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But industrial agriculture is a special case: it damages the soil, water, and even the climate on an unprecedented scale.

Twenty two million American workers produce, process, sell and trade the nation's food and fiber. But only 4.6 million of those people live on the farms-- slightly less than 2 percent of the total U.S. Population.

On average, every hour, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, around $6 million in U.S. agricultural products--grains, oilseeds, cotton, meats, vegetables, snack foods, etc., will be consigned for shipment for export to foreign markets.

economic activity. For example, the influx

of a labor force required by a large construction

project will change the demographic

makeup of a community (a ‘variable’)

which will manifest itself in changes

in values and attitudes in the community

(cultural impact), job profiles (economic

impact), and, perhaps, the size and structure

of local government (social impact).

Innovation towards modern agriculture is characterized by increasing productivity, efficiency, quality, and added value of agricultural produce.

No matter what methods are used, agriculture always has some impact on the environment.

Although agriculture advances have been revolutionary many people don't agree that we should be hurting the environment for our own good. There is Habitat loss, wasteful water consumpton, soil erosion, pollution, and climate change.

Society has been impacted by Agricultural advances. Modern agriculture machinery helps society expand and develope by supplying food to the

In agriculture many jobs were formed because of the increasing population, but many jobs were taken away because of the machinery that was invented to get things done quicker and easier.

what we need

Knowledge Gained

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Definition of Agricultural Mechanization

"Perhaps the most appropriate definition is that it is the process of improving farm labor productivity through the use of agricultural machinery, implements and tools." -fao.org

Moo Mechanization

Thesis

Society, economics, culture and politics have been affected by agricultural mechanization.

Society

Invention of basic machinery such as plows and sickles

The mechanics of agriculture have affected society in many ways. When the first basic machinery was invented they were not very efficient, so the population could not increase at a faster rate. But as the machinery was made better the population increased at a faster rate, affecting society by bringing more population to towns and citys and to learn new skill sets.

Economics

Hand and hand with new people came new jobs and opportunities for agriculture. With more people to research, make, fix, and run new machinery comes jobs in the market of economic growth. Leaving more people with jobs and money and expanding the economy.

Culture

Our culture has also been affected by the advancement of agricultural machinery. Our way of life has changed, instead of growing up on farms and working long hours on the farm we now have more relaxing time and time to learn other things and become more educated. This is all because of the machinery we have used and created to make farming more efficient.

Sources

http://www.epa.gov/superfund/policy/pdfs/SILitRevFinal.pdf

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http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/agriculture/impacts/

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http://www.ucsusa.org/our-work/food-agriculture/our-failing-food-system/industrial-agriculture#.VgNG1PlViko

http://www.fao.org/tc/exact/sustainable-agriculture-platform-pilot-website/energy-management/mechanization/en/

https://www.nae.edu/Publications/Bridge/52548/52645.aspx

https://www.agclassroom.org/gan/timeline/farm_tech.htm

https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/development-of-agriculture/

Beginning of Domestication

First modern tractors

Invention of plows and sickles

Invention of stirrups

No-tillage agriculture popularized

First major crop dusting

Rubber wheels improve the tire

First hydraulic draft system

First course on Agricultural engineering

Invention of horseshoe

The horse population in the U.S. began to decline

Peak tractor sales in the U.S. were around 1950.

The greatest period of growth in agricultural productivity in the U.S. was from the 1940s to the 1970s

First center pivot irrigation system

Invention of cradle and scythe

"After several slow years, the sale of farm equipment rebounds; more farmers begin to use low-input sustainable agriculture (LISA) techniques to reduce chemical applications"-agclassroom.org

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