In the article, “The Omnivore’s Delusion”, Blake Hurst talks about how and why farming has evolved over time. No type of farming is better than any other. All types of farming have their pros and cons. For example, while keeping pigs in crates isn’t the most ethical move, it is preventing mother pigs from killing and eating her piglets. Hurst states in his article that he farms certain ways to keep up with consumer demand. Nitrogen is a good example, yes it can be grown but it can’t be grown fast enough to meet the consumers need. Hurst says it would take 3000 pounds of compost to gain enough oxygen for just one acre of corn! An agri-intellectual is a person or group of people who say farming is bad, yet they don’t know the whole story. Hurst
