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Why Do We Raise Animals for Food and Products? The Welfare of Livestock Today Conclusion: The Welfare of Livestock Compared to the Welfare of Humans, Pets, Wildlife Up to this point, you have read about – why farmers raise livestock – and – what life in each segment of the industry looks like. This blog will discuss the welfare of livestock and will answer the question, “Does the current system of livestock production make it worth it …
Why Do We Raise Animals for Food and Products? The Welfare of Livestock Today Conclusion: The Welfare of Livestock Compared to the Welfare of Humans, Pets, Wildlife Humans: Many humans live extremely luxurious lives. However, there is more human suffering in our world today than many realize. There are 30 million human slaves still living in the world. 80% of those involve sexual exploitation. There are 3 billion people living in poverty. 1.3 billion of those people live …
Table of Contents Part 1: What are the different chemicals used in agriculture? Part 2: Why do farmers use pesticides? What are the issues related to using them? Part 3: How do farmers apply pesticides? (VIDEO) Part 4: Are chemicals such as pesticides used in agriculture safe? For our food? For the environment? Part 1: What are the different chemicals used in agriculture? The different types of chemicals used in agriculture are: Herbicides (To kill weeds) …
Table of Contents What are GMOs? What are GMOs not? Why do farmers use technology such as GMOs and pesticides? My perspective on the safety and sustainability of GMOs My perspective as a Christian on GMOs Questions and comments from readers answered Additional Resources What are GMOs? GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, will also be referred to in this blog as GM Food, GM Crops, GM Products, Genetic Engineering, and Biotechnology. Genetic engineering does not …
By Nathan Peterson and Greg Peterson (This blog is part of a larger blog project entitled: Greg Peterson – Advocate for Truth: GMOs. Please read the entire blog project before passing judgement on anything you read here. All comments should be directed to the main page of the larger blog project.) Benefit #1: Farmers use technology to increase yield potential GMOs: The first and foremost reason farmers use GM crops is because they increase production. …
(This blog is part of a larger blog project entitled: Greg Peterson – Advocate for Truth: GMOs. Please read the entire blog project before passing judgement on anything you read here. All comments should be directed to the main page of the larger blog project.) Alright, now that we (hopefully) have some common ground in terms of the facts about GMOs, we can talk about the 3 biggest questions I know everyone has: Are GM foods …
(This blog is part of a larger blog project entitled: Greg Peterson – Advocate for Truth: GMOs. Please read the entire blog project in order before passing judgement on anything you read here. All comments should be directed to the main page of the larger blog project.) “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth……God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed …
Hi there! My name is Greg, and I am the eldest of the Peterson Farm Brothers. This is an introduction to our blog and in it I will do my best to explain what the lyrics to our parody music video, “All I Do is Farm” are all about! Watch the parody: This blog will focus mainly on family farmers like us who live in the Midwest and grow typical Midwest crops and livestock (wheat, corn, soybeans, …
There are over 2 million farmers in this country. Each of whom are working long hours, braving extreme weather, and tirelessly caring for land and livestock. How many of those farmers are family farmers? 96 percent of them, according to the USDA, including the farm I work on with my brothers, my parents and my sister. In fact, I’ve never actually met a farmer who isn’t a family farmer! Have you? I’m sure there are …
By Greg Peterson Many have probably seen or heard about Chipotle’s commercial, “The Scarecrow” and their recent video series, “Farmed and Dangerous.” Chipotle claims these spots are shedding light on the “inhumane” and “unsustainable” nature of “industrial farming.” They try to use the videos to inform people of the perceived problems with the current food system, such as the difference between meat that is ethically raised and meat that isn’t. Their approach seems genuine and …