1. Unit 2 The World of Agriculture

2. Why Is Agriculture a Science? Science is Nature Agriculture is Nature Areas of Science – Biology – Chemistry – Physics – Geology All deal with nature

3. People Fed Annually by One Farmer

4. Agriculture and Human Needs

5. The Food Dollar Percentage = amount of money spent on food each year Why do you believe people in India have to spend so much more on food compared to people in the U.S.?

6. Agricultural History Clans and tribes Taxing products American Revolution – tea tax Shay’s Rebellion – corn tax Civil War – northern manufacturing vs. southern agriculture Gulf War – withheld agricultural products

7. Native Americans Civil War Rebuilding Five Indian Nations – Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole Tenant Farmers

8. Chisholm Trail Cattle movement to railheads in Kansas Sold to more profitable markets on the East coast Most famous trail named after Jesse Chisholm

9. Dust Bowl of the 1930s Causes Planting fence row to fence row Tillage of land Uncovered soil Strong winds USDA-NRCS Photo

10. Agricultural Mechanization Harvest in the 1900s to mid-1920’s Migration from Texas to North Dakota Headers and Reapers Mechanization Combine harvester = reaper and header in one

11. Agricultural Mechanization

12. Agriculture and the World Import Export

13. Agriculture in the 21 st Century Increasing population and waste Technological advances New approaches to farming USDA-NRCS