Dairy Farming: Dawn to Dusk They say you never know what you have until it is gone. This may sound cliché but I can relate to this one hundred and ten percent. From the time I was born‚ my farm was always alive. There was an enormous amount of energy and atmosphere around my house. We raised dairy cows and if you are familiar with dairy farming‚ you know that it gets to be quite a task. It is a year round job that requires a large investment of your time. It involved my entire family – my parents
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The Second Pig In many stories of the three little pigs‚ they have told you about what happened to the three pigs‚ but have they told you the story from the pigs point of view? As you may know‚ the three little pigs each build their house out of different materials. The first built his out of straw‚ the second‚ sticks‚ and the third built his out of bricks. This is the story of the second pig. Albert‚ more commonly know as the second little pig was proud of his house‚ he always loved playing with
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Vertical farming is cultivating plant or animal life within skyscrapers or on vertically inclined surfaces. The idea of a vertical farm has existed at least since the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. A vertical farm would be a large‚ independently operating structure centrally located in a major city. It would feature two multi-storey‚ skyscraper-like buildings working together- one to manage food production with nutrient film techniques‚ and another to manage waste through living machines and generate
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Vertical Farming Vertical Farming is a modern way of farming‚ is a concept that argues that it is economically and environmentally viable to cultivate plant or animal life within skyscrapers‚ or on vertically inclined surfaces. Land and population: It is estimated that by the year 2050‚ close to 80% of the world’s population will live in urban areas and the total population of the world will increase by 3 billion people. A very large amount of land may be required depending on the change in yield
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Organic Farming Organic farming is a form of agriculture that does not use synthetic‚ which means artificial‚ fertilizers‚ pesticides and genetically modified organisms. Organic basically defines a way of growing‚ processing‚ and handling food. Organic farming promotes biodiversity. The dictionary defines biodiversity as the diversity among and within plant and animal species in an environment. The goals of organic farming includes maintaining diverse crops‚ keeping soil healthy‚ reducing pollution
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Nr. 50 July 2009 Climbing beans‚ double yields A lot of beans on a small place: This is the benefit of climbing beans. And they are easy to harvest! The Organic Farmer A large section of the Kenyan population is unable to afford high protein food with adequate proteins‚ such as meat and eggs. This is where beans play a very important part; they are a cheap source of proteins. Unfortunately‚ the production of beans in most parts of the country is declining. The problem is the lack of good seeds
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Vertical Farming For thousands of years‚ human beings have fed themselves by growing a huge variety of vegetables and grains. In more recent years‚ technology has helped increase harvests‚ shorten growing time‚ and make growing crops indoors feasible. Genetic engineering has brought about strains of plants that are resistant to various diseases. These plants also grow more quickly and spoil less easily. Indoor farming helps to lengthen the growing season and decrease the effect of weather on crops
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Ray Anderson‚ CEO of the company has had tremendous impact on the greening of energy. The move was not favorable by his colleagues in the first place‚ but it turned out to be very profitable that other companies follow. A saving of $400 million a year would certainly open one eyes on how going green is really a profitable shift. In general‚ the article focuses on going green through cost saving from energy consumption. It does not include green energy in the form of natural anaerobic digestion‚ geothermal
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Summary of “Farming it out” by Maria Amuchastegui Maria Amuchastegui’s article “Farming it out‚” explains and argues how Canada‚ along with the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAW)‚ allows guest-workers from Mexico to work and receive the benefits Canadian citizens appreciate until health issues arise. Ms. Amuchastegui reviews the pros and cons for the migrant workers in Canada. Through the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAW)‚ they are offered job opportunities and some medical
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Joey Ortega Factory Farming: Americas Greatest Mistake Factory farming by definition is the practice of raising livestock in confinement at high stocking density. Animals are born within the farm which is typically a warehouse‚ and they may never see the light of day. They are simply another animal growing in a factory farm and making their way to your dinner table. By definition factory farming does not sound that bad‚ and makes sense seeing as the demand for low cost meat is at an all time
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