Introduction “The Queen of Forages” is one title that alfalfa has earned in North America. Since its introduction in 1750s in the Americas alfalfa has grown to be the number one forage legume produced in North America. Alfalfa can be green chopped for silage, baled dry, baled as baleage, or used as pasture. Lucerne another common name for alfalfa has the highest feeding value of any other forage legume crop. High in digestible energy and protein makes alfalfa a valuable feed to livestock. Quality alfalfa primarily used for feeding dairy cows contains up to 22 percent of crude protein (CP) and 70 percent of total digestible nutrients (TDN). As there’s a great demand for alfalfa, alfalfa has been modified to grow in different climates. …show more content…
When soil pH levels are maintained at 6.5 to 6.8 alfalfa grows best. Alfalfa can tolerate pH levels down to 4.5. As a producer if you see a decline in pH, applications of lime would increase pH levels. Fertilization of phosphorus (phosphate) and potassium (potash) is also required for high production. Phosphorus levels increase root growth for the plant. Alfalfa will remove 10 pounds of phosphorus per ton per acre out of the soil. Potassium another nutrient used by alfalfa helps the survival of alfalfa stands and increases yield. Alfalfa will remove 50 pounds of potassium per ton per acre out of the soil. For example if you have an alfalfa field that will yield 5 tons per acre you will need spread 50 pounds of phosphorus and 250 pounds of potassium per acre. Alfalfa being a very hardy plant alfalfa still needs adequate fertilizing to have a successful production …show more content…
This bacteria known as rhizobia requires it to be inside the root nodules to fix nitrogen for the plant. An average acre of alfalfa puts 200 pounds of nitrogen into the soil per year. This being why alfalfa is put into a crop rotation with other crops that need a lot of nitrogen. Alfalfa’s lifespan can range from 3 to 10 years depending on soil type and how well the alfalfa is maintained. When an alfalfa field of 40 acres is in alfalfa for 5 years it puts 20 tons of nitrogen into the soil ready to be used for the next crop. One famous crop rotation is corn and alfalfa. Farmers see an extreme yield boast when corn is planted following alfalfa. Research has shown that corn yields increase by 10 to 15 percent. Nitrogen fertilizer cost for first-year corn can be reduced by 100 percent. Alfalfa also is planted for as a soil-conserving crop which improves soil structure, fertility and prevents soil loss. The university of Missouri conducted a test of an average soil loss per acre in various crops. They found that alfalfa compared to many other crops had the least loss of soil per acre. Not only does alfalfa serve as a valuable crop to make a profit but also valuable to conserve the
A young college student named Todd Graves had a vision that he could open a restaurant and only sell high quality chicken finger meals. He proposed his vision to his college professor as a business plan assignment and got a very low grade on the assignment. Later, he went to many banks offering his business plan and each time he got denied. Todd then went on to work and raise his own money for his dream. This eventually led him to working in Alaska. After Todd got back from Alaska, he returned to Baton Rouge where he opened his dream restaurant. This restaurant is known as Raising Canes.
The lifeblood of a successful society is the ability to feed its families. The greatest civilizations were those who were able to harness the power of agriculture and promote it for the expanding power of their region. From ancient Mesopotamia to Jeffersonian America the government advocates and supporters of agriculture had positively benefitted those civilizations and helped them reach greater heights. Thomas Jefferson’s America was an overall pro-agrarian state; however, it was not until the 1890’s in which the United States began the modern era ideals of government justly assisting the agricultural forces in America. The American farmer during the late 1800’s was one who was struggling severely to make ends meet due to massive overproduction,
I predict that the gunslinger will not live any longer the weed eater is getting more aggravated and depressed. The weed eater a bad person that is always high he smoked so much wee it does not even affect him so he began chewing it. The weed eater is starting to realize that he isn’t that decent of a person and he wants to change. When he first looked at the gunslinger he pulled out his knife and snuck up on him but the gunslinger just said two words “ sit down”. The weed eater is giving up weed because he cannot even be a normal person he wets himself and passes out every night. The weed eater has considered suicide because all he can think about is how much he hates himself. He is started to get the side effects of stopping a addiction
As you walk to the other end of the stage and look out into the sea of blue and gold corduroy, you realize this it! This is the moment you’ve worked toward for the last four years. You’ve stayed long hours after school working on you record book, spent grueling hours memorizing speeches, experienced the joy of winning first place at a state CDE contest, and best of all you met so many amazing people and doors were opened to opportunities you never imagined. Finally, after all of your hard work, you’re receiving your State FFA Degree! All of this from making one simple decision your freshman year of high school, signing up for the FFA. What you didn’t realize at the time was that this wonderful organization would help you build leadership skills and teach life skills that you are going to need in the coming years.
Slavery was a big thing back then. Nobody ever knew that it was bad until it really actually happened and once they found out about they were scared to death. Today I am going to be talking about slavery and tell you some research I have found out about him working at the cotton plantation. Did you know that in the 1860 there was over 60% of slaves that worked at the cotton plantation? If you think that's not a lot, then you're wrong because in 1860 there was over 4 million slaves and about 60% of them were working at the same place.
Agriculture is not all work and no play. Many advances can be made in the understanding of agriculture by making available a variety of methods to provide children with a hands-on experience and also educating all individuals about the importance of the practice. The ignorance of urban communities can be overcome with the help of organizations and people within the community. School visits, hands-on experiences, volunteers and organizations are just a few examples of the steps that can be taken to educate Americans about agriculture and close the gap between rural and urban populations.
Alfalfa is a weed like plant used to help with many unfatal medical conditions such as, cholesterol reduction. It has other uses as well, for example, some people feed it to their livestock. Alfalfa was originally genetically modified by Monsanto and Forage Genetics, a alfalfa seed company owned by Land O’ Lakes, to become herbicide roundup resistant. A genetically modified organism, abbreviated by GMO, is a huge controversial topic. To get a genetically modified organism you take a gene of one organism and put it in a totally different organism. For example to get Roundup Ready alfalfa (Medicago sativa) we took a gene from a bacteria Agrobacterium that was resistant to glyphosate (used for weed control). There are many advantages, disadvantages,
Phosphorus is also vital in photosynthesis and is involved in energy transfer. It increases resistance to disease. It also improves root development, encourages blooming, and rapid growth. It also improves microbial activity in the soil. An excess amount of phosphorus does not cause damage to plants. Phosphorus can be added to soil through bone meal and fertilizers. Soils ought to contain at least 75 pounds of phosphorus per acre. (University of Pittsburgh at Bradfor, n.d.)
This report is on wheat market showing the impacts of various microeconomics indicators on consumers, business and economy in India. India is the country where nearly 65% of population depends on agriculture for their nourishment. Wheat is one of the dominant nutritious cereal crop cultivated over there. After the Independence of India in 1947 the production and yield at that time was very low, only 6.46 million tons, which was really not sufficient for the people. At that time India used to import large number of wheat from USA. In 1961 the scientists put forward five varieties of wheat, Lerma Rojo 64-A, Sonora 63, Sonora 64, Mayo 64 and S 227. After that there were further researches and development being made in wheat production and now, at present, India ranks second in the world for the production and consumption of wheat. The main wheat producing states are Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. After the independence in 1947, the yield was only 6.46 million tons and it keep on increasing during the upcoming years. There has been a continuous increase in the production of wheat during the past few year as can be seen in (chart 1). The overall thirty five percent of production is in Uttar Pradesh which ranked number one while the production in other states is also competitive. The price of wheat is fixed of every year for which it is purchased from the farmer (chart 2). Some of the wheat types are C-306, UP-262, HD-2009, WL-711, HP-1102, HUW-206, HUW-234, HD- 2189, HD-2204, HD-2285, VL-616, VL-421, HS--42, WH-147, WH-157, WH- 542, HD- 2329, UP-2003, UP-2338, LOK-1, RAJ-1555, RAJ- 3765, RAJ- 3077, UP- 2425, PBW-154, PBW- 343, PBW- 443, PBW- 373, HI- 8381, HI-8498, HD-2687, KRL-19, HUW- 468, GW-273, etc.
Tropical and subtropical countries have climatic conditions which are unfavourable for the production of wheat. These countries are therefore heavily dependent on wheat imports to provide staple food products for their populations (FAO; Byerlee, 1987 1-2). In 1960 the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) began a Composite Flour Programme aimed at empowering developing nations with the technology to improve their country’s food security. Composite flour is a mixture of flours from cereals and root tubers. Flour from ground legumes such as soya bean may also be added to increase the protein content of the composite flour. Wheat is often the cereal incorporated in the mixture but cereals such as maize, rice, buckwheat and millet can also be utilized (Popper, 2006).
Today, the fashion industry is pumping out thousands of fur coats for prospective buyers. The attempt of masking the true price of retrieving that fur by glamorizing coats is beyond most buyer’s attention. Some people know that animals go through pain when their fur is taken for the purpose of fashion, but most people do not understand the extent of the mutilation they go through. To be sure the fur is fresh and neat, certain animals are sometimes skinned alive. Fur farming is not only inhumane, but it also has a negative effect on nature. Fur farming is bad for the environment, brutal to animals and the animals are also inhumanely killed. According to psychological theory, the humanistic view claims that every person has good in them. However, this act of murdering innocence seems to prove otherwise.
Farming has evolved from providing food only for your family to providing food for your whole community. This aspect really kicked off in Europe during the middle ages when a new crop rotation plan emerged. Crop rotation is necessary. If every year the same crop is grown on the same soil the plants will keep taking the same nutrients needed for its survival. Previously the farmers used the Roman system, which is a two crop rotation. With this system the soil never had a break, there was always a crop being grown (“Feeding” par. 8). The new crop rotation plan was a three crop rotation. This system is very different from the Roman system. Every third year the field will lay fallow being used for pasture. When the field is used for pasture, the animals waste is spread out all over the field while they graze...
The growth of the world’s population has led to a growth in animal agriculture, because as population grows, the need for food does as well. Animal agriculture is the use of animal farms to produce animal products that are then consumed by the general public. As agribusiness expands, issues such as the need for farm insurance and animal rights have received more awareness. Modern day industrialism is being applied to animal agriculture in developed nations such as the United States and Canada. Farm Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on research in agribusiness and improving the economy through agriculture, claims that “the North American livestock industry is expected to
Soil is the most important non-renewable resource on any farm. Healthy soil is key to a good
For livestock feed, Lanza et al. (2003) noted that replacing soybean meal with peas did not significantly affect the growth and meat quality of lambs. According to Brenes et al. (1989) and Gatel and Grosjean (1990) pea seeds are used for non-ruminants animals (i.e. pigs, poultry) feeding in Europe. Field peas are also grown as forage crop for hay. Intercropping field peas with cereals for forage has become more common in recent years. Lithourgidis et al. (2011) observed that pea-triticale and pa-wheat mixtures produced better forage quality (high crude protein yield) than the other