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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• Former Sri Lankan army chief announces candidacy for president (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Colombo, Nov 29 (DPA) Former Sri Lankan army commander, General (Retd) Sarath Fonseka, who led the military victory over separatist Tamil rebels this year, officially announced his candidacy for president Sunday.General Fonseka, who survived a rebel suicide bomb attack in 2006 and commanded the army to victory in May, ...
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• Agrotop’s Green Henhouse Hotel For Humane Poultry That Matches EU Standards

  
  Green Prophet — Authority: 476
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• Food safety bill deserves support, even from small farmers

  
  Food Politics — Authority: 576
  Alas, Congress did not pass food safety legislation by Thanksgiving, and I’m getting lots of requests to comment on it.  For example, Johannes G writes : “Marion, I’m usually spot on with you about a lot of things you talk about, but your final comment truly irritates me. We don’t need more regulatory ...
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• The irony of food poverty in Californias agriculturally rich Central Valley

  
  Legal Ruralism — Authority: 132
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• Rudd plays careful hand at CHOGM

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
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• PSA: Straight Out of Brooklyn, and Into the World

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 436
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• Green Madness & Government Intervention

  
  Wolf Howling — Authority: 93
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• The reviews are in

  
  Accidental Deliberations — Authority: 506
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• How Much Carbon Can Organic Agriculture Sequester?

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 703
  Image credit: Soil Association I may not have been a huge fan of the promo video for its organic farm school , but the UKs Soil Association has been a tireless advocate for sustainable, planet friendly farming for years. And in looking at everything from the irony of air freighted organic produce to the idea of ...
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• Healing People & Honoring Creation: Joel Salatin on Sustainable Agriculture

  
  zoecarnate — Authority: 532
  I was pleased to open up my copy of Sojourners this month and see an interview with one of my heroes, Joel Salain , founder of Polyface Farms .  Some sweet excerpts:   Jeannie Choi: What’s the vision behind Polyface farm? Joel Salatin: Healing—healing in all dimensions. We want to develop emotionally, ...
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• Trade fair to feature products from Cordillera Autonomous Region

  
  PinoyBusiness.ORG - Home — Authority: 139
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  BloggingStocks — Authority: 651
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• Opportunities in macapuno production

  
  PinoyBusiness.ORG - Home — Authority: 139
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• Experts: Failure to focus on farming will undermine global climate agreement and increase hunger

  
  World Change Cafe — Authority: 120
  ROME, ITALY (18 November 2009)— Alarmed by a substantial oversight in the global climate talks leading up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month, more than 60 of the world’s most prominent agricultural scientists and leaders underscored how the almost total absence of agriculture ...
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• UT researchers switch to switchgrass for biofuel

  
  Green Diary — Authority: 443
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• Gettin While Youre Givin... Green Friday Weekend is Here!

  
  Smart. Sustainable. Style. — Authority: 104
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• Can giant agribusinesses shrink while true organic farms grow?

  
  Legal Ruralism — Authority: 132
  Thats a line from Maira Kalmans Thanksgiving piece in the New York Times . The title is "Back to the Land," and theres a lot in it about democracy, food and the democracy of food. Heres another great line: Can the elitism of a farmers market shift so that the organic farms can be subsidized and that prices are ...
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• Indebted farmer commits suicide in Orissa

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Bhubaneswar, Nov 28 (IANS) Distressed over his failure to repay a loan, yet another farmer has committed suicide in Orissa’s Sundergarh district, about 400 km from here, his family members alleged Saturday.According to the family members, Mohan Singh of Mulduri village was under severe stress because he was unable ...
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• Make meat-eaters pay: Ethicist proposes radical tax, says they’re killing themselves and the planet

  
  World Change Cafe — Authority: 120
  By Peter Singer Taxes can do a lot of good. They pay for schools, parks, police and the military. But that’s not all they can do. High taxes on cigarettes have saved many lives – not only the lives of people who are discouraged from smoking as much as they would if cigarettes were cheap, but also the lives of ...
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