Admin Table of Contents
- 1 What would happen if the farmers stop growing the food?
- 2 What were some of the problems farmers had?
- 3 Can we live without farmers?
- 4 What difficulties did farmers face in the 1980s and why?
- 5 Why are farmers trying to save their land?
- 6 Why did the number of varieties of crops and livestock decrease?
What would happen if the farmers stop growing the food?
If farmers will stop growing crops, the food sources will not be available and people, animals will die because of starvation. Moreover, growing same kind of seeds and crop on the same land will extract the same minerals from the soil each time and a result the soil will be deprived of these minerals.
What were some of the problems farmers had?
Many attributed their problems to discriminatory railroad rates, monopoly prices charged for farm machinery and fertilizer, an oppressively high tariff, an unfair tax structure, an inflexible banking system, political corruption, corporations that bought up huge tracks of land.
What does farming reduce?
Protecting Farmland California loses at least 50,000 acres of farmland each year due to development pressures. Farmland conservation also preserves local food sources, protects wildlife habitat, and promotes biodiversity, among other climate-friendly impacts.
What would happen if all the farmers grow only one kind of crop?
Each of the crops needs different growth conditions, different nutrients, different harvesting seasons and different attention. If all the farmers will grow only one kind of seeds and crops, the price of that particular seeds and crops would fall and there would be no profit to the farmers.
Can we live without farmers?
Food, shelter and clothing—there is no time or capacity for anything else. This is your life without farming. And although most of us still spend a lot of time thinking about (or taking pictures of) food, we don’t have to. Farming allows us to spend our time on things other than hunting and gathering.
What difficulties did farmers face in the 1980s and why?
The early 1980s saw a farm recession where the financial crisis affected many Midwest farmers with heavy debt loads. Tight money policies by the Federal Reserve (intended to bring down high interest rates upwards of 21%) caused farmland value to drop 60% in some parts of the Midwest from 1981 to 1985.
How can the impact of farming be reduced?
Sustainable Ways Farmers can Reduce Impact on Environment
- Improve Energy Efficiency.
- Develop A Management Plan.
- Improve Water Consumption.
- Focus on Soil.
- Focus on Trees.
- Increase Agricultural Diversity.
What is the biggest problem facing agriculture today?
Loss of Agricultural Land. One of the major problems facing agriculture is the loss of agricultural land, because as more land is lost, it will become more difficult to produce the amount of food needed to feed the growing human population.
Why are farmers trying to save their land?
The modern combination of intensive tilling, lack of cover crops, synthetic fertilizers and pesticide use has left farmland stripped of the nutrients, minerals and microbes that support healthy plant life. But some farmers are attempting to buck the trend and save their lands along with their livelihoods.
Why did the number of varieties of crops and livestock decrease?
The decrease in the varieties of crops and livestock produced is due to the fact that it is cheaper and easier to produce a single species, because it cuts down on production, maintenance and harvest or slaughter costs.
How does farming affect the environment?
Efficiently using farmland – growing more food on less land – also protects forests and wildlife habitats from being cultivated. For instance, farmers who do not use herbicides to manage weeds in their crops can instead use tillage, which increases soil erosion and contaminates water sources.