Agriculture plays a big part in this. There are two main types of agriculture, industrial agriculture and sustainable agriculture. Industrial agriculture is defined as "a modern form of capital intensive farming in which the machinery and purchased are substituted for the labor of human beings and animals." Industrial agriculture involves usage of heavy machinery and makes work easier, needing no labor. It has a negative impact on the environment. Besides pollution and soil destruction, it also consumes large amounts of water, energy and chemicals. Sustainable agriculture is a way of raising food that is healthy for consumers and animals, does not harm the environment, is humane for workers, respects animals, provides a fair wage to the farmer, and supports and enhances rural communities.
Without agriculture we're unable to produce food. Therefore agriculture has a big impact on us. It is estimated that in the year 2050 our population will increase to about 9 billion people! Because of the increase in population many farms will need to be built over with houses, replacing the sustainable agriculture. The industrial agriculture is more than sufficient and helps get the job done faster. But what about all the negative effects industrial agriculture has? Industrial agriculture seems to be the only choice. Even though industrial agriculture has negative impacts, but it also has a primary emphasis on speed, quantity and profit! Industrial agriculture supports facilities called factory farms but known to the government, they're called Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations(CAFOs). A large CAFO includes 1000 cattle (other than dairy, which is 700), 2500 hogs over 55 pounds, or 125,000 chickens (as long as a liquid manure system isn't used). The animals are confined closely and are unnaturally large. There must be other ways that we can continue to agriculture without affecting animals and ourselves. Because we're the ones consuming these mistreated animals.
Although industrial agriculture has a negative impact, it seems to be the only solution. Hopefully in the future we can develop better technologies to help provide for us, because who knows how long this will last. As Christopher Bond once said: "Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture, health care, and life sciences is directly related to scientific advancement."
sources
http://scienceblogs.com/worldsfair/2009/05/industrial_agriculture_v_susta.php
http://www.sustainabletable.org/intro/whatis/
http://www.economywatch.com/agriculture/types/industrial.html
http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/factoryfarming/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc4HxPxNrZ0
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/agriculture.html#ixzz1LP9zeGw4
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Without agriculture we're unable to produce food. Therefore agriculture has a big impact on us. It is estimated that in the year 2050 our population will increase to about 9 billion people! Because of the increase in population many farms will need to be built over with houses, replacing the sustainable agriculture. The industrial agriculture is more than sufficient and helps get the job done faster. But what about all the negative effects industrial agriculture has? Industrial agriculture seems to be the only choice. Even though industrial agriculture has negative impacts, but it also has a primary emphasis on speed, quantity and profit! Industrial agriculture supports facilities called factory farms but known to the government, they're called Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations(CAFOs). A large CAFO includes 1000 cattle (other than dairy, which is 700), 2500 hogs over 55 pounds, or 125,000 chickens (as long as a liquid manure system isn't used). The animals are confined closely and are unnaturally large. There must be other ways that we can continue to agriculture without affecting animals and ourselves. Because we're the ones consuming these mistreated animals.
Although industrial agriculture has a negative impact, it seems to be the only solution. Hopefully in the future we can develop better technologies to help provide for us, because who knows how long this will last. As Christopher Bond once said: "Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture, health care, and life sciences is directly related to scientific advancement."
sources
http://scienceblogs.com/worldsfair/2009/05/industrial_agriculture_v_susta.php
http://www.sustainabletable.org/intro/whatis/
http://www.economywatch.com/agriculture/types/industrial.html
http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/factoryfarming/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc4HxPxNrZ0
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/agriculture.html#ixzz1LP9zeGw4
blogs commented on
http://raachxo.blogspot.com/2011/01/industrial-agriculture-vs-sustainable.html
http://melissasbioblog.blogspot.com/
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