natural production of animals. The days…

Organic Foods: Extraordinary or Average? Should two nearly identical products have different prices and different perceptions of nutritional value? Morgan Bahl, student at Iowa State University, does not think so. In her article “Organic Foods Are Not Better than Conventionally Grown Foods”, she discusses the role organic labels play in the actual quality of the product and the prices paid for these foods. Organic foods, despite having “clean ingredients”, may not be significantly nutritionally…

I also produce organic raspberries and such, but it grinds my gears to know that people are saying that GMO and conventional farming are bad for everyone when they really aren’t. These are mostly people who do not know the first thing about growing food. These people want to go back to the times when we had no GMOs. If this happened, there would be no way to feed the world with…

nutritional value than convenient food. This can be because the plants that are grown in the natural soil boost their production of vitamins and antioxidants. Up to the 1920’s, all agriculture was generally organic. On the second World War the farming methods changed drastically. The modern organic movement originated in Europe while some farmers were experimenting with the alternatives to the industrialization of agriculture. J.I Rodale also helped with the development of it around the 1940’s…

higher rates of crop assisting worms. Worms help the plants gain more air and water, and they break down organic matter into things that are beneficial to the plant. Conventional farming destroys the topsoil, and infects the water around the area because of the chemicals in the pesticides they use (Organic). Organic farming does not pollute the waterways, because they do not use any pesticidal chemicals (Dauncey). Pesticides end up killing organisms along with their intended target. Many living…

A “vegan” is a person in which does not use or consume animal products.It is estimated that around 22.8 million people lives are a plant based life. Choosing a vegan lifestyle can contribute many beneficial factors to one’s life. This lifestyle could benefit one’s physical and emotional health, the environment around them, and many other aspects that contribute to the way one’s life is determined. Being a vegan not only means not eating any animal product but also not using the animal product in…

sorghum and millets as they require little input than other crops. Respondents indicated that coarse cereals can adapt to harsh conditions such that in all extreme conditions one can harvest grain for food which can sustain the family to the next farming season. These crops are also quick to mature than maize and other crops. Red sorghum cannot be eaten by birds and the seedlings are very strong. Maize can be mixed with sorghum to make thick and thin porridge. Farmers also acknowledged the…

When we talk about agriculture, indigenous knowledge has been practice before coming up of modern technology/science. Indigenous knowledge is a product of the adaptation of farming practices to the local Environment, creating unique indigenous farming practices and food culture. So Indigenous knowledge is the local knowledge that is unique to a culture or society. Other names for it include: ‘local knowledge’, ‘folk knowledge’, ‘people’s knowledge’, ‘traditional wisdom’ or ‘traditional science’.…

Independence in Dusit Zoo Bangkok 1. You investigate and explain : a. How plants depends on abiotic components Plants as biotic compound of nature normally produced in green plants to gain food for all animal livings in order to make an ecosystem become stable. And the leaves and other green parts of plants keep chlorophyll to support in synthesizing food and out an oxygen through photosynthesis which it needs sunlight to support with water as well. Moreover, it absorbed from the soil and…

Reflective Essay: 3 Community Harvest project (CHP) has taught me so many skills, besides just gaining experience in the nutrition field. I learned a little about farm work, how to work as a team and become more of a leader and educate the community. I was able to discover what specific skills are needed for nutrition education. We know that practical experience is the best, and internships like this give students that hand-on experience they need. This experience pushed my strengths and…