The Plight of the Bumble Bee With the demand for food constantly increasing, modern farmers have taken on new practices to keep up with demands. Some of these practices include genetic modification of plant species and animals, destroying habitats to make room for farm land, and spraying toxic pesticides to keep insects from consuming crops. Some would argue that these practices are necessary for keeping up with todays food demands, while others may argue that their negative side effects are…
014). For that, Myrter and Castle Cheese employees should not be held accountable for adding cellulose, when it is perfectly allowed by the FDA. As for the Listeria issue, in this case, all the blame should not fall into the hands Michelle Myrter. For example, the FDA sent inspectors to Castle Cheese, the inspectors found Listeria on their property (Beach, C. 2016). The FDA states that Castle Cheese continued to manufacture fake and real cheese products from March 22, 2012, through November 9,…
Is going green and living a safe and cautious the new thing to do or should we sit back and no care about anything like before. This is the main problem that authors Pamela Paul who wrote, “Green, If Not Clean” and Michael Pollan who wrote “Why Bother” have argued and have given their opinions on. Paul argues on how come there are no ingredients on the cleaning products that people purchase from stores and goes on a mission to find out how come. Pollan on the other hand wants to encourage…
from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20science". I chose this because potatoes are plants and plants, are living things and living things deal with life science. Also, this passage is about the genetic makeup of potatoes to see if they…
Firstname Lastname Instructor’s Name Course Number Date Genetically modified canola: Agronomic benefits and environmental disadvantages The world’s food source is facing selection and sustainability pressures from unpredictable climatic changes, massive growth in population and continuous reduction in agricultural land (Nicolia et al. 77). Genetically modified (GM) crops seem to be the solution to feeding billions of people, although their negative long-term impacts are still a heavily debated…
The fungi Alternaria is a phyto-pathogen cause leaf blight disease to variety of plants. Alternaria alternata and Alternaria helianthi was isolated from Dalbergia sissoo L. and Helianthus annuus L. respectively. Test antagonists grow faster than the pathogen and produced inhibition zones thereby limiting the growth of the pathogen. These antagonistic interactions influence the incidence and severity of the disease caused by the pathogen. When the two Alternaria spp. were tested by dual culture…
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW The Lawn Care Services (NAICS Code 333112) is the industry of making powered lawn mowers, and lawn tractors as well as other lawn care equipment (Naics 2014). This equipment makes maintaining a lawn, or garden more convenient to the user. It makes the consumer do less work, as well as do it in a shorter amount of time. A few well-known brands are John Deer, Toro, Honda, and Kubota. All of these companies manufacture machines that make the lawn easier to maintain every single…
The Agricultural Revolution: The Agricultural Revolution was a period of agricultural development in Europe throughout the 15th-19th centuries, characterized by an increase in land productivity, and mass advancements in farm technology. Because of the increase in land productivity, and new advancements in farm technology, capitalism and the population of Europe rose, as well as ultimately leading to the Industrial Revolution. Overall the Agricultural Revolution, was characterized by both a mass…
this day and age to eat organic in order to avoid eating food produced with chemicals or unnecessary additives. One of these unnecessary additives in foods are GMOs. Genetically modified organisms are any organisms whose genetic material has been altered by chemical engineering. Those who work with genetically modified food state that GMOs are present in some foods because they can add nutritional value, reduce selling price, and supposedly reduce the use of herbicides and pesticides, yet is…
someone in a laboratory to improve your health. It is your health and you should be in charge. After all, fruits, vegetables and meats are products of nature, not of laboratory. I don't plan to brag here about the issue of whether GM food is safe for human consumption or not, my only concern is to provide information, so you can make informed decision. The argument about starvation without…