Advantages And Disadvantages Of Protected Cultivation

2. What are the various methods used to protect sensitive crops from damaging low temperatures? Explain why each method works.

Most people thinks of a farms as a place where people shove as many different kind of livestock in a small area to make the most for the space they’ve. This isn’t true in most cases of farming, and for the few factories that process to run this way makes the other farms that produces a large amount of livestock looks as if they are using the same technicians. Factory farming and open range farming are two completely different ways of growing and rising livestock. I have raised livestock for 7 years now as well learned everything I know about livestock from a family who have been farming for 6 generations. Factory farms have larger numbers in smaller space when open range is more space per animal two different ways of raising animals yet, neither of these technically wrong way of producing.

No-till farming limits the amount of anthropogenic involvement, which can contribute to the degradation soil by exposing the upper soil horizon, re-introducing noxious weeds to germination, allowing for leeching and erosion of topsoil which is already in short demand. This paper discusses the benefits of no-till farming with comparisons and studies that suggest the benefits of the no-till system. This paper takes an in depth look at the history of tillage, as well as the topics of nutrients, mulch and stabilization, habitat, aggregation and aeration, and the nutrient cycle. Although in some cases tillage may have similar results when compared to the no-till system, implementation of the right cover crop on a given soil reduces evaporation, limits water and nutrient leeching, builds or enhances the soil ecosystem which has the potential to promote better plant nutrient absorption.

There is no doubt that climate is a considerable element for the agricultural production. However, along with the climate change, extreme weather tends to be more frequent and more intense that destructively affects framing. As a result, the drought occurred in sub-Saharan Africa became continual and long duration, which resulted in poor harvests. In addition,

Even though we are only conducting a small scale sustainable agriculture on campus, we wish to achieve the goals for sustainable farming. We want to be sufficiently productive, while using resources efficiently and minimize undesired and unnecessary waste. Moreover, we want to be resilient and adaptable to any changing conditions such as weather, water shortage, and labor availability. Therefore, the main goal of our project is to maximize production with limited resources and

Cover crops: reduce soil erosion, captures, recycles and redistributes nutrients, suppresses weed growth, minimizes and reduces soil compaction, increases soil organic matter.

3. Possible wind strength. Most plants don't do well in strong winds, so see that they are not left vulnerable.

Sustainable agriculture is the idea to agriculture that prioritize in fabricating food in a manner that does not demean nature and does not threaten human or animal 's health. Sustainable agriculture provides high quality produce without diminishing resources and natural systems that productivity rely on. A study by the University of Michigan, compared data from one hundred studies of sustainable and conventional agriculture, concluded that a universal transformation to sustainable agriculture could in fact expand international food production to approximately fifty

Hunters gatherers and agriculturist have a lot of pros and cons.There is some benefits of living like these people but some disadvantages.They have some things in common so this comparison between these two will be close.For example,hunter gatherers don’t have to depend on a lot of resources and agriculturist have smart ways of doing things like sedentary agriculture.Both of these lifestyles help with survival but will affect them terribly at some moments.

Since cover crops help reduce soil erosion nutrients stay in the soil instead of running off into streams and rivers. Cover crops also reduces weeds which eliminates the need for herbicides. The use of legumes as a cover crop promotes biological nitrogen fixation. Therefore, the farmer or rancher may not have to apply nitrogen fertilizers (Reynolds). Altogether the participant receives many environmental and financial benefits from the program.

of soil types and climate conditions. It can produce 2 to 3 times more crop than

Even the simplest of containers and the least decorative of plants work in these little secluded paradise gardens. Their growing popularity speaks in support of their functionality. Apart from creating a peaceful retreat for people from the life in concrete jungles, green roofs last almost twice as long as the conventional roofs. The growing medium protects the roof surface from the elements and contributes to its durability. It also acts like natural insulation and can reduce energy costs by reducing the air-conditioning needs. On a wider scale, these roofs improve air quality and reduce the effect of urban heat

Agriculture is improving all the time. From pushing around dirt to changing microscopic organisms, there are many different beliefs in the way things should be done. A more recent discovery is how planting small crops in the off-season benefit the normal crops. These crops can be turnips, radishes, rye, and many more. These plants are called cover crop, and while some people think they are not useful, I conducted an interview with Bob Rikli to find out what opinion he had on it. The three main points that I focused on were, how much the cover crop benefits the yields by, whether or not it is worth the cost, and how much can it help the environment.

Agriculture in the United States has changed dramatically over the centuries. Since the 1960’s large commercial farms have been leading in sales. As a direct result of their success we, as a society, have access to affordable food. However, the success of large farms has lead to many negative impacts such as increased usage of resources and decreased diversity in crop fields. This begs the question, what can be done to reduce the negative impacts of large farms. One solution growing in popularity is sustainable agriculture. The idea of sustainable agriculture is to create farms that need little to no outside help from irrigation, pesticides, or fertilizers. Sustainability can be achieved in many way through

Mankind survival has been supported by various revolutions (agricultural, industrial etc.) for continuous growth and expansion on Earth. Our natural resources are being exhausted from population increase. Food availability is a necessity that will become harder to obtain. The future will rely on applying technology to support population increase. Utilizing new developing technologies into agroforestry systems will fundamentally improve food production, generate higher revenue and will promote sustainability for long-term human existence. This could be essential for developing rural counties where livelihood is dependent on