California Water Science Center. Toggle navigation Central Valley. Map of the Central Valley's four major regions. Along with meat production in Iowa, tractors, animal genetics, and seed are major components, but ethanol is definitely a larger part of the agriculture industry. These events lead to the passing of the Ethanol Law supporting its production and use. KEE and Prof. ISAACS elaborated that while ethanol is not quite as efficient as gasoline alone, it combusts well and stretches oil.
It also has the tendency to gum up engines and eat fuel lines, which lead to the creation of additives to make the biofuel work more efficiently and reduce harmful emissions. Another biofuel, soy diesel, smells like popcorn and enhances lubrication, but while it can lower carbon footprints and has less btus per gallon than gasoline, it is only really available for alternative markets.
Soy diesel is common in the MidWest, but must be shipped for use here in the East at a higher cost per gallon. Iowa is also home to some pioneers in agriculture.
Another successful man, Norman E. These innovators were able to help countries like India and Bangladesh become more self-sufficient as well. The nations government of the time as well as foreign governments over seas acknowledged these accomplishments. This government support for its farmers is contrasted by a modern example brought up by classmate, where the current President- whose administration is responsible for aiding farmers as well as securing and reassuring international trade partners- has lessoned the amount of ethanol required in gasoline, which by extension, lessons the demand for corn used to produce it.
KEE then switched the discussion to the highest-ranking agricultural producer California, whose controversial agricultural legislations revolve mainly around water usage and water rights. California agriculture is mainly conducted on a prehistoric lakebed and in fertile desert regions that are supplied water via aqueduct and irrigation. A key location among these zones in the Sierra Madras Valley, facing out towards the Pacific ocean it is surrounded by mountains on three sides.
The snowfall in theses mountains is gathered each winter to re-fill the states reservoirs and supply the extensive irrigation system that consists mainly of two large aqueducts, one state funded and the other federally funded, that are 30ft. The usage of this water goes primarily to the farmers for their fields, after which it flows to Hollywood and Los Angeles for drinking water. In addition to this water, some farmers have water rights for the water under their property- some do not.
With only in. Because of the arid climate, diseases and fungi find little success in California. California grows many varied crops, including lettuce, tomatoes, and enough almonds to cover the state of Delaware!
With so many crops to harvest, California has adopted a reliable way to ensure their product makes it to market. Navy veteran began the United Farm Workers Union — if a worker works over 10 hours, they must be paid time and a half.
To avoid the extra expense, farmers will often simply hire more workers. The rules for paying workers vary from state to state, however. Another classmate asked if Delaware farmers were exempt from paying minimum wage. This labor guarantee helps generate a larger gross domestic product. Another California product, tomatoes, have been broadly cultivated and marketed across the U. KEE displayed some of the spoils from the aforementioned shopping trip- along with a small package of Iowa bacon were several cans of tomato products, including stewed tomatoes.
A machine harvesting process was created to harvest tomatoes regardless of the weather; with equipment that can travel over the relatively dry California soil to handle special varieties of tomatoes with thicker skin and more uniform shapes to handle the rigor of the mechanized process- this machine would be unreliable driving on the often muddy soils in Delaware.
This invention coincided with the termination of the Bracero Program in the program allowed Mexican workers to come in to harvest crops during wartime. Another mechanical harvesting process Mr. KEE encouraged us to look into was almond harvesting, which involves a machine violently shaking almonds from a tree and then raking and vacuuming them up from the ground.
KEE concluded his talk by mentioning the Port of Wilmington Delaware - purported the second largest port following Antwerp, where Chilean fruit and bananas are received. KEE lamented about having always wanted to take students to see to port, even though he is now retired, offering up the experience as something for Prof. KEE gave the two books to the most vocal students in the class and packed up what I assume was a weeks-worth of breakfast before saying goodbye. In this lecture, Ed Kee talked about agriculture in Iowa and California, ranked first and second in cash farm receipts in the United States.
Iowa farms Of course, Iowa is known for its corn, harvesting I thought it was really interesting how the silt and clay were deposited by the wind- I usually only hear about sediments being deposited near bodies of water. California, on the other hand, is interesting topography wise because of how sandwiched the agricultural fields are. California is, of course, giant in both size, variety of climate, and economical power.
However, California is having a major water crisis, which is hard to not know about due to all the fires that have happened in California over the past years. The aqueduct system in place is very impressive and must be very rigorously managed. I can only imagine how ugly water allocation can get between different farms and between farmers and the public. Ed Kee gave my class a lecture about Iowa and California agriculture.
Iowa is the number one producer in corn and soybean. Iowa is the number one producer in hog as well. All those advantages are resulted in the fertile soils and comfort climate for crops in Iowa. Then, Mr. But there are some issues in California, like the water issue due to the water quality the water cost more. In the meantime, some farm families own water rights dating over years old, so, their water is less expensive.
Iowa is only ranked behind California in cash farm receipts and agricultural exports. Although Iowa is behind California in cash farm receipts and agricultural exports, Iowa is number one in corn and soybean production. Iowa harvests an average of California is also first in milk and cheese, grapes, tomatoes, and hay, to name a few.
Ed gave a fascinating discussion on agricultural industries that may not be as well known to the students at the University of Delaware.
After visiting the University of Delaware for a second lecture on agriculture, Ed Kee focused on topics in Iowa and California. Although vastly different from Delaware, these states supply a large part of their market.
Both are dominating when it comes to production rates, and they are focused on environmental efforts. Iowa ranks 1st in corn production with 8. Although most of this crop is used as produce and feed, Iowa is the leader in corn produced for ethanol. Corn ethanol is a better option for gasoline as it is a renewable energy source. California is one of the largest players in American agriculture.
They average 47 billon dollars in sales, which makes them first in the nation. California produces the most milk and cream out of all other commodities. Ed Kee presented us with yet another great lecture. There are 87, farmers in Iowa that till Compared to Delaware farmers where they till only , acres. Iowa is ranked first in corn, soybean, pork and egg production. It leads in the production of avocados, grapes, lemons, melons, peaches, plums, and strawberries.
Only Florida produces more oranges. The most important vegetable crops grown in the state are lettuce and tomatoes. Again, California leads the way. Broccoli and carrots rank second followed by asparagus, cauliflower, celery, garlic, mushrooms, onions, and peppers.
Only Texas grows more cotton than California. Livestock and livestock products include milk, beef cattle, eggs, sheep, turkeys, hogs and horses. Dairy products are California's most valuable products followed by cattle and calves and chicken eggs. California is the second ranked producer of livestock products behind Texas. Manufacturers add value to raw products by creating manufactured items. For example, cotton cloth becomes more valuable than a boll of cotton through manufacturing processes.
California ranks first among the states in manufacturing. Electrical equipment, components, and military communication equipment are California's leading manufactured products including electronic systems for aircraft and missiles. Other products are audiotape and videotape, lighting equipment, and telephone equipment.
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