Few, if any, activities have the environmental impact that agriculture does. It?s a process that uses lots of energy and water. This leaves the production of food in a delicate balance that can easily be upset if the weather does not cooperate or energy becomes expensive. Agriculture remains one of the important and complex activity in the World, this is due to its importance in the socio-economic life of any country, family and even person. Agriculture as any other activity in the World also has some opposite rewards and help in the degradation of our environment. All farmers are call upon to fight against this and these are some measures to follow in order to preserve our environment from the impacts of Agriculture.

-         Purchasing Used Equipment Instead of New

One way farmers can be greener is by purchasing used equipment instead of new. All equipment is produced through a manufacturing process that consumes energy and uses resources in the form of raw materials. Purchasing used equipment that is still serviceable reduces the environmental impact of manufacturing new equipment. Used tractors are a better option when starting new farming ventures. It is important to look at the history of the equipment: how many hours it has been run, what it has been used for, and accident history. Tractors used with front-end bucket loaders, or that have been used on construction projects are not recommended, since these applications are especially hard on tractors.

-         Making use of Waste Materials from animals

Instead of buying fertilisers and other chemicals which are very dangerous for the environment in order to boost output, farmers can make use of the waste materials of some animals to help rise their fertility. Through personal experience, We used cow waste on our garden and this really produced what we expected, Though this can not bring upon heavy outputs such as the fertilisers it is rather necessary to try and use these waste materials. We have ranches everywhere and we can just find a way to obtain them and use without any harmful effect. We should also note here that in some parts of my country, the waste from cows are used as firewood and it has the same effects as firewood.

Thanks to creative minds, profitable farming and environmentally sound practices are not mutually exclusive. Farming businesses can make changes in the way they operate that are not too complicated. This allows them to reduce waste and pollution, and conserve natural resources without sacrificing the bottom line. Fortunately, changes in farming practices and advances in technology are helping to make consumption of these resources more efficient.