i like to live off of the land.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Agriculture is the cultivation and breeding of animals, plants and fungi for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinal plants and other products used to sustain and enhance life. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. The history of agriculture by humans dates back thousands of years, and its development has been driven and defined by greatly different climates, cultures, and technologies; industrial agriculture based on large-scale monoculture farming has become the dominant agricultural method. Although generally understood to denote the practices of humans, other animals\u2014for example, fungus-growing ants\u2014have also been found to engage in agriculture. Modern agronomy, plant breeding, agrochemicals such as pesticides and fertilizers, and technological developments have in many cases sharply increased yields from cultivation, but at the same time have caused widespread ecological damage and negative human health effects. Selective breeding and modern practices in animal husbandry have similarly increased the output of meat, but have raised concerns about animal welfare, environmental damage (such as massive drainage of resources such as water and feed fed to the animals, global warming, rainforest destruction, leftover waste products that are littered), and the health effects of the antibiotics, growth hormones, artificial additives and other chemicals commonly used in industrial meat production.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I took a class in college on Agriculture it was a fun experience learning about plants and animals etc. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's cool. Agriculture is the breeding and cultivation of animals, plants, and fungi for food. It is a heavily-researched field."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I suspect they make alot of money because with out the people who study Agriculture we would be lost."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That is correct. In fact agriculture was the key development for the rise in sedentary human civilization. Farming meant we didn't have to travel for food."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is why I love and respect farmers a lot they give out the freshest foods and they are why we have low prices in food as well. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Also the study of agriculture is referred to as agricultural science. It is a big area of study these days as more countries want to get into sustainable farming."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I just wouldn't trust alot of others countries in Agriculture they have all those chemicals and injections I will be very alert if they try and start selling to the US."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I understand your concern. Sustainable agriculture is when farmers use methods based on an understanding of ecosystems and relationships between organisms and the environment."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I dislike them doing that it can harm us and our family all because they want to make an extra buck. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You would probably like organic farming then. It is an alternative system which eliminates unnatural chemicals. It has become more popular in recent years."}]