Senior Geography Project by Lachlan Sprott Sustainable Agriculture- Cudgen NSW Abstract The following report will examine sustainable agriculture in the area of Cudgen. I will be Focussing on the Cudgen soil conservation project, Compost trials, soil, the Cudgen erosion project, and organic farming. I have researched on the internet and also by talking to local farmers and land care groups. Introduction Agriculture is the main land use in Cudgen, it puts many impacts on the area, socially, economically, and environmentally, all these pressures are putting viability on agriculture in Cudgen. However there are ways we can solve these problems by following sustainable agriculture strategies.
Do you think that this case study with its proposed solutions will be useful to agricultural enterprises seeking to employ management accounting techniques? Why? Be specific in identifying benefits and possible drawbacks to the proposed solutions. Yes. I think the case study with its proposed solutions would be useful to the agricultural enterprises seeking to employ management accounting techniques.
• Preparedness for National Disaster/Fuel Crisis • Local produce taste better • Local produce is better for you • Promotes produce diversity • Is GMO free • Helps to build community • Good for local economy/supports local farmers • Beneficial for the environment 11 What are the challenges to local food in Vermont? • Diet adjustments would be needed • Production diversity is lacking • Lack of processing and storage facilities • Cheaper to import foods from agribusiness farms 16 What is currently being done to
The health of the world’s forests? c. How might these environmental improvements benefit human health and, in turn, our economy? 6. Does reducing the size of our footprint necessarily mean reducing our quality of life? No reducing the size of our footprint will not reduce our quality of life; we can still have a quality of life but by reducing our footprint will better our life.
The water is not easily absorbed into the clay because it is harder for the water to enter the pores. Soil type and texture are very important to farmers. Too little water in the soil may cause plants to wilt and die. Too much water in the soil can disrupt a plant's ability to take in oxygen. Based on your data, which type of soil do you think is best for agriculture?
The movement to helping out Urban areas by providing farms that they can use. 3. What is the mission of JVTF? To teach and educate urban people about plants and crops. 4.
People who are more aware of this subject matter are the ones who would be interested to read this article. “Agricultural science can serve Native communities, but engaging science and culture is neither straightforward nor easy.”(Mt.Pleasant- Page
The goal is to replant the mountainsides, and to plant crops such as grapefruits, mangoes, cashews and coffee to name a few. The harvest will not only bring food to the impoverished community but it would give them crops to export for
Due to animals consuming more grass than can be produce, the ground becomes scattered leaving the soil exposed to erosion. The NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Services) has a program to help prevent overgrazing. The program “provides information and support to enable ranchers who own their lands to burn unwanted woody plants, reseed the land with perennial grass varieties that hold water, and manage cattle so that herds are moved to a new location before overgrazing occurs” (Wright & Boorse, 2011, p. 288). If this problem is left untreated, could be a threat to the food chain. Deforestation is when trees and other vegetation is being removed converting the forest to another land use, this exposed the soil and often leads to erosion and loss of soil fertility.
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