There is a document dropped into your APHG Drop Folder to take notes on the various types and methods of farming in the 21st Century. Please record your notes about the advantages and disadvantages to them. There is a long list of suggested videos (some of which you've seen already) you can use. You can also add from notes you may have already taken from chapter readings or notes from class.   

Be aware that this document (Pros/Cons notes) will be part of the Unit 5 Binder Check.

HOMEWORK PREP...
Also, there will be a Formative MCQ at the start of next class (Feb. 7 for A blocks; Feb. 8 for B block).  Be sure you have reviewed the MCQ HINTS and you have looked at some of the terms in Fouberg that were part of homework earlier this week.​

The "Debate" (really, its a discussion--or very informal debate) will take place after the formative MCQ.  Formative FRQs will also be returned to you next class.

After today's Formative FRQ we will continue to look at and discuss a variety of agricultural practices in the 21st Century.

Today we will look at feeding a world of 7+ billion people, who are (as a result of moving out of poverty and into middle class) are consuming more beef and fish. We will look at how we are currently meeting these increasing demands and the implications this has on agricultural practices. 

Helpful Links for Today's Class:

• Food for Thought -  Feeding the Global Family (reading, 2008)
• Unit 5 - Agriculture (Rubenstein) Lecture Slides
• Factory Farming Map (Interactive)

The Slick & Sick Fight between Agribusiness & Sustainable Farming over the Future of Farming & Our Food:​​​

• Chipotle Ad Review - Positive 
• Chipotle Ad Scathing Review article

Today: 
we will focus on the various farming practices and trends in agriculture we see in many places around the world--which are often in direct opposition to one another in their viewpoint on what direction farming and food production should be headed in for feeding the world in the future. 

We will also take a look at the various practices, including how Singapore gets its food, and begin looking with a critical lens at our options for food.

Helpful Links for Today's Class:

•  Von Thunen Model
• Amish vs. Industrial Farming​
• Unit 5 - Agriculture (Rubenstein) Lecture Slides
• Factory Farming Map (Interactive)​

See FRQ HINTS PPT

A Look Ahead at Next week--Woodlands Walkabout: next week we will step out into the Woodlands on Jan. 29th/30th to see what products we find in local supermarkets and wet markets serving the Woodlands community --and more importantly where this food comes from and the health and sustainability of this system we rely upon for our food here. We will also look at what is being grown locally within the community.​

Today, after today's Kahoot quiz, we will take a look at farming in MEDCs.

• Unit 5 - Agriculture (Rubenstein) Lecture Slides
•  Von Thunen Model
• Amish vs. Industrial Farming​

Later in class you will read an article, watch a couple some videos on each of the case studies and take notes.

For notes, Consider: 

• What is the issue?
• What is the source of the problem(s)?
• Are there viable solutions?

Case Study 1: India: Seeds of Suicide

1. Read Article: The Seeds of Suicide​
2. Watch Videos:

• ​​Video: Seeds of Suicide (Real Player, 12:50 min.) – make notes on the hardships/barriers the farmers face – RELATES TO FUTURE FRQ!!!
• Video: Seed Freedom (Youtube, 2:28 min.)
• Related Video:  Monsanto takes over farmer in Supreme Court (RT America, 2:52 min.)
• Related Video: The World's Stashing Seeds in the Arctic -- just in case (Vox, 2017, 2:13 min.)
• Optional Video: History of the Rise of Monsanto's Monopoly (Business Casual)

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Case Study 2: USA: Urban Sprawl & Urbanization & Loss of Farmland

1. Watch a few of the following videos on America's Concerns on Loss of Farmland and loss of young farmers (ones to prioritize are the ones in bold):

• Puget Sound, Washington: "Our Farms, Our Future" (PCC Farmland Trust, 2017, 5:12min. )
• Is America Facing a Farming Crisis? (NowThis, 2016, 4:27 min.) -- highlights the issue of not enough youth choosing a future career in farming
• Urban Sprawl (Iowa Public Television, 2009, 7:59 min.)
• Northern Colorado growth causing tensions, excitement about possibilities (2018, 4:49 min.)
• Illinois Farmers Take Back the Land (Chicago Business Today, 2010, 2:12 min.)
• Indiana: Fight or Flight? (PublicResource.org, 24:48 min.)
• Related Video: Ontario Farmland Loss: "Ontario Farmland Forever" (Ontario Farmland Trust, 2017, 5:36 min.)
• Related video: Losing paradise: Vientiane battles to control rapid expansion (Channel News Asia, 2017, 1:50 min.)

Today we will be looking at Key Issues1, 2 & 3 (Rubenstein):
Key Issue 1: Where did agriculture originate?
Key Issue 2: Why do people consume different foods?
Key Issue 3: Where is agriculture distributed?
Helpful Resources for Today's Class:

• Unit 5 - Agriculture (Rubenstein) Lecture Slides

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• CH. 9, Key Issue 3 (PDF)
• ​CH. 9, Key Issue 4 (PDF)
  • ​​note: Key Issue #4 of the 12th edition is really different from the old edition. Be sure you are familiar with this! ​

Also helpful once you finish reading the chapter... review your understanding of the different types of agriculture:
Types of Agriculture and Farming Practices (Slideshare review video)