U.s. Foreign Agricultural Production

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers food assistance programs that help provide food for low to no income families. It is their goal to increase food security and reduce hunger by increasing access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education for low-income Americans (Caswell, 2013, para. 1). Some of the current nutrition assistance programs include “the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)”(Caswell, 2013, para. 1). SNAP will be the primary nutrition assistance program of the paper at hand. No matter how morally good it is to try to help reduce hunger and increase food security within the United States, there are still many questions regarding issues with SNAP. This paper will be discussing why there is such a strong support for the program, how it helps the United States as a whole, problems with the program, and why some people are against SNAP.

Former president George Washington once said, “Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man,” (George Washington Quote). Since Washington’s presidency, countless advancements and developments within the agricultural industry have allowed the United States to grow, develop, and become one of the most prosperous countries in the entire world. Nevertheless, this prosperity is also marked by several key historical events, such as the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions, which have caused the core values and traditions that this great nation was built on to slowly disappear. Today, the majority of Americans have no knowledge, understanding, or appreciation for the agricultural industry, causing them to take for granted the basic necessities they rely on each day. This disconnection has created a gap between producers and consumers, which is known as

Over the years agriculture has nearly diminished from the workforce. Why is this happening? In fact, ever since the Industrial Revolution’s promises of “big city success” agriculture has taken a hit. Agriculture has been a foundation for the infrastructure of the United States since it’s creation. Agricultural careers are a necessity for the nation. It is important through the history, from whom it affects, the effects on the environment and people, and to find a solution to the loss of this core element.

It is a known fact that the way humans produce food is not sustainable for a bright future. Here in America we discard almost half the amount of food we produce, which could be used to feed the enormous amount of starving people in the world. Not only are we being wasteful, but we are also greatly contributing to the amount of pollution and greenhouse gases because of our practices. After reading “What’s for supper?” my eyes were further opened to how damaging our agricultural system is and inspired me to take on a “greener” lifestyle.

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

I am writing to inform you of my concern toward the recent repeal of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. This repeal has negative effects on the men and women who call themselves America’s farmers and ranchers. As a consequence, these men and women are the ones who bare the cost of this decision. In addition American agriculturalist will lose $7.2 billion that this trade agreement will bring. These gains come primarily in the form of lower tariffs. Arguably current tariffs hinder the sale of Missouri agricultural products, and we must view agriculture markets at an international level not just the domestic level.

The Labor Unions protect their workers in many different ways people do not know. The Unions make it possible for their members to receive adequate pay better benefits, have left of absences, and have vacation time when you ask and not take the punishment for it. Once you are in the union books it is hard to be fired from it. There is a downside of it, you can be laid off which is not being fired.

The agricultural industry: the farms, plants, animals, and farmers, have supported this great country for so long, but lately we have turned our backs on it. Today, we live in a materialistic society, people wanting more and better items, not settling for products that will accomplish the same job.From looking at the fruits and vegetables in the grocery store, we see the bruised or smaller ones left, while the big and brightly colored ones are selected first. In our society today, changes are constantly being made to help expand and evolve the agricultural industry, but it has yet been able to do so. To this day farmers across this nation have not been completely successful in providing for the people who make up this country. In the stores

continuation in producing very high amounts of corn and different corn products which has only added to the corruption of the nitrogen cycle but also the agricultural system which has only negatively impacted the American diet. Pollan continues to support his claim of how the government supports and benefits farmers for their corn by bringing up that the US Department of Agriculture pays nineteen billion dollars to farmers each year for their continuation in the production of corn.

College graduates earn 70 percent more than others who just have High School diplomas. That is 40 percent more than it was in 1980. George Will's America's Broken Bootstraps, evaluates the status America’s society involving education and human capital.

American agriculture has evolved to produce the best and safest, cheapest food in the world. Because of that we are able to spend are money on other things. Its important to support our states, local farmers and ranchers. Free range doesn't persuade me, it doesn't mean that its taste or size is better. I actual prefer corn fed cows as for taste goes, the meat and milk is better.

Why was it first produced in the region and under what circumstances?How is contemporary food production in that region an outcome of historical events , conditions, or practices?

USDA researchers want to solve large agricultural problems and better understand the basic biology of agriculture. The scientists are also improving bioengineering tools for safe and effective use by everyone. Better models are being developed to evaluate GMO’s and to reduce allergens in food, and scientists also work to keep endangered crops from extinction. For example, the papaya ringspot virus threatened to demolish the Hawaiian papaya industry until they developed papayas that were resistant to the disease, which saved the industry. USDA researchers and scientists work to solve problems that occur in the agricultural industry using GMO’s.

There are 805 million malnourished people in the world today. One in nine people do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life. Hunger and malnutrition are in fact the number one health risk in the world. It is greater than AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis combined (Ackerman, 2002). World hunger is a serious problem battering the nation and surrounding nations. The USDA and United Nations are confronted with this issue. Kids are crying out in pain, as there is not enough food to be fed. Someone had to stop this hunger and find a way to solve this problem. Earl Butz, the secretary of agriculture, decided to step in. He developed a plan to increase the size of farmers and the production of crops. However, the plan did not thoroughly worked. GMOs are the only way to feed the entire world. With the advancements of GMOs people are able to morally provide food for the world.

Agriculture was the most important economic activity in America from the founding of Virginia in 1607 to about 1890. Although farming declined rapidly in relative economic importance in the twentieth century, U.S. agriculture continued to be the most efficient and productive in the world. Its success rested on abundant fertile soil, a moderate climate, the ease of private land ownership, growing markets for farm produce at home and abroad, and the application of science and technology to farm operations.