Farm subsidies are an ongoing source of controversy in agriculture. Write a short paragraph summarizing arguments for and against farm subsidies. Give your opinion on the issue: are farm subsidies fair and beneficial?

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Agricultural subsidies are supposed to lower food prices and help farmers. However, they don't always do either. Moreover, lower food prices and more farmers have their own social costs.

The truth is that all across the world farmers are getting more efficient and can grow and harvest more crops with fewer people. That isn't about to change any time soon, and there's very little government can do about it.

There are several ways you can go about subsidizing agriculture, for example:

Direct cash payments to farmersQuotas and production controlsLabor lawsTax creditsProviding water and electricity at reduced pricesAnd so forth.

The problem is that, as time goes on, everyone gets used to the system and it gets out of whack with actual demand. For example, tobacco use has been steadily dropping, but tobacco farmers still get subsidies (either to grow or not to grow) and the Western nations grow tobacco to export (along with the health detriment, which is now hitting Africa and China). 

As another example, corn is cheap, but the U.S. produces about five times as much now as it did in 1940, although the population has only doubled. As such, a lot of it is just fed to livestock. More problematically, a lot of it is exported to Mexico, where corn can be grown more cheaply, but can't be sold against subsidized American corn, which costs less. 

Here in Canada, there is a quota system for dairy which means we don't produce much surplus. However, at retail, milk cost about twice here what it does in the U.S.  We can't figure out how to dismantle the system so at least milk will cost about the same as it does in other countries. Trying to dismantle the system might be more expensive than leaving it in place. It might also mean more milk is produced than is consumed, which would again push the market out of whack.

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Many farm subsides have their pros but also have cons as well. A lot of farm subsides allow fewer people to work at farms but are more expensive. Many people have converted to this way of farming which allowed them to charge how ever they want. Depending on how much a certain crops demand is and how much is being produced it dictates if its going to be harder or easier to obtain. For example corn is a cheap crop but the US has produced twice as much corn as they did back in 1940 and over that time the population has doubled. A lot of the corn is sent to Mexico where it can be grown for cheaper or used to feed livestock, but the corn grown in Mexico cannot be sold against American corn.

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Which of the following best explains the reasons for the similarities and differences between the two land survey systems shown?

Both systems set specific property boundaries for landholders. However, the metes-and-bounds system is more orderly and efficient.

Both systems require geometric calculations to survey property lines. However, the township-and-range system uses simplified calculation to create a more ordered landscape.

Both systems require geometric calculations to survey property lines. However, only properties surveyed with the metes-and-bounds system can be subdivided into smaller plots.

Both systems access the Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) to set property lines. However, GNSS is accurate only for township-and-range systems.

Both systems are used in the United States. However, the township-and-range survey system is used only in the eastern part of the United States.


Both systems set specific property boundaries for landholders. However, the metes-and-bounds system is more orderly and efficient.
Both systems set specific property boundaries for landholders. However, the metes-and-bounds system is more orderly and efficient.

Both systems require geometric calculations to survey property lines. However, the township-and-range system uses simplified calculation to create a more ordered landscape.
Both systems require geometric calculations to survey property lines. However, the township-and-range system uses simplified calculation to create a more ordered landscape.

Both systems require geometric calculations to survey property lines. However, only properties surveyed with the metes-and-bounds system can be subdivided into smaller plots.
Both systems require geometric calculations to survey property lines. However, only properties surveyed with the metes-and-bounds system can be subdivided into smaller plots.

Both systems access the Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) to set property lines. However, GNSS is accurate only for township-and-range systems.
Both systems access the Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) to set property lines. However, GNSS is accurate only for township-and-range systems.

Both systems are used in the United States. However, the township-and-range survey system is used only in the eastern part of the United States.
Both systems are used in the United States. However, the township-and-range survey system is used only in the eastern part of the United States.

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Select one:

a.
The use of fertilizer created in the process creates extra nitrogen in soil, which leaches into runoff.

b.
The process creates excessive amounts of oxygen, which is expelled into water sources such as rivers.

c.
The use of increased temperature and pressure to make fertilizers pollutes water.

d.
The process involves dumping large amounts of nitrogen into large bodies of water such as lakes and oceans.

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