Manure

Corporate agribusinesses could potentially be the number one polluter to the water supply today, harming marine life and even humans if the polluted water is consumed. With runoff of an abundance of chemicals from the usage of fertilizers and animal manure, agribusinesses create a huge threat to the health of the environment and all life relying on water purity. Agriculture is cited as” a leading cause of groundwater pollution in the United States” and “the leading source of impairment in the…

absorbs the manure and contaminates any nearby water sources with manure. The Pew Charitable Commission, a non-profit government organization, published a press release on the environmental destroying pollutions caused by factory farming. (“Pew Commission”). The evidence is infinite that the techniques factory farms are using are polluting much of the world’s water and little has been done to regulate the ways factory farms operate to stop any pollution for that matter. With so much manure and…

Today our planet faces many serious issues, such as global warming, climate change, water drought, and the burning of fossil fuels. Now what can the average American do to help and do their part? Most Environmental organizations advise people to change lightbulbs, recycle, take shorter showers, use bicycles over cars, and etc. However, what if I told you animal agriculture plays a larger role in environmental destruction then even the fossil fuel industry. Animal agriculture affects all the…

Valley on Yakima, Washington with the improper disposal and management of manure from their Concentrate Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO’s) of the dairy’s industry. Nevertheless, the dairy’s industry claims that tests conducted by the EPA does not link their farms with groundwater pollution due to the possibility of other sources of pollution as indicated on the same report. However, current levels of production of manure, storage, disposal methods and the lack of sources upgradient from the…

severe strain on natural resources such as land, water, and air, due to the amount of animal excrement that is produced by the large number of animals. Waste issues The EPA reports that “U.S. factory farms produce more than 500 million tons of manure every year…,” which is three times more than raw waste produced by Americans (The Humane Society of the United States, 2015). The concern is how the farms manage the large quantities of waste that is produced by the animals in such concentrated…

some benefits when properly managed, the release of pollution is inevitable and has the ability to threaten human health. The amount of manure and associated gases produced by CAFOs has become problematic for public health. The primary source of pollution is the excessive amount of contaminated manure CAFOs produce. Significant amounts of manure and problems with manure management can cause environmental problems that have direct impact on human health. Concentrated animal feeding operations…

Many rebellions have happened over time but this one is Shays Rebellion. Although many think the farmers harmed the country, nevertheless they actually helped it so they hero fighters because they helped each other from unlawful punishments, spoke up for what they thought, and kept the government/ country growing. The farmers were hero fighters because they kept each other from the unlawful punishment by the Judges. This idea came from Daniel Gray when he wrote “now the government will not…

than one million tons of manure per day. That 's three times the amount generated by the country’s human population. In factory farms, the animal waste is usually stored in huge, open-air lagoons which are often the size of football fields. Not one, but several; and they 're prone to leaks and spills. Not only that, but to prevent the spread of disease, factory farmers give the agricultural animals antibiotics; and about 75% of it is left indigested in their urine and manure. Therefore, it leads…

Have most of us thought about where our food comes from? No, not all of us. Most of us walk into a supermarket and pick up whatever we need and walk out the door without reading the label. One place where our food comes from is farming in polyface. In the book The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan she mentions the importance of polyface farming. There are in fact, few reasons farming in polyface is best for us, animals, and the environment. For instance it is essential to be aware of the…

the amount of antibiotic uptake by crops and their effects on the environment. They examined 5 antibiotics, and what they found was that cow’s animal waste that has antibiotics is used to create organic manure. Crops in the environment are able to uptake these antibiotics through contact of the manure, which then creates antibiotic resistance in crops. (Kang, Gupta, Fritz, Singh, Chandler, Murray, and Rohwer 2013). Antibiotics affect the environment in many ways. They come in contact with soil,…