De Anza College Agriculture Soil & Tile Drainage Questions DiscussionSchool

De Anza College

Question Description

Watch the video and answer the following questions

• What are two practices widely used in current agricultural production model? (2pts)
• Explain how these practices have impacted the soil ecosystem in two ways? (2pts)
• Explain how the top soil and organic matter level have been affected by modern farming practices. (2pts)
• Explain why do farmers in the US need to use tile drainage? Why this practice is bad for the environment? (2pts)
• How do herbicides and pesticides affect the soil biology? (2pts)
• What are couple of effects do the current production model have on our health? (2pts)
• What are nature’s ways of functioning to preserve the soil resources? (3 pts)
• List the five principles we must follow in order to follow nature’s model (5 pts)

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