Industrial agriculture

The Meat That You Eat The average American will consume one calf, eleven cows, 1,096 chickens, and 15,655 chicken eggs in his or her lifetime (Catalano). It is, for some odd reason, fairly easy for people to see animals in their diet as different from the animals that they have as pets. However, due to recent outings of companies such as Tyson Foods, INC. that included video footage, people have begun to actually think about the meat that they eat. Consumers saw the way that animals are treated…

What are pests? ‘a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns (as agriculture or livestock production)"; alternative meanings include organisms that cause nuisance and epidemic disease associated with high mortality.’ In short they are troublesome and are the reason for unhealthy crops and dangerous food. What are pesticides? ‘A pesticide is any substance used to kill, repel, or control certain forms of plant or animal life that are considered to be pests.’ Pesticides are extremely…

Why it is that organic food is a better choice than non-organic food? The descriptive term Organic is a new idea that popped up in the 1940 's when J.I Rodale started a magazine called Organic Gardening and Farming, but it did not really become popular until the 1960 's. In 1962, Rachel Carson wrote a book called Silent Spring. In Silent Spring she talked about a pesticide, named DDT.DDT was a dangerous pesticide used to kill mosquitoes in the 1960 's. After Rachel Carson wrote that book, most…

Strategic vision of Jim Hindmarsh and Co. For Jim Hindmarsh and Co there is a vision which isn't documented and only the higher levels of staff know of this vision. A vision was constructed by research on major agricultural companies and what their perceive to be a company vision, as well as the future aspirations of Jim Hindmarsh the owner of Jim Hindmarsh and Co. The vision statement constructed is ‘To be recognised as a leading stock and station agent that benefits livestock producers in…

Farmer Field Schools (FFSs) are a great tool in sustainable agricultural development programs because it is a participatory extension approach that includes a significant focus on group and individual capacity building of farmers. The longer-term empowerment goals of the farmer field school seek to enable extensionists to continue to expand their knowledge and to help others learn and to organize activities on their own within their farms to institutionalize practices of sustainable agricultural…

reduces pollution and environmental damage (and expensive clean up efforts), and raises profits because healthy animals are less costly to maintain. In terms of animal welfare, the key is allowing animals to behave and eat as normally as possible. Industrial farming adds all sorts of hidden costs, including mutilations…

well as organic agriculture towards sustainable environment, while attaining food production demands of the increasing…

After the Civil War ended, 15 years later moving to the west is a good idea. Due to economic conditions, in terms of jobs, working as a farmer would be the most reasonable with good profit as well. Considering all the criteria to be a farmer isn’t that hard, simply growing crops and selling isn’t as tough as being a miner or cowboy (more work). Being a farmer at the time has its benefits alongside its difficulties. There were quite the benefits after the Civil War that helped farmers such as…

crises that Japan experienced through potential progress traps. This paper examines articles exploring the uniquely rich conditions of the island, the environmental crises that arose during times of peace and prosperity, with particular respect to agriculture and deforestation from the 14th – 18th century. To begin, we must first understand the historical context of the island that enabled a uniquely sustainable culture to develop. Almost 80% of Japan 's land mass consists of sparsely populated…

soil is vital for the future of agriculture and the population; in order to produce enough food for the ever-increasing population. It is technically a non-renewable resource therefore it is imperative that it is managed properly (Defra, 2011). It is important to focus on the maintenance of long-term soil productivity, by using systems to enhance natural fertility and minimise the need for use of chemicals and artificial fertilisers where possible…