Effects of Agricultural Production on Water Quality

Thesis: The buildup of Animal Agriculture is a great destruction to our planet and our species. It is creating lots of negative impacts like overuse of water, water pollution, destruction of land, depletion of natural resources, mass extinction of animals (especially fish), and atmospheric pollution which causes global warming.

The principal material inputs into the agricultural industry include water, fertilizer, and fuel. A significant

Many see agriculture as growing food and feeding cows, but to me that is only the picture of it. Agriculture is full of men, women, and children, who have learned and are being taught the principle of hard work. By growing crops and raising animals, I have begun to learn and apply that principle.

John Berger once stated, "men act; women appear. Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at." Berger describes this sort of duality of existence in a women wherein she is constantly conscious and concerned with mannerisms; basically, there is always a part of her that it outside of herself and watching with self-discriminating attitude. (1) A women is "the surveyor and the surveyed." (1)

There are many types of agriculture around me. I live in Arkansas where agriculture is the largest industry, adding around $ 16 billion to the stateś economy annually. Some of the largest agricultural products I see around me are soybeans, cotton, timber, and grain.

REMIEDIATING AGRICULTURAL WATER CONTAMINATION Remediating Agricultural Water Contamination: Problem, Solution, and Barriers Paper Problem Concerns about water pollution are generally focused towards sources that are highly visible and chemically oriented. However, the greatest causes of water contamination and quantity abuse in the United States come from agricultural production (United States Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], 2012a), which is defined as a nonpoint source that pollutes with nutrients. In 2011, nine

Agriculture is a way by which people cultivate soil for a certain purpose, most often for growing crops. Almost all ancient cultures relied on agriculture as a large part of their diets. However, agriculture does not only grow food, but also materials such as cotton that people can use. People continue to practice agriculture to grow crops to this day. Some of the most popular crops that are cultivated include rice, sorghum, cotton, wheat, hay, soybeans, and corn. Due to these large volumes of produce, the U.S. Government has a Department of Agriculture division to set rules and regulations for crops, ensuring customer safety.

All around the world, countries are fighting to keep their drinking water clean. Whether it’s streams, rivers, or lakes, countries have taken great measures to maintain high quality drinking water for both human consumption and animal consumption. Countries must first understand the sources of the polltion, then determine the best methods to eliminate the pollution. Clean drinking water is a valuable resource and a the key to human survival. Plants and animals also depend on water for their growth, so all water must be kept clean. The major contributors to water pollution can be classified in three categories, industrial, agricultural and municipal.

Water pollution: A problem that almost every person has heard about and even seen in today’s world. Water pollution is causing trouble in aquatic ecosystems across the globe, whether it be problems in aquatic plants, marine life, or even in the water quality itself. There are several different causes of water pollution, however agricultural runoff is one of the more major causes. Everything in agriculture produces some sort of waste and pollution: manure dropped by livestock, pesticides and fertilizers dropped onto crops, the trucks used to transport products from point A to point B, etc. However, it is mainly the animal waste and the chemical runoff that creates pollution in the water. It may not seem like these would cause such problems; Manure is supposed to be a natural fertilizer, and chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides are supposed to be good for the plants to create better crops. What people do not realize however, is that, like everything else, too much of one thing is a bad idea.

Have enough food for feeding human around the world leads to the increase of domestic animal product requirement. Ways to gain a vast quantity of product is reducing and preventing factors that cause animal death. Disease is a main challenging problem for agriculturist or producer.

This is the sustainable and conservative method of urban agriculture with the limited access to the clean and unpolluted soils.

The definition of precision agriculture is still evolving as technology changes and our understanding of what is achievable grows. “Over the years, the emphasis has changed from simply farming by soil’’ (Buchan), through variable-rate technologies, to vehicle guidance systems and will evolve to product quality and environmental management. An important effect of precision farming is the high environmental benefit from using chemical and fertilization treatments only when and where they are necessary. These promotions of environmental stewardship are key components for the new approaches in agriculture. Precision agriculture is most often thought of as a method of farm management that uses advanced technology to allow the farmer to produce more efficiently, thereby realizing gains through economical use of resources.

The country 's agricultural products is divided into two main groups: food crops and cash crops produced for home consumption and exports.

A farmer is a person who owns a farm and or takes care of it . Farmers normally perform two kinds of professional activities: one is related with animals and the other with plants. The first one includes all the process of breeding livestock, such as cattle, sheep, pig and goats. On the other hand we have the work of agriculture; it consists on the growing of different kinds of plants for human or animal consumption and products used for the development of human life. Nowadays these two activities can be performed separately, and that is why this article is going to be focused only on the

Agriculture was a cornerstone of human civilization since the beginnings of organized societies. Therefore, the ability to increase the health and yield of crops was always of great interest to civilizations universally. Chemistry can be a great tool in the field of agriculture as is exemplified by the use of fertilizers in modern farming