Problem
A. Explain how modern "industrial" agriculture differs from the "traditional" agriculture practiced by humans around the world in pre-industrial times.
B. Define in your own words, what we mean by "monoculture" agriculture vs. "polyculture" crops. Include one benefit and one drawback of each.
C. If you are approached by a classmate who plans to inherit their family farm in Iowa after they graduate from IWCC. What three pieces of advice would you give them to ensure that they take the family farm in both a profitable andsustainable direction in the future?
D. Choose two of the sustainable soil management techniques discussed, describe what they are in your own words and suggest how they might be applied to your classmate's farm in the previous questions.
E. What are two drawbacks and two benefits to a farmer who uses "organic" agriculture methods? Same question, but now apply it to a consumer who wants to buy more organic products.