Current Agricultural Practices and Developments

•In the old days the apple was generally somewhat bitter tasting, so it was used to make alcoholic cider, which in turn got a lot sweeter and fulfilled this “sweetness” we crave. •The apple tree has grown and changed to contain cyanide in the seeds so that the seeds won’t be consumed. This preserves the apple lineage, so that it does not go extinct.

The first reason of why agriculture is a better way of life, is because according to document 1 farmers were less violent. Hunters and gatherers on the other hand were in constant state of tribal warfare. This resulted in 25-30% of adult males dying from homicide. Warfare was necessary to keep population density low. This was due to the fact that a certain place only had so much food to support one person. Farmers on the other hand could use a small piece of land and plant crops that could support many people. They do not have to fight over food therefore less war and violence.

Alabama Agriculture: Sustaining Future Generations, is the theme of this essay. A few way to sustain future generations of Alabama agriculture is, like farmers they pass there farm and knowledge down there family. Another example is when you go get a job that is related to agriculture like going to work at a cattle farm they teach you what you need to know to do this job. Those are two examples of ways that we can sustain agriculture for future generations.

A discourse community follows Swales’ six characteristics: members share common goals, has a form of communication, a form of feedback, genres, a specific lexis, and has a level of expertise all within the group (Swales 25). I believe the Future Farmers of America is a great candidate for this topic for that it falls in to the categories listed by Swales. The start of Future Farmers of America came in 1900s in the state of Virginia. Adolescent to teenage males were not interested in farming and did not want to take over the family farms. This led to a homegrown farmer becoming the supervisor of Agriculture Education and set out to fix this problem, Walter Newman. With the help of Edmund C, Magill, Harry W. Sanders and the most influential Henry

The Future Farms of America or the FFA is the extracurricular activity that has affected me the most in my high school years and my life thus far. Many people may think that the FFA is only an organization of farms that go around judging cows and grow plants but we are much more than that. Through FFA, I have been able to come out of my comfort zone, take a leadership position, and learn to give back to the community. Meeting new people through all the competition the FFA does and working with members in my chapter caused me to make new friends who slowly help me out of my comfort zone. I even gave a speech in front of my whole about how FFA can cause anyone to step out of their comfort zones leaping out of the zone myself in that moment. As

This method can however be extremely efficient as humans are able to exert their control over the plant in order to produce what is demanded. On the other hand, polyculture is a form of hedging as many types of plants and their strains are grown in a singular area and while some may succumb to disease or pests, others will thrive. Contrasting the two forms of plant growth is the best way to see the advantages and disadvantages of monoculture. It is important to understand that Pollan expresses a clear dissatisfaction with monoculture as he says it “is at the root of virtually every problem that bedevils the modern farmer (page 225)” because of the many “unimagined new complexities (page 185)” that come along with it. This form of plant cultivation has created what is known as “biological pollution” in plants where resistance in pests and weeds has grown to significant numbers and is also highly dependent on genetic engineering for its survival. Conversely, polyculture uses nature against itself by directing pests to plants that are not being raised for human purposes and also by avoiding the use of pesticides or herbicides that begin

Among all the states of the Union, California is probably the most famous both inside the United States and around the world. This fame is based on images made popular through television and the movies, which portray California as a modern, exciting leading edge society. The most important aspect of the California modern economy today is the same as it was to the Natives of California, California Agriculture.

The three hearths (areas of invention) of agriculture were the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and the Americas. Agriculture developed 10,000 years ago at the fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia) in the Middle East (Iraq,) and the farmers domesticated wheat, grapes, apples, and rye. Stimulus diffusion spread to northern and eastern Africa, and farmers domesticated peanuts, yams, and coffee. Southeast Asia was the second hearth of Agricultural innovation, and farmers domesticated rice, citrus, bananas, and sugarcane. Also, stimulus diffusion spread from Southeast Asia to Northeastern China. The third region of independent invention of agriculture, were: maize (corn,) tomatoes, chili peppers, beans, and squash. Mesoamerican crop complex spread to northwestern

Farming in the west was a challenge to most farmers. Exodusters were farmers that would escape to the west for share cropping, they would own their own portion of the farm where farmers were paid very little money for their time on the farm and would make just enough money to support their families. Farmers would also come together and have certain part or job on the farm to do what make money, the crops they were growing were almost as valuable to the farmers and they would trade the crops for money or other necessities. Most farming families had moved from the north to the west to grant farming land through the homestead act farmers would also travel to the west because there was little to no farming options in the north. There

Prior to reading this week’s course material, I had considered the possibilities of agroterrorism but only considered potential attacks and effects against plant life such as corn. Since corn is a major source of food for people, animals, and bio-fuel such as the 10% ethanol mix in our gasoline, I was aware of the economic factors associated with a disruption in its supply along with the consumer level cost increases and loss of faith in our agricultural system’s security. The difficulty in compromising a sufficient amount of the corn supply in America to achieve the desired goals did not escape me either and I thus ranked the probability of an attack against agriculture as low. The reading this week forced me to look at agricultural vulnerabilities from the perspective of disease

Article apples are made to resist browning, making them more aesthetically pleasing. This could lead to increases in the amount of product sold in stores because all the apples would look good. Typically, people buy the apples that look the best because they look healthier, if all the apples were not bruised, they would more likely all be grabbed. Children, usually the pickiest eaters, are also more likely to eat Artic apples because they would look better in comparison to regular apples in packed lunches. These apples are also said to contain healthy antioxidants within them that are not traditionally found in other apples because the browning reaction burns them off (Okanagan Specialty Fruits, 2017). Another large reason Artic apples are superior is because there is only one organism being manipulated. With most GMO’s, one gene from an unlike organism is being inserted into a different organism. With Artic apples, they are killing off genes within the apple that have always been found within

This would help accommodate new prices on livestock, wheat, and milk. Also it would make them stop producing too much. Before this crisis happened, many farmers that were in debt and in order to earn more money, they would continually increase their products. This led to prices going downhill and do more work the following year. “Through 1936 the AAA contributed $1.5 billion in subsidies to farmers enrolled in the program. Unfortunately, the AAA's herculean effort failed to resolve the farm crisis” The Agricultural Adjustment Administration began paying farmers to lower their production. This came to a conclusion, to pass the Farm Credit Act. This particular act helped with loans because there was a fear of bankruptcy. This act would cause a huge public disagreement because people often question why landowners and not sharecroppers and farmers were gaining aid. A handful of farmers who were given aid, usually spent it on products for their farm. This gave them the overpower of getting rid the need of sharecropping. Many citizens were angry at the government that farmers were getting paid to get rid of their crops, when they could be just feeding the less fortunate if the food was already there. Despite many of these problems the Agricultural Adjustment Administration helped bring the prices

yield, lower the cost of crop production, and decrease the amount of additives needed to

Apples are one of the most popular and important fruits throughout the world. The topic of apples is extremely vast; there are thousands of varieties, colors, and flavors- all of which make them a unique crop. During the spring, apple trees are fertilized by pollinators, such as bees, and begin to grow throughout the year until fall, which is when they are harvested. The apple is in the rose family, Rosaceae, and the species Malus domestica. This fruit is grown in orchards and is one of the most commonly grown tree fruit. Over 7,000 varieties of apples are grown around the world, with 2,500 of them grown in the United States alone. The colors range from red, yellow, green, to even orange. Some apples are great for

support traditional crops. Some GMOs are even designed to help prevent vitamin deficiencies by adding needed nutrients to crops that do not typically have a particular nutrient. One of the leading arguments for the supporters of GMO’s is the possibility that it will enable the world to produce enough food to continue to support the growing population. According to Madeline Ostrander as it is estimated that the population of people on the earth will increase to 9.5 billion people by 2050 and that there will be a massive food shortage (p.1). Without technological intervention, which comes in the form of GMO’s much of the world’s population will struggle to supply the food they need to survive. There are food sources being modified to withstand higher heat and that are able to survive in drought like conditions as some scientists are estimating that there will be a significant water shortage in the future and there will be at least thirty-seven different countries will face water shortages (Ostrander p. 1).