course material

1. Describe the impact of chemical pesticides on the environment.
Describe the origins and history of agriculture.• Compare and contrast modern,
industrialized agriculture with traditional agriculture.• Explain what constitutes healthy
soil and how it affects plant life.• Describe the impact of chemical pesticides on the
environment.• Describe the impact of synthetic fertilizers on the environment.• Describe
the ways industrialized agriculture is dependent on water and fossil fuels.• Analyze how
animal production and concentrated animal feeding operations createenvironmental
problems.• Describe how sustainable farming strategies differ from unsustainable ones.•
Evaluate the choices you can make to promote sustainable agriculture practices.• Outline
some high-tech, sustainable farming techniques.• Describe the arguments for and against
genetically modified organisms.