What are the positives of intensive farming?
Intensive farming utilizing modern hybrid crops, pesticides, fertilizers and equipment can allow large quantities of food (esp. grains) to be grown with minimal human labor in currently available fields. Example: In the U.S., less arable farmland is utilized to produce a significantly larger harvest as compared to 100 years ago. Positives of battery farming (CAFO – Confined Animal Feeding Operations) allow large quantities of meat, poultry, pork and eggs to be produced with consistent quality and minimal cost to the consumer. Centralized feeding allows price breaks for feed costs using bulk purchasing power and a centralized location for the distribution of products.
