agriculture

Agriculture (literally meaning "the tillage of a field") has long been thought to be the impetus for civilization and societies as we know them today.

Because man was able to conquer the animal and plant kingdoms via agriculture, tribes were able to stay in one place and settle into communities and tribes as opposed to being "hunter-gatherer" societies that roamed the earth up until about 10,000 years ago.


Agriculture has been marked by developments and innovations that have launched it into what it is today. Farming, irrigation, crop rotation, animal transportation, plows, pesticides, fertilizers, and biotechnology have all done their part in refining and improving the way agriculture is practiced and how it benefits the human family. In recent years, ethanol, methane, and the pellet mill have all been introduced as a way to cleanly and safely recycle agriculture residue into clean, reusable energy.

But not all of the farming advances have been good. Destruction and depletion of the environment, animal cruelty in the form of intensive pig and chicken farming, and selective breeding have been the cause of heavy protesting and lobbying in Washington D.C.

Bloggers speaking about agriculture can be found at sites like agricultureresources and capitalpress.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “agriculture”

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• Despite concerns, White House backs Senate farm bill

  
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• Global organizations team up to improve conditions for small food producers

  
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  WNN WorldFOOD (WNN) Rome, ITALY, WEST EUROPE: The FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations with the international Slow Food organization agreed on May 15, 2013 to band together to develop actions to improve the livelihoods of smallholders and others working within agri-farming efforts to produce ...
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• Tembo raps Malawi Pres. Banda on economy, agriculture

  
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  Leader of Opposition and president of the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) John has trashed President Joyce Banda’s speech, accusing her of giving out contradictory information and also lying to the nation by saying that the country’s economy is on the right path. Responding to the state of the nation ...
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• World Bank-funded RSM Fellowships Program for Developing Countries

  
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• Farmers make big comeback; 71 percent of corn planted

  
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  Iowa farmers had planted 71 percent of the corn crop through the weekend, making a huge comeback that still left them behind schedule. Typically, 92 percent of the corn planting would be done by now, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported. In one week, farmers planted enough corn to be nearly three-quarters of ...
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• Taiwan vows to protect Filipinos from attacks

  
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  Taiwan yesterday ordered all law-enforcement personnel to step up the protection of Filipinos on the island, after a suggestion that Manila might evacuate its nationals from the island after hearing reports of attacks targeting them. “We have instructed all prosecutorial and law-enforcement agencies to step up ...
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• Li Keqiang visits New Delhi and vows to end disputes on border with India

  
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• Comptroller: Agricultural Dept. failed to scrub personal info

  
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• Harper Government Announces Safe Food for Canadians Action Plan

  
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• Dot Earth Blog: A Plan to Bring Sun-Powered Irrigation to Poor Farmers

  
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  Designers focused on improving lives for poor farmers have a solar-powered pumping plan.        
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• A Plan to Bring Sun-Powered Irrigation to Poor Farmers

  
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  Designers focused on improving lives for poor farmers have a solar-powered pumping plan.
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• A 5-Year Farm Bill Should Strengthen Conservation | Commentary

  
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  As the Agriculture committees in the House and Senate turn their attention to considering and reporting out a five-year farm bill this month, its important to consider how many Americans have felt the negative effects of not having a comprehensive bill.
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• Watermelon Festival on June 8 Revives 60-Year-Old Tradition in Glendale

  
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• Nebraska breeder fires back at HSUS criticism

  
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  A dog breeder in Nebraska objects to the criticism leveled against her by the Humane Society of the United States. Linda Hager operates a kennel in Crab Orchard, named by HSUS in its “Horrible Hundred” kennels in the country. Hager has raised toy breed dogs in Crab Orchard for 20 years. “I sell to a [...]
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• Midwest ethanol capacity up slightly to start 2013 – government

  
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  Ethanol production capacity in the Midwest started the year at 12.598 billion gallons, about 822,000 barrels per day, compared to 12.488 billion gallons in 2012, according to a report released by the Energy Department’s statistical arm released on Monday. The Energy Information Administration said most of the ...
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• Oregon food processors prepare for Asian exports; the ABCs of HSAs: Business news

  
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• Senator Jeremy Millers constituent not fooled by self-congratulory frac sand regs press release

  
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• 5 Reasons Why Farming in Nigeria is Irresistible

  
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• 05-20-13 *CDA News* CDA Statement on Industrial Hemp…

  
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