Farming is a major factor that separates mankind from other species on Earth. By, having the ability to plant, care for, and harvest crops set humanity on track to modern-day civilization, and still remains its backbone to this day. As soon as humans began growing crops, improvements to farming quickly followed. Advancements such as artificial irrigation and the artificial growth of crops heavily benefit consumers. Farming has not always been perfect however; food remains the heart of many issues surrounding ethics. Today, humanity faces a large outcry against the use of artificial enhancer or antibiotics in the factory farm system. Factory farms are used commonly today, and produce most crops. Certain groups, such as the Organic Consumers
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An article on WebMD states that “opponents of GMOs say that GMOs can lead to cancer, cause new allergies, as well as hurt the effects of antibiotics.” However, the article later goes on to state that no study has confirmed these accusations (Paturel, Yamakawa). Aside from the unproven possibility of GMOs negatively affecting peoples’ health; GMOs pose the risk of producing weeds that are resistant to pesticide. GMOs are crops built to be resistant to chemicals meant to kill weeds. These crops could breed with weeds causing these weeds to also survive. “Farmers would have to use stronger pesticides, and in greater amounts to keep up” (Paturel, Yamakawa). While the use of GMOs in factory farms, has no known threats to human health, many people still choose not to acknowledge the positive side of using GMOs. Using GMOs puts less stress on the environment, and allows farms to produce more food. Genetically modified crops are made so bugs won’t like them, which lower farmers’ need for toxic chemical pesticides (Paturel, Yamakawa). Genetically modified plants are more likely to resist weeds, allowing fields not having to be tilled as often. Tilling, or stirring up the dirt, gets rid of weeds, but it also causes dirt to loosen, thus washing it away into streams and rivers (Paturel, Yamakawa). Aside from environmental factors, genetically modified crops make it easier to feed a growing population with food that is safe enough for human consumption. GMO activists argue that genetically modified crops will help us provide safe food for the additional 2 billion people that will fill the planet by 2050 (Paturel, Yamakawa). Farmers can grow more food on a larger scale because these plants are made to grow through droughts and extreme weather. The advantages of planting genetically modified crops in
An article on WebMD states that “opponents of GMOs say that GMOs can lead to cancer, cause new allergies, as well as hurt the effects of antibiotics.” However, the article later goes on to state that no study has confirmed these accusations (Paturel, Yamakawa). Aside from the unproven possibility of GMOs negatively affecting peoples’ health; GMOs pose the risk of producing weeds that are resistant to pesticide. GMOs are crops built to be resistant to chemicals meant to kill weeds. These crops could breed with weeds causing these weeds to also survive. “Farmers would have to use stronger pesticides, and in greater amounts to keep up” (Paturel, Yamakawa). While the use of GMOs in factory farms, has no known threats to human health, many people still choose not to acknowledge the positive side of using GMOs. Using GMOs puts less stress on the environment, and allows farms to produce more food. Genetically modified crops are made so bugs won’t like them, which lower farmers’ need for toxic chemical pesticides (Paturel, Yamakawa). Genetically modified plants are more likely to resist weeds, allowing fields not having to be tilled as often. Tilling, or stirring up the dirt, gets rid of weeds, but it also causes dirt to loosen, thus washing it away into streams and rivers (Paturel, Yamakawa). Aside from environmental factors, genetically modified crops make it easier to feed a growing population with food that is safe enough for human consumption. GMO activists argue that genetically modified crops will help us provide safe food for the additional 2 billion people that will fill the planet by 2050 (Paturel, Yamakawa). Farmers can grow more food on a larger scale because these plants are made to grow through droughts and extreme weather. The advantages of planting genetically modified crops in