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 | | Clive James Discusses Biotech Crops in Developing Countries 03:34View video of biotech expert Clive James discussing biotech crops and the importance of agriculture in developing countries. The conversations about plant biotechnology Web site offers video discussions more...with farmers and experts from around the world. less Tags: importance of agriculture in developing countries biotech crops clive james Category: Science & Technology Views: 12 Comments: 0 Added: Aug 25, 08 By: biotechconversations | |  |  | | Branding Yourself not your product! 03:53http://www.EasyNetworkMarketingLeads.comIn this video I explain the importance of Branding YOURSELF not your product! If you want to become successful you have to implement what I am teaching you. I more...will teach you how to not become a 'one hit wonder' less Tags: branding yourself product branding the importance of branding how to brand correctly how do i brand myself Category: Video Blogs Views: 6 Comments: 0 Added: Jun 17, 08 By: tommillertv | |  |  | | importance of personal growth and development 01:11http://www.BUYVIDEOMKTG.INFO Do you know how to plan your personal development properly? Measure your progress as you progress through your personal development plan. Tags: importance of personal growth and development Category: Video Blogs Views: 50 Comments: 0 Added: Aug 17, 08 By: dhamza | |  |  | | Liposuction And its Importance 01:33http://homeliposuction.com
Liposuction And its Importance Tags: liposuction its importance home Category: Science & Technology Views: 18 Comments: 0 Added: May 24, 08 By: siakhter | |  |  | | Importance and Significance response to Sabot) 06:02Importance and significance to others... Tags: importance selfworth selfesteem significance Category: Video Comments Views: 72 Comments: 2 Added: Mar 1, 07 By: blueathena  | |  |  | | Agriculture Futures Down 03:20www.EmploymentCrossing.com Agriculture futures were lower in midday trading Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade, according to the Associated Press. Wheat for December delivery fell 12 cents to $5.26 a more...bushel; December corn lost 9.5 cents to $4 a bushel; December oats dropped 7.25 cents to $2.3225 a bushel; and November soybeans fell 11.5 cents to $9.225 a bushel.
Beef and pork futures were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
October live cattle gained 1.25 cents to 94.75 cents a pound; October feeder cattle rose 0.85 cent to 98.7 cents a pound; October lean hogs advanced 0.1 cent to 56.1 cents a pound; and February pork bellies rose 0.25 cent to 87 cents a pound. less Tags: employmentcrossing videos agriculture animals livestock corn wheat trading Category: News Views: 6 Comments: 0 Added: Nov 3, 08 By: environcrossing | |  |  | | Lenmore young Zimbabwean farmer 10:25Lenmore - ideal student for Zimbabwe Academy of Agriculture, Bankett Tags: zimbabwe agriculture mozambique Category: People Views: 35 Comments: 0 Added: Sep 24, 08 By: ActionScientist | |  |  | | Jobs in agriculture and farming equipment operators 01:09http://www.usajobsearch.net - Farming and agriculture jobs in the USA. A brief overview of farming jobs. Tags: farming jobs agriculture crops farmer tractor equipment Category: Science & Technology Views: 76 Comments: 0 Added: Jun 16, 08 By: jg101usa | |  |  | | Corporate Agriculture The Hollow Men and Alternative Agriculture pt 33 14:45Corporate agriculture: the hollow men and alternative agriculture: food for life The pastoral images of farm life – the Old MacDonald version with green pastures, cows in a field and a yard full of chickens more...and pigs – are now far from reality. It’s been a long battle by corporations to turn agriculture into agribusiness. The struggle between individual farmers and corporate factory farms is being fought across North America.
Corporate Agriculture: The Hollow Men, examines the growth of corporate factory agriculture – an industry that generates severe environmental, social and cultural problems. There is a growing backlash against a form of agriculture that many believe is unsustainable. Alternative Agriculture: Food For Life, looks at alternatives to corporate farming. Ecological, organic and ethical farming could be a tremendous benefit to the environment and help preserve rural society and culture. <a href="http://www.livevideo.com/video/ConspiracyCentral/696A364CB5F74D9AA7AD7C3FC44E4277/corporate-agriculture-the-hol.aspx">Click for part 1</a>
Farming in North America has become a ‘cash cow’ for a handful of multinational corporations. Agri-business has taken the principles of the assembly line and applied them to what was traditional animal husbandry. Massive and powerful corporations have become enormously wealthy at the cost of the environment and rural culture. Dilapidated farm buildings keep an eerie watch over the changing landscape.
Alternative Agriculture: Food For Life, looks at alternatives to factory farming and the growing demand for nature-based or organic foods. Animals, grains, fruits and vegetables are raised to thrive in a natural environment – the antithesis of factory farming. Increasingly, consumers are looking for food produced without the use of chemicals, pesticides, hormones or antibiotics. Even though organic food is more expensive to produce, shoppers are willing to pay the added cost. They believe that by buying factory food, they are supporting a socially and environmentally destructive form of agriculture.
The extinction of family farms has become a lightning rod issue for environmental activist and lawyer Robert Kennedy Jr., who believes, “Thomas Jefferson’s view of American democracy was rooted in tens of thousands of yeoman farms. People who had a stake in our country, who controlled the land…these vital commodities… see (corporate farming) as the final nail in the coffin of that vision. And our landscapes are now being occupied by a few pirate multinational corporations who care nothing about our country or its losses.”
Corporate Agriculture: The Hollow Men and Alternative Agriculture: Food for Life are written, produced and directed by Ray Burley. Michael Allder is executive producer of THE NATURE OF THINGS. less Tags: david suzuki corporate agriculture farm farming pig hog canada canadian Category: News Views: 283 Comments: 1 Added: Mar 24, 07 By: ConspiracyCentral  | |  |  | | Corporate Agriculture The Hollow Men and Alternative Agriculture pt 23 14:53<b>Read Description for a link to pt 3</b> Corporate agriculture: the hollow men and alternative agriculture: food for life <a href="http://www.livevideo.com/video/ConspiracyCentral/FCCED5050F4140C0B22BEFF65070D48E/corporate-agriculture-the-hol.aspx">Click more...for part 3</a> The pastoral images of farm life – the Old MacDonald version with green pastures, cows in a field and a yard full of chickens and pigs – are now far from reality. It’s been a long battle by corporations to turn agriculture into agribusiness. The struggle between individual farmers and corporate factory farms is being fought across North America.
Corporate Agriculture: The Hollow Men, examines the growth of corporate factory agriculture – an industry that generates severe environmental, social and cultural problems. There is a growing backlash against a form of agriculture that many believe is unsustainable. Alternative Agriculture: Food For Life, looks at alternatives to corporate farming. Ecological, organic and ethical farming could be a tremendous benefit to the environment and help preserve rural society and culture.
Farming in North America has become a ‘cash cow’ for a handful of multinational corporations. Agri-business has taken the principles of the assembly line and applied them to what was traditional animal husbandry. Massive and powerful corporations have become enormously wealthy at the cost of the environment and rural culture. Dilapidated farm buildings keep an eerie watch over the changing landscape.
Alternative Agriculture: Food For Life, looks at alternatives to factory farming and the growing demand for nature-based or organic foods. Animals, grains, fruits and vegetables are raised to thrive in a natural environment – the antithesis of factory farming. Increasingly, consumers are looking for food produced without the use of chemicals, pesticides, hormones or antibiotics. Even though organic food is more expensive to produce, shoppers are willing to pay the added cost. They believe that by buying factory food, they are supporting a socially and environmentally destructive form of agriculture.
The extinction of family farms has become a lightning rod issue for environmental activist and lawyer Robert Kennedy Jr., who believes, “Thomas Jefferson’s view of American democracy was rooted in tens of thousands of yeoman farms. People who had a stake in our country, who controlled the land…these vital commodities… see (corporate farming) as the final nail in the coffin of that vision. And our landscapes are now being occupied by a few pirate multinational corporations who care nothing about our country or its losses.”
Corporate Agriculture: The Hollow Men and Alternative Agriculture: Food for Life are written, produced and directed by Ray Burley. Michael Allder is executive producer of THE NATURE OF THINGS. less Tags: david suzuki corporate agriculture farm farming pig hog canada canadian Category: News Views: 269 Comments: 4 Added: Mar 24, 07 By: ConspiracyCentral  | |  |  | | Corporate Agriculture The Hollow Men and Alternative Agriculture pt 13 14:58<b>Read Description for a link to pt 2</b> Corporate agriculture: the hollow men and alternative agriculture: food for life <a href="http://www.livevideo.com/video/ConspiracyCentral/26FC0B5701C941BE85892776228AF335/corporate-agriculture-the-hol.aspx">Click more...for pt 2</a> The pastoral images of farm life – the Old MacDonald version with green pastures, cows in a field and a yard full of chickens and pigs – are now far from reality. It’s been a long battle by corporations to turn agriculture into agribusiness. The struggle between individual farmers and corporate factory farms is being fought across North America.
Corporate Agriculture: The Hollow Men, examines the growth of corporate factory agriculture – an industry that generates severe environmental, social and cultural problems. There is a growing backlash against a form of agriculture that many believe is unsustainable. Alternative Agriculture: Food For Life, looks at alternatives to corporate farming. Ecological, organic and ethical farming could be a tremendous benefit to the environment and help preserve rural society and culture.
Farming in North America has become a ‘cash cow’ for a handful of multinational corporations. Agri-business has taken the principles of the assembly line and applied them to what was traditional animal husbandry. Massive and powerful corporations have become enormously wealthy at the cost of the environment and rural culture. Dilapidated farm buildings keep an eerie watch over the changing landscape.
Alternative Agriculture: Food For Life, looks at alternatives to factory farming and the growing demand for nature-based or organic foods. Animals, grains, fruits and vegetables are raised to thrive in a natural environment – the antithesis of factory farming. Increasingly, consumers are looking for food produced without the use of chemicals, pesticides, hormones or antibiotics. Even though organic food is more expensive to produce, shoppers are willing to pay the added cost. They believe that by buying factory food, they are supporting a socially and environmentally destructive form of agriculture.
The extinction of family farms has become a lightning rod issue for environmental activist and lawyer Robert Kennedy Jr., who believes, “Thomas Jefferson’s view of American democracy was rooted in tens of thousands of yeoman farms. People who had a stake in our country, who controlled the land…these vital commodities… see (corporate farming) as the final nail in the coffin of that vision. And our landscapes are now being occupied by a few pirate multinational corporations who care nothing about our country or its losses.”
Corporate Agriculture: The Hollow Men and Alternative Agriculture: Food for Life are written, produced and directed by Ray Burley. Michael Allder is executive producer of THE NATURE OF THINGS. less Tags: david suzuki corporate agriculture farm farming pig hog canada canadian. Category: News Views: 433 Comments: 3 Added: Mar 23, 07 By: ConspiracyCentral  | |  |  | | Importance of Exercise 01:35A series of great commercials promoting exercise in Thailand. Tags: importance exercise thai thailand cool commercial Category: Entertainment Views: 2,156 Comments: 1 Added: Feb 26, 07 By: IslandGirl | |  |  | | An issue of great importance 02:16I briefly discuss one of America's most taboo topics. Tags: important issue Category: Video Blogs Views: 1,237 Comments: 17 Added: Jan 14, 07 By: TheAmazingAtheist  | |  |  | | The Importance of teamwork with yournetbiz 05:38http://www.yournetbiz-trainer.com Before being sucked into joining yournetbiz, think about what it is you want to achieve with the business and how your going to achieve it. The sad fact is that more and more...more people are joining yournetbiz.com under the so called mentors that market with the incomes they earn... will that ensure your success? less Tags: yournetbiz yournetbizcom teamwork mentors Category: Business & Commercial Views: 30 Comments: 0 Added: Jul 3, 09 By: makingurich | |  |  | | Ahimsa AgricultureOrganic Farming without Soil P22 14:00http://suprememastertv.com/ - PLANET EARTH:OUR LOVING HOME Ahimsa Agriculture:Organic Farming without Soil - P2/2. Episode: 880, Air Date: 10 - February - 2009 Tags: suprememastertv planet earth our loving home ahimsa agriculture organic farming without soil Category: Video Blogs Views: 9 Comments: 0 Added: Mar 17, 09 By: smtvuploads | |  |  | | The Handbag scene from The Importance Of Being Earnest 08:47The 'Handbag' scene from: The Importance Of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde using split screen effect. Tags: importance earnest oscar wilde handbag splitscreen Category: Comedy Views: 110 Comments: 1 Added: Feb 21, 09 By: Jongleur  | |  |  | | Chickenfeed Yellow Maize Project Manguzi Feb 2009 04:03I imagine a whole Peace Corps of volunteers, equipped with digital cameras and linked to the Net, scouting out projects and people like Agnes Tembe in rural districts, and applying technology & business more...skills by actually getting involved and helping to get sensible economic development projects started. less Tags: rural agriculture Category: Business & Commercial Views: 1 Comments: 0 Added: Feb 17, 09 By: ActionScientist | |  |  | | The Single Largest Source of Methane Today is Animal Agriculture 02:15http://suprememastertv.com - The Single Largest Source of Methane Today is Animal Agriculture. Tags: suprememastertv vegan vegetarian global warming climate change largest source of methane animal agriculture Category: Video Blogs Views: 9 Comments: 0 Added: Jan 17, 09 By: smtvuploads | |  |  | | Mr Hanky explains the importance of poo 02:57LOL Tags: hanky southpark poo circle importance mr full explian Category: Comedy Views: 513 Comments: 4 Added: Aug 1, 08 By: DJMFilms  | |  |  | | Importance of Being Ernest 07:44Hi! I'm Ernest Hemingway and this is my vlog... This might have worked better if I would have waited till I was more awake. Thus preventing my mixing up James Fenimore Cooper and Nathaniel Hawthorne. more... My deepest apologies to both fine men. Neither of which could write themselves out of a paper bag. "SNIRK" less Tags: ernie vlog cuba Category: Video Blogs Views: 52 Comments: 12 Added: Jul 7, 08 By: Inspectorjury  | |  |  | | Greening the Desert 05:21Permaculture principles at work. "They laughed and said it couldn't be done... http://youtube.com/watch?v=sohI6vnWZmk" Tags: permaculture regreening the deserts standard agriculture is wasteful Category: News Views: 78 Comments: 5 Added: Jan 26, 08 By: BannedByYouTube01  | |  |  | | Zegeecom Organic food agriculture meat food production Part 1 35:12Sustainable agriculture refers to the ability of a farm to produce food indefinitely, without causing irreversible damage to ecosystem health. Two more... key issues are biophysical (the long-term effects more...of various practices on soil properties and processes essential for crop productivity) and socio-economic (the long-term ability of farmers to obtain inputs and manage resources such as labor).
The physical aspects of sustainability are partly understood (Altieri 1995). Practices that can cause long-term damage to soil include excessive tillage (leading to erosion) and irrigation without adequate drainage (leading to accumulation of salt in the soil). Long-term experiments provide some of the best data on how various practices affect soil properties essential to sustainability.
While air and sunlight are generally available in most geographic locations, crops also depend on soil nutrients and the availability of water. When farmers grow and harvest crops, they remove some of these nutrients from the soil. Without replenishment, the land would suffer from nutrient depletion and be unusable for further farming. Sustainable agriculture depends on replenishing the soil while minimizing the use of non-renewable resources, such as natural gas (used in converting atmospheric nitrogen into synthetic fertilizer), or mineral ores (e.g., phosphate). Possible sources of nitrogen that would, in principle, be available indefinitely, include:
1. recycling crop waste and livestock or human manure 2. growing legume crops and forages such as, peanuts, or alfalfa that form symbioses with nitrogen-fixing bacteria called rhizobia 3. industrial production of nitrogen by the Haber Process uses hydrogen, which is currently derived from natural gas, but could instead be made by electrolysis of water using electricity (perhaps from solar cells or windmills) or 4. genetically engineering (non-legume) crops to form nitrogen-fixing symbioses or fix nitrogen without microbial symbionts.
The last option was proposed in the 1970s, but would be well beyond the capability of current (2007) technology, even if various concerns about biotechnology were addressed. Sustainable options for replacing other nutrient inputs (phosphorus, potassium, etc.) are more limited.
In some areas, sufficient rainfall is available for crop growth, but many other areas require irrigation. For irrigation systems to be sustainable they must be managed properly (to avoid salt accumulation) and not use more water from their source than is naturally replenished, otherwise the water source becomes, in effect, a non-renewable resource. Improvements in water well drilling technology and the development of submersible pumps have made it possible for large crops to be regularly grown where reliance on rainfall alone previously made this level of success unpredictable. However, this progress has come at a price, in that in many areas where this has occurred, such as the Ogallala Aquifer, the water is being used at a greater rate than its rate of recharge.
Socioeconomic aspects of sustainability are also partly understood. Regarding nonindustrialized farming, the best known analysis is Netting's (1993) study on smallholder systems through history. less Tags: sustainable agriculture organic food agriculture meat food production zegee nutrition crop gmo ecosystem soil livestock recycling crop waste Category: Science & Technology Views: 125 Comments: 1 Added: Jan 18, 08 By: zegee | |  |  | | Zegeecom Organic food agriculture meat food production Part 2 24:57Sustainable agriculture refers to the ability of a farm to produce food indefinitely, without causing irreversible damage to ecosystem health. Two key issues are biophysical (the long-term effects of more...various practices on soil properties and processes essential for crop productivity) and socio-economic (the long-term ability of farmers to obtain inputs and manage resources such as labor).
The physical aspects of sustainability are partly understood (Altieri 1995). Practices that can cause long-term damage to soil include excessive tillage (leading to erosion) and irrigation without adequate drainage (leading to accumulation of salt in the soil). Long-term experiments provide some of the best data on how various practices affect soil properties essential to sustainability.
While air and sunlight are generally available in most geographic locations, crops also depend on soil nutrients and the availability of water. When farmers grow and harvest crops, they remove some of these nutrients from the soil. Without replenishment, the land would suffer from nutrient depletion and be unusable for further farming. Sustainable agriculture depends on replenishing the soil while minimizing the use of non-renewable resources, such as natural gas (used in converting atmospheric nitrogen into synthetic fertilizer), or mineral ores (e.g., phosphate). Possible sources of nitrogen that would, in principle, be available indefinitely, include:
1. recycling crop waste and livestock or human manure 2. growing legume crops and forages such as, peanuts, or alfalfa that form symbioses with nitrogen-fixing bacteria called rhizobia 3. industrial production of nitrogen by the Haber Process uses hydrogen, which is currently derived from natural gas, but could instead be made by electrolysis of water using electricity (perhaps from solar cells or windmills) or 4. genetically engineering (non-legume) crops to form nitrogen-fixing symbioses or fix nitrogen without microbial symbionts.
The last option was proposed in the 1970s, but would be well beyond the capability of current (2007) technology, even if various concerns about biotechnology were addressed. Sustainable options for replacing other nutrient inputs (phosphorus, potassium, etc.) are more limited.
In some areas, sufficient rainfall is available for crop growth, but many other areas require irrigation. For irrigation systems to be sustainable they must be managed properly (to avoid salt accumulation) and not use more water from their source than is naturally replenished, otherwise the water source becomes, in effect, a non-renewable resource. Improvements in water well drilling technology and the development of submersible pumps have made it possible for large crops to be regularly grown where reliance on rainfall alone previously made this level of success unpredictable. However, this progress has come at a price, in that in many areas where this has occurred, such as the Ogallala Aquifer, the water is being used at a greater rate than its rate of recharge.
Socioeconomic aspects of sustainability are also partly understood. Regarding nonindustrialized farming, the best known analysis is Netting's (1993) study on smallholder systems through history. less Tags: sustainable agriculture organic food agriculture meat food production zegee nutrition crop gmo ecosystem soil livestock recycling crop waste Category: Science & Technology Views: 87 Comments: 1 Added: Jan 18, 08 By: zegee | |  |  | | Zegeecom What is Fructose Corn Syrup Obesity Agriculture Agribusiness? 09:54For more health and wellness videos visit www.Zegee.com High-fructose corn syrup is a sweetener and preservative used in many processed foods. It is made by changing the sugar in cornstarch to fructose more...— another form of sugar.
High-fructose corn syrup extends the shelf life of foods and is sweeter and cheaper than sugar. For these reasons, it has become a popular ingredient in many sodas, fruit-flavored drinks and other processed foods. Check your food labels. You may be surprised by how many foods contain high-fructose corn syrup.
Some nutrition experts blame increased consumption of high-fructose corn syrup for the growing obesity problem. One theory is that fructose is more readily converted to fat by your liver than is sucrose, increasing the levels of fat in your bloodstream. But this hasn't been proved.
In addition, animal studies have shown a link between increased consumption of high-fructose corn syrup and adverse health effects, such as diabetes and high cholesterol. However, the evidence is not as clear in human studies.
Despite the lack of clarity in research, the fact remains that Americans consume large quantities of high-fructose corn syrup in the form of soft drinks, fruit-flavored beverages and other processed foods. These types of foods are often high in calories and low in nutritional value. This fact alone is reason to be cautious about foods containing high-fructose corn syrup.
To reduce high-fructose corn syrup in your diet, read food labels. Avoid or limit foods that contain high-fructose corn syrup. Some other easy tips for cutting back on high-fructose corn syrup include:
* Buy 100 percent fruit juice instead of fruit-flavored drinks. * Choose fresh fruit instead of fruit juices. Even 100 percent fruit juice has a high concentration of sugar. * Choose fruit canned in its own juices instead of heavy syrup. * Cut back on soda. less Tags: sustainable agriculture corn syrup obesity bmi zegee agriculture agribusiness dieting food health nutrition fat weight losing weight sugar Category: Science & Technology Views: 163 Comments: 0 Added: Jan 18, 08 By: zegee | |  |
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