ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - large scale farming Flashcards
1
Q
where is fair oaks farm?
A
north west Indiana
2
Q
what are the human inputs?
A
- workers
- cows are milked from a machine, 72 at a time
- tourism ‘educating’ people on milking and farming
- milk 32,000 cows a day
3
Q
what are the physical inputs?
A
- flat land
- hot in the summer and cold in the winter
- fertile soil for growing corn
- feed cows 40 pounds of grain and 50 pounds of silage and 30 gallons of water everyday
4
Q
what are the processes?
A
- cows go in the holding pen, that rotates and milks the cows every 8 1/2 mins
- they turn manure into methane gas/energy which powers generators and all their facilities
5
Q
what are the outputs?
A
- milk from cows
- tourism money
- methane gas from the cows that they turn into energy
6
Q
how have commercial farmers in MEDC’s increased their output?
A
- more money from tourism
- using manure for energy, to spend less on electrical bills
- fast and efficient tech
- better transport
