Tobacco is the agricultural product of the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. All species of Nicotiana contain the addictive drug nicotineâa stimulant and sedative contained in all parts of the plants except the seedsâwhich occurs in varying amounts depending on the species and variety cultivated.
Why Industrial Farms Are Good for the Environment. The advancement in technology enables farmers to manage their land and crops more efficiently. Feeding a growing population takes more food production than the small farm can handle. Solutions are still ongoing but farming is taking the steps it needs to ensure production meets the demand. Today, that technology is a regular part of operations at large farms. Farmers watch the evolution of crop prices and track thunderstorms on their smartphones. They use livestock waste to create electricity using anaerobic digesters, which convert manure to methane.
There are thousands of insects living on a farm. They can be both helpful and harmful to the farm and the farmer. The honey bee is a helpful insect because it pollinates the farmer's crops while gathering its food.Pollination allows the plant to create its seeds, such as grains of wheat or kernels of corn.he corn earworm is a harmful insect to the farmer's crop. Other insects such as corn rootworms, aphids, grasshoppers, cutworms, and spider mites can damage crops and reduce the farmer's yield. Insects may eat grains, roots or leaves and weaken plants. Insects can also land on livestock and bite them.