agricultural production model
Soil Resources (Regeneration of our land)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfTZ0rnowcc
Watch the video and answer the following questions
- What are two practices widely used in current agricultural production model? (2pts)
- Explain how these practices have impacted the soil ecosystem in two ways? (2pts)
- Explain how the top soil and organic matter level have been affected by modern farming practices. (2pts)
- Explain why do farmers in the US need to use tile drainage? Why this practice is bad for the environment? (2pts)
- How do herbicides and pesticides affect the soil biology? (2pts)
- What are couple of effects do the current production model have on our health? (2pts)
- What are nature’s ways of functioning to preserve the soil resources? (3 pts)
- List the five principles we must follow in order to follow nature’s model (5 pts)
