Many opposers of factory farms claim that there has been an increase in pesticide use and that eating pesticides that are used on crops can pose unknown health risks (Lee and Warhol). Yet, genetic engineering is used to help keep crops disease resistant. Farmers argue that genetic engineering has revolutionized the agriculture industry, and insists “biotechnology is expected to help improve agriculture by improving the quality, nutrition, safety, quantity, and the processing of raw crops” (Wright and
Many opposers of factory farms claim that there has been an increase in pesticide use and that eating pesticides that are used on crops can pose unknown health risks (Lee and Warhol). Yet, genetic engineering is used to help keep crops disease resistant. Farmers argue that genetic engineering has revolutionized the agriculture industry, and insists “biotechnology is expected to help improve agriculture by improving the quality, nutrition, safety, quantity, and the processing of raw crops” (Wright and