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Agriculture is a major industry in the United States and the country is a net exporter of food. In the U.S., farms spread from the colonies westward along with the settlers. In cooler regions, wheat was often the crop of choice when lands were newly settled, leading to a "wheat frontier" that moved westward over the course of years. Also very common in the antebellum Midwest was farming corn while raising hogs, complementing each other especially since it was difficult to get grain to market before the canals and railroads. After the "wheat frontier" had passed through an area, more diversified farms including dairy cattle generally took its place. Warmer regions saw plantings of cotton and herds of beef cattle. In the early colonial south, raising tobacco and cotton was common, especially through the use of slave labor until the Civil War. In the northeast, slaves were used in agriculture until the early 19th century. In the Midwest, slavery was prohibited by the Freedom Ordinance of 1787. The introduction and broad adoption of scientific agriculture since the mid nineteenth century has made a large improvement in the USA's economic growth. This development was facilitated by the Morrill Act and the Hatch Act of 1887 which established in each state a land-grant university (with a mission to teach and study agriculture) and a federally-funded system of agricultural experiment stations and cooperative extension networks which place extension agents in each state. Significant areas of farmland were abandoned during the Great Depression and incorporated into nascent national forests. Later, "Sodbuster" and "Swampbuster" restrictions written into federal farm programs starting in the 1970s reversed a decades-long trend of habitat destruction that began in 1942 when farmers were encouraged to plant all possible land in support of the war effort. In the United States, federal programs administered through local Soil and Water Conservation Districts provide technical assistance and partial funding to farmers who wish to implement management practices to conserve soil and limit erosion.
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1. Building A Well Balance Diet
November 17, 2008
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, a healthy diet as one that Emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products; includes lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, eggs, and nuts; and is low in saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, salt (sodium), and added sugars. But just what minerals and nutrients are vital to our health and well-being? Consider these nutrient-dense foods when you're looking to improve your vitamin and mineral intake.
Vitamin A is needed for good eyesight and optimal functioning of the immune system. Cod live... (read more)
Author: Justin Skinner
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2. Why the Low GI diet works for weight loss
October 20, 2008
The Food and Agriculture Association of the United Nations states that industrialized countries base their diets on low glycemic foods in order to prevent the most common diseases of influence such as; coronary heart disease, diabetes and obesity. Eating low glycemic is not only great for weight loss, but for overall heart health it is the best.
I even have my children eating low glycemic. Low G.I. eating is important because it keeps your body in the fat burning zone. Examples of low G.I. foods are beans, low sugar fruits like apples and meats. Most of our foods turn high glycemic by... (read more)
Author: Del-Metri Williams
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3. International Views on Biofuels
September 29, 2008
I am just back from spending a week with 250 agricultural journalists from all over the world. The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists congress is an annual event that meets each year in a different country. This year we visited Austria and Slovenia - next year the congress will come to the United States and we will entertain the group in Fort Worth, Texas.
It is always interesting to get perspectives on agriculture from other countries. Biofuels production was a big topic of discussion and many people that I talked to were very interested in the progress being made in th... (read more)
Author: Matt Hartwig
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4. Internzoo offers the best internships in New York
September 29, 2008
While New York is certainly known as the banking, finance and communication center of the United States, the Northeastern state is home to many other industries, including agriculture, publishing, scientific instruments, electric equipment, machinery and tourism. If you like cabbage, look no further than New York, as it’s the number one cabbage producer in the nation. If you don’t, that’s OK too - they also produce apples, cherries, and maple syrup. The possibilities in New York are endless. Internzoo lists positions in several of these areas: to see all internships available in New York, simp... (read more)
Author: chandrakant Bisht
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5. You, Too, Can be President of the United States.
September 13, 2008
It’s true that, by the standards of the past eight years, anyone- even Warren G. Harding- could be a great president of the United States of America. If you’ve run a family, or a launderette, you could handle it. You are, as someone said last week on prime time, ready. If a childhood love of cows can make you ready to run a $2 million State Division of Agriculture in Alaska, you’re ready to be President. Someone who faced down the homeless of Chicago can deal with the might of Moscow or Peking. no problem. By the standards of the past eight years, anything goes. Even Paris Hilton could do it. ... (read more)
Author: DAVID LOVATTSMITH
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