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Farming has evolved into big business over the past 120 years. Raising livestock or produce focuses on yield. Mono planting (one type of crop) and warehousing large numbers of cash animals, such as beef and chickens in smaller confined areas, has economic advantages for the farmer and, in turn, brings better prices to the consumer. In... more »
When you hear the word "agriculture," you may think of only farms and ranches. In fact, farms and ranches account for only about 10 percent of the industry. Today, there are approximately 22 million people in agriculture-related fields and this number is expected to keep growing. So what types of careers exist in this field? What type... more »
Irony is the nature of the economics of agriculture; even as many in America still struggle with hunger, the government has been offering subsidies to the American farmer to artificially raise the price of produce, in some cases since 1933. more »
Creating a balance sheet for agriculture products is a little different from the usual small business document. Agricultural product recording for tax purposes is broken down by products and animals grown, and products and animals purchased for resale. Inventories include equipment that farmers use in operations, but inventories also... more »
Jasminum sambac is an evergreen shrub that is widely grown throughout the tropics. This attractive ornamental shrub bears dark green foliage and powerfully fragrant white flowers, which only bloom at night. The oil that is extracted from the blossoms forms a base for some of the world's most popular fragrances. When given proper care,... more »
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Agriculture is the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of human civilization, with the husbandry of domesticated animals and plants (i.e. crops) creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more densely populated and stratified societies. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science.
Agriculture encompasses a wide variety of specialties and techniques, including ways to expand the lands suitable for plant raising, by digging water-channels and other forms of irrigation. Cultivation of crops on arable land and the pastoral herding of livestock on rangeland remain at the foundation of agriculture. In the past century there has been increasing concern to identify and quantify various forms of agriculture. In the developed world the range usually extends between sustainable agriculture (e.g. permaculture or organic agriculture) and intensive farming (e.g. industrial agriculture).
Modern agronomy, plant breeding, pesticides and fertilizers, and technological improvements have sharply increased yields from cultivation, and at the same time have caused widespread ecological damage and negative human health effects. Selective breeding and modern practices in animal husbandry such as intensive pig farming (and similar practices applied to the chicken) have similarly increased the output of meat, but have raised concerns about animal cruelty and the health effects of the antibiotics, growth hormones, and other chemicals commonly used in industrial meat production.[]
The major agricultural products can be broadly grouped into foods, fibers, fuels, raw materials, pharmaceuticals and stimulants, and an assortment of ornamental or exotic panget products. In the 2000s, plants have been used to grow biofuels, biopharmaceuticals, bioplastics, and pharmaceuticals. Specific foods include cereals, vegetables, fruits, and meat. Fibers include cotton, wool, hemp, read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture
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