Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Either/Or
Thinking about it...
Review... Again!
100
______ are environmentalists who are 'outsiders' who mainly want an end to all CAFOs.
What is Tree-Huggers?
100
Discovered in 1986, ________ is a form of a transmissible degenerative brain disorder. It is a potential link with Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease and an outbreak of it lead to the killing of over 9 million British cattle.
What is bovine spongiform encephalopathy or Mad Cow Disease?
100
Concerning CAFOs, resident understand the _____ part of it, though they still have some objections.
What is farming?
100
The risk of Mad Cow Disease in the US is virtually __ %.
What is 0%? Since 1995, only 170 people have died the disease, and now it is almost extinct in Britain. 11 cases were reported in 2010 in Britain and only 3 in the US. Only 3 cases of Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease as of June 2011 in the US. 2 or the 3 peopler were born in UK and 1 person was born in Saudi Arabia.
100
These technologies changed the meat packing industry
What is railway system and refrigerator?
200
Farmers resent environmentalists because they believe the "tree-huggers" do not _______.
What is understand the realities of economics or life in western KY?
200
Is the control over our food supply a moral duty? Give one reason why or why not.
Yes, because so many people depend on easy access to food. If something were to disrupt or taint the food supply, then it has real-world consequences to our citizens. No, because food is a commodity that is structured by supply and demand. It is not a businesses moral duty to supply food. They supply a product which is under the rules of market forces.
200
_________ or TSC is state owned but is a transnational company based in Taiwan which faced a court case against residents of _____ county in Alberta, Canada.
What is Taiwan Sugar Corporation and Flagstaff County.
200
Organic or natural food may be better in terms of quality, but it is also much more ____.
What is expensive?
200
Name 3 of 5 issues associated with CAFOs that have been cited in the previous chapters.
What are... 1) smell 2) flies and other vermin 3) ground water pollution 4) health risks 5) increased and overweight traffic (from the trucks to transport)
300
Name 3 oppositions to the meat industry.
What is... 1) negative social and economic impacts (see Ch. 8) 2) input costs have gone up with new focus on environmental regulation/control* 3) food scares which demand tighter regulation of food production 4) rising grain prices *2008 saw closings and layoffs as the industry is hit hard with stagnant growth in domestic markets and our growing awareness
300
The transnational corporations that provide food for us have no _______ or ________ on bringing food to our tables, making it difficult to figure out who is in control of our food supply.
What are borders or boundaries?
300
The ________ paradigm is associated with corporate agriculture and oligopolistic food industries.
What is productionist paradigm?
300
Name 1 reason we should be concerned with antibiotics in our food.
What is... 1) We have more and more antibiotic resistant strains of human infections. We do have mandatory food recalls since 2011, except for meat. If the corporations don't recall the produce then the Food Safety and Inspection Service can seize products. However, this process takes a long time during which people are consuming the product.
300
This person started contract growing and factory farming process in poultry
Who is Mrs. Steele
400
Alberta, Canada, approved_____ number of requests for either new or expanding CAFOs between 1997 and 1998.
What is 438?
400
Free Points for your Opinion: What is 1 way of reading Slaughterhouse Blues will affect your future decisions concerning food?
What is...
400
The ___________ paradigm is associated with natural food, sustainable production, and access to local food.
What is integrated-ecological paradigm?
400
How has accessibility to food affected residents in the US?
What is... Cheaper food has led to higher obesity rates. Not only do we "graze" more, but we do not prepare meals ourselves as much. Disposable income makes fast food, usually very unhealthy, affordable.
400
The term used for people and organizations working for humane, and ethical treatment of animal used in food
What is humaniac?
500
Briefly describe what happened between the Sierra Club, Tyson Foods, and four growers.
What is ... 1) Sierra Club sued Tyson and 4 of the largest western KY growers* 2) Tyson accused Sierra Club of “politicizing” agriculture. 3) Tyson agreed to monitor for ammonia emissions for a year and create a report, as well as spend $50,000.00 to plant a tree screen, paid all legal fees, and compensated the 3 residents who brought the lawsuit. *Poultry farms do emit enough ammonia to be harmful according to a report from Iowa State University in 2007.
500
Many workers in the food industry are unauthorized immigrants intentionally imported by employers. They are dispensable, helping to minimize costs thus making food more affordable. Is this practice acceptable? Answer for Yes or No.
What is... Yes, this practice is acceptable because these people are being given jobs that they want. No, this practice is not acceptable because employers are taking advantage of a un-protected population of people.
500
After Flagstaff County representatives approved Taiwan Sugar Corporation's proposal, what did the county resident's do?
What is.... 1) 18 landowners (real farmers) and the Flagstaff Family Farm Promotional Society immediately appealed. 2) 98 people spoke out mostly against and 1,222 people signed a petition against the proposal 3) Opponents cited examples showing the local communities absorb the costs while realizing very little in the way of local profits from such operations. 4) Opponents brought up environmental issues such as the smell of 150000 pigs, contamination of local water, effects on aquifers, and effects on local land prices. 5) Alberta Court of Appeal sided with the residents and cancelled the planning permit.
500
Name 2 issues with industrialized agriculture which negatively effect humans.
What is... It passes along the costs to other parts of the economy or to consumer, ie “externalizing costs.” 1) Factory farms use a lot of agrichemicals, gas, and oil. 2) It has led to an overall loss of farms 3) It has led to an overall loss of diversified farming operations that were the backbone of life in most of US. Thus it has added to the urbanization effect and rural poverty.
500
The 4 corporate ideals and the work reality at the RIB are..
What are safety/quality/productivity/loyalty--- in reality--- safety was not that important; quality was seen essential for profit; productivity was less important; loyalty was reserved for senior workers