Debate Ideas
- Debate the pros and cons of farm size. Should farms be allowed to be so large that family farms disappear?
- There has been a debate among people whether pesticides or herbicides should be used when growing crops or having livestock graze on treated pasture. Debate the pros and cons of using chemicals to control weeds and insects versus organic farming where chemicals are not used to control pests.
- Debate the pros and cons of 4-H or FFA for young people. Should young people be required to join one of these organizations?
- Debate the pros and cons of using technology when farming. Would it be more productive or less expensive for farmers to disregard the use of technology in their farming practices?
- Debate the pros and cons concerning ethanol use. Should farmers be using their land for planting crops for fuel, or for food to feed the hungry throughout the world?
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