TurnToIslam If you want to know@tti/2nd Edition.

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The world population will jump from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050. Farmers will need to double food production by then to keep pace.

 

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For every $1 spent on food, farmers get less than 12 cents for the raw product.

 

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The phrase “fetch the farm” is prisoner slang from at least 1879 for “get sent to the infirmary,” where there is a better diet and not as much hard labor.

 

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The phrase “buy the farm” is WWII slang meaning to die or get killed.

 

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Owning and controlling a farm has historically been linked to status and power, especially in Medieval European agrarian societies. Farm ownership has also been historically linked to types of government (feudalism, democracy, etc.).

 

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The Dust Bowl forced tens of thousands of farmers, known as Oakies, to leave their farms. The Dust Bowl exodus was the largest migration in American history.

 

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In 1830, it took about 250 to 300 labor hours to produce 100 bushels (5 acres) of wheat. In 1975, it took just 3¾ hours.

 

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In 1890-99 the average consumption of commercial fertilizer was 1,845,900 tons per year. From 1980-89 it was 47,411,166 tons per year.

 

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In 1954, the number of tractors on farms surpassed the number of horses and mules for the first time.

 

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Cyrus McCormick is considered the “Father of Modern Agriculture.” He invented the world’s first mechanical reaper in 1831, which helped replace manpower for machine power to harvest crops. His invention is often cited as key in the westward expansion of the United States. Jo Anderson, a slave, also worked with McCormick to develop the mechanical reaper.

 

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Interesting olden day farming.

 

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In 2012, 17 million farmers in 28 countries planted 170 million hectares of biotech crops.

 

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The four major biotech crops in 2012 were soybean, cotton, maize, and canola.

 

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Research suggests that the increased use of herbicide designed to work with GMOs (and vice versa) are starting to create “superweeds” that resist chemicals.

 

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Fiber is found only in plant foods. Meat and diary products have no fiber.

 

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Insoluble fiber attaches to waste in the body, which makes waste bulkier and easier to pass. This helps prevent hemorrhoids,heart disease,and some types of cancer.

 

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Insoluble sources of fiber include fruits with skins, uncooked vegetables, nuts, legumes, bran, brown rice, and whole-grain flour.

 

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Research shows that fiber can lower the risk of prostate cancer progression and decrease levels of testosterone, which helps decrease tumor growth.