What was the first agricultural revolution?

- THe neolithic revolution

• 8000 BC
• THIS REVOLUTION TAUGHT PEOPLE TO FARM
• IT CHANGED PEOPLE'S LIVES BY: 1) THEY COULD STORE THEIR FOOD EASIER 2) THEY COULD ESTABLISH PERMANENT SETTLEMENTS 3) AND THEIR FOOD SOURCE(S) WERE MORE RELIABLE

Early Crops:

What was the second agricultural revolution?

- THe Industrial Revolution

• STARTED IN WESTERN EUROPE IN THE 1600's AND NORTH AMERICA IN THE 1800's
• IT CHANGED FARMING BY BRINGING NEW METHODS SUCH AS CROP ROTATION, BETTER HORSE COLLARS, NEW MACHINES, SUPPLEMENT NATURAL FERTILIZERS, AND PESTICIDES WITH CHEMICALS

nEW machines:

WHat was the third agricultural revolution?

- THE Green revolution

• BEGAN IN THE EARLY 1940's-50's BUT REALLY STARTED UP IN THE 1970's-80's
• MORE HYBRID SEEDS, FERTILIZERS, AND PESTICIDES WERE INVENTED TO MAKE AGRICULTURE EASIER
• ALSO BETTER/NEW MACHINERY WAS CREATED ALONG WITH THE SEEDS/FERTILIZERS

NEWER MACHINES AND BETTER SEEDS/FERTILIZERS:

GMO's

- GMO - Genetically modified orgANISM: an organism whose genome has been altered by the techniques of genetic engineering

GMO's Helped farmers because it brought new methods of protecting their crops against harmful conditions.

GOOD: - Herbicides help repel animals from crops. - Fertilizers help to increase your yield of crops.

BAD: - Poisoned the soil, not allowing some types of crops to grow. - If it gets into local waterways it can cause deformities in pond life.

difference between subsistence, sustainable, and commercial farming

1. SUBSISTENCE FARMING: GROWING ENOUGH CROPS FOR YOU/YOUR FAMILY TO SURVIVE.
2. SUSTAINABLE FARMING: ALSO KNOWN AS ORGANIC FARMING, SUSTAINABLE FARMING IS USING TECHNIQUES THAT PROTECT THE FARMING ENVIRONMENT.
3. COMMERCIAL FARMING: TO GROW AND SELL CROPS FOR MONEY AND BUSINESS PURPOSES.

FUn facts about agriculture:

1. Elevators in the Statue of Liberty use a soybean-based hydraulic fluid.
2. Farming employs more than 24 million American workers (17% of the total workforce).
3. Soybeans are an important ingredient for the production of crayons. One acre of soybeans can produce 82,368 crayons.
4. The four major biotech crops in 2012 were soybean, cotton, maize, and canola.
5. More than 100 agricultural crops in the U.S. are pollinated by bees. One out of three bites of food people eat is thanks to honeybees.

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