Abstract
Salmon farming, sometimes referred to as salmon aquaculture, is the industrial mass production of salmon. In open water salmon farming, the practice utilizes a series of cages made from synthetic nets, which act like sieves, and attempt to contain the fish, while allowing their waste and excess feed to fall directly into the ocean beneath the operation. On the other hand, some salmon farming is done in closed systems, such as tanks.

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The Ecological Impact of Salmon Farming: Too Much Damage for Too Little in Return? Introduction Salmon farming, sometimes referred to as salmon aquaculture, is the industrial mass production of salmon. In open water salmon farming, the practice utilizes a series of cages made from synthetic nets, which act like sieves, and attempt to contain the fish, while allowing their waste and excess feed to fall directly into the ocean beneath the operation. On the other hand, some salmon farming is done in closed systems, such as tanks. The practice amounts to an attempt to industrialize the production

Tags:salmon, farming, problems

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This paper describes the farming of marine algae, including a look at the types of algae farmed, where they are farmed and the conditions needed for farming. The paper also discusses the methods of farming, products produced, marketing of the product and worldwide trade in agar and carrageenan.

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"The seaweed industry provides a variety of products including food for human consumption which has an annual value of about ... billion and hydrocolloids extracted from seaweeds to produce agar, carrageenan and other products accounts for another ... billion annually. Commercial harvesting of seaweed takes place in about ... countries spread between the Northern and Southern hemispheres in waters which can be cold, temperate or tropical. China, Japan and Korea are the primary consumers of edible seaweed. Various red and brown seaweeds are the source of three..."

Tags:marine algae, farming, agar, carrageenan, seaweed

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This paper takes a look at the practice of factory farming in the United States. While the paper concedes that these new age farms have found innovative ways to produce meat and food for the increasing demand, the methods involved, crowded conditions, and problems caused to the environment are less than beneficial. The author describes how the factory farms have deteriorated the environment by polluting waterways and producing greenhouse gases as well as the unnatural and overcrowded conditions that livestock now live in. The paper also mentions the additional health problems that humans will encounter as we eat the products from these farms and fill our bodies with unnatural bi-products. In closing, the author urges the public to stop destroying the environment by overconsumption and to support free range farmers.

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"The United States livestock industry is certainly not the shining example of how animals should be treated, but it is certainly a vital part of agriculture in this country. There has been a major shift in the way livestock is produced and grown in the last several decades. Small family farms have been replaced by large corporately owned factory farms. These new age farms have caused major problems for our environment, our health, and our animals. Huge factory farms have become the predominant method of raising livestock, and the crowded conditions in these facilities have caused water and air pollution, caused health problems, and caused harm to overall public health. There is no doubt that these farms have found innovative ways to produce meat and food for our increasing demand, but these ways are simply not healthy for humans, animals, and the earth."

Tags:livestock industry, agriculture environment health, corporate farming

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The writer relates that he is in favor of organic farming because it is a viable and ecologically beneficial method of food production. Researching this issue has convinced the writer that improvement and expansion of organic farming is becoming increasingly necessary, for as the Swiss agribusiness company Syngenta notes, "in the last decade, food safety crises, revelations of unethical working conditions for farmers, increasing attention to symptoms of imbalance such as pollution and decline of biodiversity have dramatically demonstrated the needs for a sustainable approach to agriculture" (Weiguang).

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"I am in favor of organic farming because it is a viable and ecologically beneficial method of food production. Researching this issue has convinced me that improvement and expansion of organic farming is becoming increasingly necessary, for as the Swiss agribusiness company Syngenta notes, "in the last decade, food safety crises, revelations of unethical working conditions for farmers, increasing attention to symptoms of imbalance such as pollution and decline of biodiversity have dramatically...""

Tags:organic, farming, issues

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This paper argues that factory farming is unacceptable because of how it uses and exploits animals, because of how it exploits and despoils the natural environment, and because it constitutes a genuine threat to the environment; this paper also argues that factory farming is a threat to humans because of the steroids that are constantly pumped into the animals found on these properties. The paper notes that although factory farming certainly allows for food to be produced at a greater level than previously - and at low cost - it creates prohibitive disadvantages such as the side-effects discussed above as well as driving away small family operations.

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"This essay will argue that factory farming is unacceptable because of how it uses and exploits animals, because of how it exploits and despoils the natural environment, and because it constitutes a genuine threat to the environment; this paper will also argue that factory farming is a threat to humans because of the steroids that are constantly pumped into the animals found on these properties. Although factory farming certainly allows for food to be produced at a greater level than previously - and at low cost - it creates prohibitive disadvantages such as the side-effects discussed above as well as driving away small family operations."

Tags:negative, impact, factory

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This paper explains that "factory farming" is a commonly used term in the agricultural business, which is associated with the mass production of goods such as meat, eggs, milk and other related products. The author points out that this new assembly line style of farming may produce exceptional revenue and profit for farmers but it comes at a great cost to the animals, the environment and most of all to the consumers. The paper relates that factory farming creates conditions that spread diseases, which can transfer to humans such as pfiesteria from fish. The paper includes several quotations.

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"Secondly, factory farms are producing meat so that we won't grow hungry, although the quality of the meat and the production process is slowly killing us and the environment. Producing and cramming massive numbers of animals into these small factory farm warehouses causes' disease and pollution. "Alberta's Feedlot Alley, which produces untreated waste from 1.3 million animals that is the sewage equivalent for a population of eight million people [...]" This sewage is damaging fertile soil used for planting and the condition of water that sustains life."

Tags:debeaking, inhumane, bacteria, pollution, antibiotics

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This paper discusses factory farming, which is a relatively new way of producing food at a lower cost. The paper explains that the aims of factory farming is to produce as much meat in as little time as possible and as cheaply as possible. The paper then discusses the reasons that factory farming is having a profoundly negative effect on our environment and the health of the general population.

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"Factory farming is an inhumane and environmentally reckless way to produce food. For years factory farming has been steadily evolving into larger and more concentrated operations. These operations pollute the areas around them making those areas uninhabitable to people while driving smaller family farms out of business. Lately there has also been new evidence linking the constant low doses of antibiotics the animals receive to new strains of multi-antibacterial resistant strains of bacteria and avian flu. As a result of factory farming Americans have cheaper more abundant access to food but at a very high cost, costs that have yet to be fully realized."

Tags:production, excrement, toxins, antibiotics

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This paper relates that the various industrial, medicinal, and recreational uses of marijuana have contributed to its use throughout the world over the past 10,000 years and how a wide range of legal commercial benefits accrue to the hemp farming industry today. To this end, this paper provides a review of the relevant literature to identify current benefits of hemp farming, followed by an assessment of current and future trends in this industry. A summary of the research and important findings are presented in the conclusion.

Outline:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Conclusion

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"The newly founded American colonies found hemp to be an ideal source for rope and fabric as well, and Earleywine attributes it use by the emerging republic as being a fundamental factor in its ultimate success in achieving independence from Great Britain. It would also appear reasonable to suggest that these valuable aspects of hemp are not being lost on manufacturers of all types in the 21st century either. For example, Earleywine suggests that even though synthetic alternatives have been developed over the years, hemp-based products have some superior qualities that make their use highly advantageous: "Cotton and synthetic fibers have replaced some of these ropes and fabrics, but a new movement supports industrial hemp as a more ecological alternative to these products. Contemporary merchants still sell shirts, shoes, and even hammocks made of hemp. The oil of the seed also appears in modern shampoos, soaps, and salves" (Earleywine, p. 25). "

Tags:marijuana, cannabis

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This paper discusses the debate over organic farming and discusses the advantages and disadvantages that are associated with it. The paper specifically focuses on whether organic farming is a viable and ecologically beneficial method of food production and looks at whether the method should be improved and expanded on over the coming years.

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"In conclusion, organic farming has been proven to be a viable and ecologically beneficial method of food production and should be improved and expanded over the coming years. Improving and expanding organic farming is becoming increasingly necessary because food contamination, pollution, biodiversity declines, and deteriorating working conditions for farmers demonstrate that the world must develop a much more sustainable approach to agriculture.
"Critics claim that organic farming is not viable, primarily because it reduces crop yields and is inefficient in a variety of ways. But fallacious logic can be seen in many of their arguments, for study after study has shown that organic farming actually increases crop yields. This evidence refutes the primary argument of critics, many of whom are not objective anyway because they are affiliated with agribusiness conglomerates which profit from conventional farming and which are opposing organic farming simply because it reduces their business profits."

Tags:contamination, sustainable, crop, yield

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The paper explains factory farming to be an environmentally destructive way of producing food at a lower cost. The paper discusses the toxic runoff and the lagoons that store waste disposal and shows how they harm the environment. The paper paints a vivid picture of the cruel treatment of pigs and cows and reveals the abundant use of hormones and antibiotics given to cows, as well as the shocking types of foods cattle are being fed. The paper thus shows how factory farming has damaging effects on our environment as well as on our health.

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"Factory farming is an environmentally destructive way of producing food at a lower cost for food manufacturers that has recently been developed within the last fifty years. The environmental, social and moral consequences of creating food in this harmful way have recently been the target of scrutiny from the American public as well as many other populations across the world. Industrial agriculture and factory farming methods vary depending on what type of meat and or product is being produced, but the general objective of these industries share a common goal: to produce as much product in as little time possible with as little effort and money spent in the process. Factory farming has had negative effects on not only the health of the animals themselves, but the communities, landscapes and cultures surrounding them as well."

Tags:meat, cattle, pigs, cows, hormones, antibiotics, waste, lagoons, ethics