The Corporate Takeover of American Farming Introduction We are literally eating ourselves to death. For the first time in American history‚ the generations born after the baby boomers face a lower life expectancy than their parents did. This situation is largely a result of a product that we cannot even eat until it has been processed into our food and drink supply. This food‚ plus a sedentary life-style‚ have caused an epidemic of obesity which has been on the rise in America for the past
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Where does your produce come from? People everywhere should know the down falls and what actually happens in factory farming. Today I’m going to persuade you why factory farms are bad. Factory farming is a system in which livestock and poultry are confined in doors under strictly controlled conditions‚ where more often than not the animals are abused. On average in each type of confinement there at about 30‚000 chickens‚ 3‚000 cows and 4‚000 pigs. (Peter singer and Jim Mason) Being in such small
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After all‚ a larger number of people demand a larger amount of food. Factory farming is a good way to sustain a large amount of people with food‚ and is a way to meet the demands of variety and cheapness that will become increasingly important with population growth‚ but unfortunately it is not sustainable. If we keep leeching soil
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thousands of birds‚ have grown in popularity because they make raising large numbers of livestock easier and more efficient. (“Factory Farms‚ Adverse Effects of.”) The availability of feed and the discovery of antibiotics have both helped factory farming grow as an industry. (“Factory Farms‚ Adverse Effects of.”) Feed has become easier and cheaper to purchase because of the use of synthetic fertilizer and the large numbers of it that are being produced (“Air Quality”). With these advantages though
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Farmers Market Lab Organic farming is a form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation‚ green manure‚ compost‚ and biological pest control. Cunningham Organic Farming uses no pesticides and they use compost for fertilizers‚ "We use chicken manure called EZ Green Natural Organic Fertilizer" (Cunningham). Organic farming practices is helpful to our environment and what foods people consume‚ "We practice organic farming because we do
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Cited: 1. Burros‚ Marian. “Urban Farming‚ a Bit Closer to the Sun”. Nytimes.com. New York Times‚ 16 June‚ 2009. Web. 27 April‚ 2012 2. Becker‚ Maki. “Reaping Rewards of Farming in Buffalo”. Thebuffalonews.com. Buffalo News‚ 15 April‚ 20012. Web. 27 April‚ 20012 3. Moose‚ Benjamin Curtis. “Untitled”. Dothegreenthing.com. Do The Green Thing‚ 21 Nov. 2011
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Indian Organic farming Market Opportunities and Challenges Report By SURINDER PAL SINGH MBA GLOBAL BUSINESS & SUSTAINABILITY ALTIS. | | | | | | S.NO | Topics | Page No | | | 1 | Executive Summary | 2 | | | 2 | Introduction | 3 | | | 3 | Demographic of India | 3 | | | 4 | Objective of study | 4 | | | 5 | What is organic farming | 4 | | | 6 | why to go organic | 4 | | | 7 | Indian domestic Market | 5 | | | 7.1 | Indian
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Cardona‚ Jose Prof. Yun English 1A 23 July 2012 Conventional Farming V.S. Organic Farming Organic farming had not played a role in the market in the previous years‚ yet today it is common in grocery stores around the country. Organic farming refers to the way farmers grow and process agricultural products‚ such as fruits‚ vegetables‚ grains‚ dairy products and meat. Organic farming is also constantly referred to as healthy‚ smart‚ beneficial‚ and ecofriendly but these are words used in advertisement
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Micheal Pollan’s "Playing God in the Garden" addresses the many unseen aspects of farming and the technologies that are being designed to make planting effortless and safe. Pollan discusses how New Leaf (the plant company which has created the new biotechnological seeds) advertises a safer and less expensive way of farming‚ while concealing the harmful aspects of its product. The idea of genetically altering organisms has always made me uncomfortable. When I began to read this article‚ I assumed
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Guide to Profitable Investment in Pig Farming By Obinna Chima Before Miss Oyinlade Adetutu graduated from the University of Ibadan in 2005‚ she had already made up her mind not to go into the already saturated labour market. As a student of Agricultural Science‚ she had vowed to stick to her profession by investing in the sector in order to tap from the benefits that abound in it. Though she specialised in fisheries‚ she got to know about pig farming and became attracted to it because of the
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