Agriculture Article Reviews Samples For Students

Human beings, that were once referred to ‘’Tool using animals’’ have a long history that dates back to 2 Million years ago. However, the major source of economic development was initiated after the process of agriculture came into existence. Post the arrival of Agricultural era, Paleolithic Human largely survived on hunting animals using the tools that were directly derived from nature or were marginally modified using wooden hafts or handles by these groups. It is because of their high reliance solely on hunting, seventeenth-century philosopher Thomas Robbes, described the Paleolithic life as ‘’Nasty, Brutish and Short’’
However, the very ...

In the article Tableau Economique, Francois Quensay argues that real growth comes from the agricultural sector rather than the industrial and the manufacturing sectors. In an attempt to understand the causal factors of growth in an economy, Quensay defines three classes of people that include the productive class (farmers), sterile class (artisans & manufacturers) and the proprietors (the state). Quensay believes that only the agricultural sector is capable of producing a surplus that could be used to produce much more in the coming year and hence help in the spurring economic growth. The manufacturing industry, on the other hand, is incapable ...

The development of landowner-farming contract is crucial. The main idea is the focus on transaction cost approach, which is essential on issues of contact choice between land owners and farmers in the modern agriculture. The model begins from focusing on the contracts that are found in Midwestern agriculture. The model stresses the various incentives that are associated with the contacts, as well as elaborating on the choice between the cash-rent contracts and cropshare contracts. The initial domain of developing the model focuses on the farming in Midwest, which entail ownership of equipment and ownership of land. The issues of ...

Review of Collapse: Prologue, (2005) Viking Press, New York
Summary: The prologue of the book is the part wherein Diamond summarizes the contents of the entire book in just one whole paragraph. The comparative methods employed by Diamond on his book aims to better understand the reasons for the collapse of previous civilizations, as well as the direct relation over the environmental issues. The prologue enumerates the five fatal reasons that contribute to the collapse of the society. By studying the civilizations of Norse, Vikings and other ancient peoples, Diamond was able to lay out these five reasons ...

Climate change is one of the debatable issues in the world today. It is worth noting that climate change is a big threat to humanity and sustainability. Climate change refers to a lasting and significant change in the distribution of weather patterns in a period of time. The causes of climate change are many, and there is need to mitigate them in various ways. Both the developing and developed countries are part of the causes and effect of climate change; hence, every country is part of the issues concerning climate change. The problem of climate change begins when the greenhouse gases are ...

- Introduction
The Midwest has for many years been known for its lucrative agriculture. Large scale production of agricultural products such as corn and soya beans characterizes a large proportion of lands in the Midwest. Considering that agriculture is a main source of income for many Midwesterners, the US department of Agriculture(USDA) has over the years conducted studies to determine the profitability of agriculture and the patterns that characterize the agricultural market in the Midwest today. In a published article in the Economist entitled Fields of Gold, it is evident that the Midwest has in the recent past become a victim ...

The growing demand for energy, depletion of petrol, instability of world fuel prices, and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (Cordoş et al. 2011; Pelkmans et al. 2007) has driven the world into the adoption of alternative motor fuels. Pioneered spectacularly in Brazil, Biofuels have been a widely applied alternative, and a subject of most academic interests, especially in the European Union. Biodiesel is environment friendly and locally available. There are efforts to persuade stakeholders to invest in biofuels technology as an indirect way to decrease the use of petrol and diesel in automobiles (Pelkmans et al. 2007). Biofuels are ...

Germany and its economic standing

Germany is the largest and the most populous country in the European Union and it is one of the main political powers in the region. The country exists within its present borders from 1989 after the unification of the East and West parts of Germany. The population of Germany in July 2012 was 81,305,856 people, and 43.62 million (2011 estimate) belong to the labour force. In 2011 the country registered an unemployment rate of 6% according to the International Labor Organization, while Germany’s Federal Employment Agency reported an annual unemployment of 7.1% for 2011. Almost two ...

Marchant (2013) wrote the article Management Accounting in the 21st Century: A Profession for Which the Time Has Come, about the growing importance of management accountants in the new century. The author indicates that the twenty-first century has witnessed the emergence of an economy based on the information age, in which knowledge is a primary source of competitiveness. As the boundaries of traditional industries become a blur, there is a new level of demand for the skills of today`s accountants (Marchant, 2013).
Marchant (2013) underline the importance of developing an analytical ability, by assembling a team of professionals ...

This essay reviews two recent articles concerning sustainable agriculture. The first is a joint article published in the August 2002 issue of Nature from David Tilman, Kenneth G. Cassman, Pamela A. Matson, Rosamond Naylor, and & Stephen Polasky. In this article, the authors assert a warning call for scientists and policy makers alike with the knowledge that global demand for food will double in 50 years ( Tilman, Cassman, Matson Naylor| & Polasky 674). The authors call for increased attention on sustainable agriculture in order to gain maximum utility and efficiency from the land in a way that promotes land useability and ...

Jared Diamond is a scientist and an author with a controversial, if not unpopular opinion about the influence of agriculture on our society. In his essay, Diamond begins his case against agriculture by first pointing out some of the ostensibly positive aspects that have been attributed to it by the progressives. The professed advantages include diet that is varied and plentiful, tools, material goods, and healthy, long and secure lives (Diamond). However, Diamond argues that we shouldn't take these benefits at their face value.
Paleopathologists are able to examine some of these assertions by looking at signs of disease ...

In Big, Smart, and Green: A Revolutionary Vision for Modern Farmer, Keim explored the how Marsden Farm has revolutionized farming by combining the best aspects of two practices – organic and industrial farming – while addressing sustainability and food supply issues. This combination is called an alternative version of farming, which was described as “smart, green and powerful” (Keim). The goal of this alternative version of farming is to adopt practices in industrial farming to meet the target yield while eliminating the use of chemicals and avoiding the consequences of industrial farming on soil quality and yield. The alternative was a result ...

Exercise 1

Emile Durkheim is remembered for many ideas that he brought in the field of Sociology. Among the ideas that he came up with are the ideas about time and ritual. This quotation falls under his ideas of time and ritual. Therefore, after reading the quotation, it is apparent that we comprehend what he essentially meant.
In this quotation, what Durkheim is meaning is that a religious group is essentially not a ritual precautions simple group that a human being is held to take in given circumstances at given periods of time. He in fact means that it is a system of varied ...

Part A--Look up the definitions to, or find some information about, the following

before you start the reading (these can be informal notes):
Macadam— Broken stone of even size used in successively compacted layers for surfacing roads and paths, and typically bound with tar or bitumen.

Subsidy—

Flat fare—
Robert Moses—
Henry Ford—
Mass transit—
Horse cars—
Trolleys--
Hinterland--
FHA—
VA--

Mortgage--

Beltway—
Red-lining---
Edge city—
Lobbying interests--
1956 Interstate Highway Act--

Part B--Be prepared to answer the following in our class discussion:

Why is Henry Ford such an important figure in this history?
Henry Ford made the cars affordable to the millions of people. The new cars cheap and reliable and the assembly lines made the production much faster and more efficient. The ...

CBO.GOV

Summary
H.R 308 is a bill introduced into the 114th Congress on March 01, 2015 by Congressman Trent Franks. The aim of the bill is to prohibit gambling on property near Glendale, Arizona owned by the Tohono O’odham Nation and held in trust by the United States. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that should the Bill be passed into law, the Tohono O’odham Nation would pursue litigation. Should the federal government have to pay compensation, it might have to pay in excess of $1billion. The CBO has based its estimate of the likely compensation on the fact ...

Analytical methods to evaluate seed dormancy in legumes

Abstract
Legumes are known to have multiple health benefits. The seed coat in particular contains a number of bioactive compounds which possess antioxidant activity. Of great interest is the relationship between the chemical composition of the seed coat and its role in seed dormancy. Modern technological approaches are currently used to further identify these compounds and determine their role in seed development; these include NRIS FTIR, mass spectroscopy, electron microscopy and chromatography. The following review describes the constituents of the legume seed coat and their respective roles in dormancy and other stages of seed development. The review also highlights ...

The Intersection of Environmental, Energy and Agricultural Policy

An Article Review
Abstract
Policy on biofuels provides limited support to make the energy a possible replacement for fossil fuels. As such, it is advantageous to detect the problems first before making a move. The article focused on the economic benefits of biofuels, as well as its relationship with the other related factors. With that, it is recommended to redesign the policies and make more subsidies for biofuels.

Acknowledgement

I would like to thank my adviser for guiding me with insights to make a good article review, and for the support and advices to make it suitable for the academic ...

Article Critique

Immigration in the US has for long been a controversial debate, having both its pros and cons. On the one hand of attaining cheap and valued labour, it also poses an imminent threat to the Native Americans on the grounds of employment. One of the main reasons of the conflict also resides in the diversity of the ethnicities. Often there are clashes on the basis of colour, creed or any other discrimination the human conscience has crop up. Unsurprisingly, the US Government in various states is now coming up with stronger laws and stricter punishments to drive these illegal citizens ...

There many forms of poverty that corrupts a nation. Among the widely recognize form of poverty is the scarcity of food. In an article written by Dr. Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri, he narrates that the poverty is a man-made catastrophe . This statement is quite intriguing and at the same time rational in a sense that while there seemingly exist the availability of resources for mass enjoyment, it is surprising that there are a lot people suffering from an impoverish state. The author made a good analysis of the status of many countries belonging the Third World nation. These include countries in Asia, Africa and Latin ...

Introduction

The article chosen for the purpose of critical analysis and evaluation is ‘Fewer People Mean Fewer Worries’. It was published in ‘The Australian’ edition of January 16, 2008 in the Higher Education Section of the newspaper. The author of the article is Allen Greer who is a famous zoologist of Australia and has produced research over biology and evolution of certain Australian animals including lizards, snakes and tigers. As the name indicates, the article is about growing world population and the number of limited resources available on the earth for its habitants. Greer is of the view that if this ...

Sustainable Agriculture

Introduction

Agriculture is considered as a science and art of animal and plant keeping, therefore in land utilization there are basically two methods by which crops are produced for food and income generation (Pimentel, 2005). They include: conventional and organic systems of farming. Conventional land farming entails the usage of artificial fertilisers that are chemically made so as to increase yields of plants, pest protection, and higher animal output using hormones and antibiotics (Acs et al., 2009). Alternatively, organic land usage is the reliance of techniques such as plant waste, rotation of crops, animal waste, and natural-pest controls to improve ...

South Korea and U.S. struck a deal to revive an agreement that that could drop obstruction on a wide collection of goods and services. The U.S. and South Korea negotiators broke a three year impasse over the joint agreement by reaching an agreement on a deal to steadily lower U.S. tariffs on Korean automobiles. The U.S. president is now facing a difficult final push to bring the deal into force which has to win approval from incoming legislative body in January. The deal must also win ratification by South Korean law makers.

The deal gave a boost to the U.S. president’s efforts to double ...

Businesses relying on renewable energy sources to power their ventures as well as foster environmental sustainability have attracted the attention of environmentalist and activists. PepsiCo is one such company investing in various sustainable practices where they use light energy to power their water stewardship for factory use and community assistance (Environmental Sustainability, 2014). It reduces the emissions of the greenhouse gasses by finding alternative energy sources like electricity. The company boosts agriculture sector as one of its main sources of raw material by creating community outreach programs that foster best farming practices. PepsiCo has also invested heavily in reducing ...

Lab Report One

Write an abstract for the article “Effect of fat replacement on sensory attributes of chocolate chip cookies”. The abstract should be 250 words or less. The abstract should state the objective of the experiment, briefly describe the “methodology” used, state the main results and the conclusions of the experiment. (40 points)
The objective of the experiment was to determine the palatability and overall acceptability of chocolate chips cookies made using fat replacement products and to compare their sensory attributes with those of cookies made with traditional fat. Gerber prune paste, Wonderslim brand fat and egg replacement were used as ...

American History

The history of liberal America has many significant events and figures that paved the path for the development of modern liberalism in the United States. The country has grown out of struggle and aspiration for a better future. The notorious American dream has been the driving power of any changes that occurred in the United States starting from the day of signing of the Declaration of Independence. History of human civilization contains numerous examples of ideological struggles. Wars and revolutions always bring significant changes to the society marking the new era in its development. Although such processes are very rough ...

According to the Sachs’ three-tier model, the world of innovators is divided into high innovators (so-called “core” economies), technological diffusers and the excluded poor. High innovators, such as U.S.A and Sweden, for instance, are known as creators and sellers of original knowledge. Within 5 to 20 years this knowledge is adopted by technological diffusers as local firms purchase sophisticated machines to lower their production costs, FDI in high-tech industries is established and consumers buy innovative goods for personal use. Costa Rica, Mexico and Taiwan can be named among these. The excluded poor are naturally the most disadvantaged countries with ...

Women and Gender Studies

Article Review: Equity Study In Canada: Race, class and gender paradigms in Canada
Complex societies like Canada had a variety of challenges in terms of race, gender, and class imbalance. Razack, 1990 explains the various paradigms that determine each factor in the course of action. This review draws from a variety of major theoretical orientations that define the art of true activism. Race being vital in this outlook determines a complete set of nuances rather than other values like societies, gender, and class. These elements provide major inequities of all times. There is a critical interlocking between the major activities and the ...

Person and Place in PreClassic Maya Ritual

Person and Place in PreClassic Maya Ritual
The enigmatic Maya civilization evokes pangs of interest among historians and commoners. The ancient civilization was advanced in several ways and their quintessence is still existent on the heart of the world which is adorned by the massive archeological structures constructed by the Maya people. An insight into their constructions would enable one to decipher the intricacies of their culture. The Maya society and its structure can be comprehended in relation to the artifacts, paintings, monuments, temples and other structures. Excavations in the heartland of the ancient Maya civilization have unearthed ...

The privately held parent company of Nicolet National Bank, Nicolet Bankshares Inc., has announced that it will acquire the publicly traded Mid-Wisconsin Financial Services, the parent company of Mid-Wisconsin Bank. This merger will extend Nicolet’s control over Northern Wisconsin with a more diversified loan portfolio and will create the sixth-largest holding company headquartered in Wisconsin.
Mike Daniels, the president of Nicolet National Bank, revealed that Nicolet needed to grow to overcome the approaching regulatory burdens from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The acquisition of smaller community banks is one of several ways they can ...

Global warming is the rise in the atmospheric temperature. This increase in temperature is caused by the release of greenhouse gases to the environment. This article cites global warming as the real cause of climate change. Release of greenhouse gases is vast in the more industrialized countries. Burning of fossils has also contributed greatly to the increase of global warming. However, global warming has affected many parts of the world differently. Some parts have mild effects while others have severe effects.
An increase in the atmospheric temperature has increased agricultural productivity. Increased rainfall and warmth in the atmosphere ...

Pink Pork

Most top chefs and some scientists breathed a sigh of relief when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that pink pork is safe for human consumption. For years, they have been urging the USDA body to declare that pink pork is safe in vain (Cevallos, 2011).
Previously people have viewed the pink color of pork with skepticism for they associated it with undercooking. With the recent announcement, the lovers of this rare meat do not have to worry about the pink color anymore. The color issues came about when USDA lowered the safe temperatures of cooking pork. Initially ...