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Why do you believe in the future of agriculture?
Agriculture is the only thing that can sustain the human population and civilization. Without it we would be nothing.
What reasons are there for believing in the future of agriculture?
Agriculture is the only industry that will hold people--and civilization--together because it produces food for all those people. Believing in the future of agriculture is believing in our own existence in the future, and the understanding and knowledge that we can work towards a better future and hopefully a better Earth. A better Earth, however, can only come about with further improved agricultural practices that sequester carbon (or create carbon sinks), and not be a primary carbon source--a primary source of the Greenhouse Gas Effect that plagues our planet right now--that has been blamed for much of this Global Warming trouble going on. A future in agriculture depends on a wider range of sustainable and holistic-management methods that include no-till cropping, year-round grazing, leaning more towards grass-fed beef and less conventional grain-fed beef, and conservation of wildlife habitat and wetlands. Much of the existence of agriculture today more and more relies on the next generation, the "young farmers" as they are called, as well as those who want to "get away from it all" and become farmers themselves. The majority of today's farmers are over 55 years of age, and much less are under 30. In order to believe in the future of agriculture we need to encourage more young people to step away from the easy living of city life and go back to their roots to start helping producing food for a global population. Learning to enjoy hard work is another issue at hand. More and more and more people are becoming more lazier and don't want to break out a sweat fixing fence or working out in the sun cutting hay. They would rather sit around with a beer in their hand than be working their butts off every day to make a living. In order to believe in a future of agriculture we have to learn and teach others that "hard work" shouldn't be a bad word: it should be something to be proud of, something that notes integrity, honesty and independence in an individual or a community. Without those who know how to work hard, agriculture would become increasingly more like a factory (in a literal sense) than what it really is today. A future in agriculture is heavily dependent on its consumers. It is primarily consumer's demands that drives agriculture and drives what producers should grow and what cannot due to market availability. Consumers, in a farm-to-plate sense, are all those people--you and me included--that need to eat. Agriculture is ever increasingly pressured to produce more food for a growing population with limited land, capital and supplies. Urban developments are taking over farmland, and yet consumers still have a never-ending hunger for food. Agriculture must not only become sustainable and more "green," but find a way to produce more food for increasingly more people. The problem with this is that most urbanites want agriculture and the image of agriculture to be as it was 100 years ago, not more industrialized as it is today. Media and the image of agriculture is an even bigger issue if we are to believe in the future of agriculture. People from cities must understand in some way, shape or form that agriculture cannot produce the amount of food it does if they want it to go backwards in time, and not forwards like with technology and electronics and medicinal practices. People have this notion that farmers are those who work out in the fields with their stereotypical straw hats and overalls working the fields like they did in the early 1900's. They see this organic-labelled food or farm-fresh produce and immediately think that it was the farmer that picked all of this by hand to give to hundreds of people. These scenarios simply are not the case. A 500 acre field cannot be picked by one single farmer in the short period of time that consumers want that particular product to buy from the farmer's market or their local grocery shelves. Produce they purchase are picked by often the latest advancement in farm machinery that are equipped with GPS, fuel-saving technology and efficient equipment designed to pick as much produce as possible without causing damage or adding and unnecessary waste from other plant matter. People want food that is "chemical-free" or "hormone-free" and yet never realize that even the most "naturally-grown" or "organic" produce still contains hormones and chemicals within the meat, fruits or vegetables but in their natural forms. Beef from growing steers, even if they were not implanted with a "growth hormone" implant, still have some level of growth hormone in the meat. Plants naturally contain chemicals that could produce toxins if in elevated forms that would be harmful to our health (and even still will if too much is eaten), even if they were organically grown. To believe in a future of agriculture is to educate ourselves more about the science of plants and animals and less about what seems to be. Many reasons are out there to believe in the future of agriculture, but the most important ones are sustainability, the next generation, hard work, the consumer, the view of agriculture through the media and its consumers, and the real science behind it all. If we cannot understand or master most--if not all--of these things, then the future of agriculture and its existence may well be questionable.
How would agriculture be different if agriculture was never developed?
Agriculture would never develop if agriculture never developed.
What is the purpose of agriculture to farmers?
Farmers wouldn't be farmers without agriculture, and agriculture wouldn't be agriculture without farmers. Simple as that.
Will dinar revalue 2012?
Well, on the ones who push the button will know for sure when it happens. But i do believe it will and in the not to distant future
Why do you believe in the future of agriculture?
Agriculture is the only thing that can sustain the human population and civilization. Without it we would be nothing.
What is the future of the agriculture?
Depression. The fruitless chasing of subsidies, and ultimately the elimination of subsidies. Bad answer for a Creed question thought. For the FFA Creed contest the answer: Agriculture holds the promise of innovation The future is exciting. As we begin to integrate more and more technology in agriculture the possibilities are endless. What I do know of agriculture is that it will continue on through out the future, providing for those who need us most.
What is innovations in agriculture for sustainable future?
agriculture
Why did Thomas Jefferson believe possession of Louisiana was essential for the future of the US?
he believe that the purchase of the louisiana territory was necessary because more land equals more farming and agriculture
Is Agriculture production you space a myth or your future?
I am sure that it can be a future not just myth
What entertainment will you have in the future?
It is unknown what the future holds considering technology.
What is present past and future tense of believe?
Present: I believe Past: I believed Future: I will believe
Is the vice president the secretary of agriculture?
No. Biden holds one office and that is VP.
What does the future holds for you?
Ask Jesus Christ!
What is the future tense of believe?
Will believe.
How do the Mayans use agriculture?
I believe the Mayans are no longer a viable society. Hence, they do not use agriculture anymore.
What has the author Chester Smith Hutchison written?
Chester Smith Hutchison has written: 'Your future in agriculture' -- subject(s): Agriculture, Vocational guidance
