Chapter 1, Problem 7RQ

list the required items needed to  run a dairy cow

The agriculture industry uses many technologies that can inflict harm on the health of the environment and people. For each of the following, give an example of harm caused as well as an alternative/replacement approach that may reduce overall impact. Fertilizer Use Pesticide Use Irrigation Techniques

Explain the role of the consumer in fostering environmentally supportive agricultural practices.

QUESTION 25 Select the correct answer regarding farming methods     organically grown foods have been proven to be safer and less costly than conventionally grown crops     Integrated pest management looks wholistically at growing practices to find the most efficient way to farm     Organic agriculture uses no pesticides     Most farmers spray as many chemicals as possible when growing crops     All answers are true

Enlist the product of livestock and their uses

As a young agriculturist, what are your observations on the implementation of AFMA? Is AFMA (Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997) still relevant? Are we really heading towards agricultural modernization?

To what extent does organic agriculture contribute to the multiple aspects of agricultural sustainability discussed in class? Name at least one way it does and does not (please answer within 3-4 sentences).

List any three methods of feed evaluation and discuss all of them

Discuss two alternative agricultural practices that are environmentally friendly.