Industrial agriculture is an old industry therefore it 's has helped aid many situations and problems that the U.S. and other countries have faced. Industrial techniques have been used in farming for nearly 200 years and will continue to be used for years to come. There have been many improvements throughout industrial agriculture 's history that have made it how is it today. One of those many improvements is biotechnology. The emergence of biotechnology, or genetic engineering, under which laboratory scientists began experimenting with manipulating crops so that they would be resistant to disease. Biotechnology is expected to help improve agriculture by improving quality, nutrition, safety, and the processing of raw crops. Along with that
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The agricultural industry has has a huge affect on people and has for hundreds of years. This industry doesn 't just affects humans it also affects animals and the environment. McCormick’s Reaper is a convenient symbol of how the improved machinery of the industrial revolution contributed to changes in other areas of American life. Even the smallest events or inventions have made the biggest impact on humans lives although they may not realize it. There are negative sides to industrial agriculture, one being disease. Foodborne Diseases are rampant in developing countries, and experts believe that the trend toward factory farming of animals is the leading cause. Factory farming may be cheaper and a little more efficient but it is affecting people and the environment largely. Humans desire for cheap meat that has led to mass production of animals in crowded, stressful conditions. The conditions serve as incubators for new diseases, such as swine and avian flu, and are the price that society will pay for the abuse to animals and nature. If humans keep killing off species and harming the environment they will only end up hurting …show more content…
Commercial agriculture still is is the backbone of the economy in rural areas and will be needed to feed the world in the future. Humanity must farm for the purpose of feeding people. Such a system would focus on crop; devote the best land on fruits and vegetables; let livestock such as cattle and sheep graze in areas where crops can 't; and feed pigs and poultry leftovers. With the world 's population at six billion and heading higher, there is no practical alternative to industrial agriculture. The unregulated excesses of the U.S. industrial farming and confined animal production have created profound health and safety problems, caused pollution, and have contributed to global warming, all while using using too using too much energy. The United States must regulate the industry and encourage a switch from conventional to organic methods of agriculture. Since agriculture is a necessity to life and will always be needed, changes need to be made in order to keep the earth well enough to help produce needed
The agricultural industry has has a huge affect on people and has for hundreds of years. This industry doesn 't just affects humans it also affects animals and the environment. McCormick’s Reaper is a convenient symbol of how the improved machinery of the industrial revolution contributed to changes in other areas of American life. Even the smallest events or inventions have made the biggest impact on humans lives although they may not realize it. There are negative sides to industrial agriculture, one being disease. Foodborne Diseases are rampant in developing countries, and experts believe that the trend toward factory farming of animals is the leading cause. Factory farming may be cheaper and a little more efficient but it is affecting people and the environment largely. Humans desire for cheap meat that has led to mass production of animals in crowded, stressful conditions. The conditions serve as incubators for new diseases, such as swine and avian flu, and are the price that society will pay for the abuse to animals and nature. If humans keep killing off species and harming the environment they will only end up hurting …show more content…
Commercial agriculture still is is the backbone of the economy in rural areas and will be needed to feed the world in the future. Humanity must farm for the purpose of feeding people. Such a system would focus on crop; devote the best land on fruits and vegetables; let livestock such as cattle and sheep graze in areas where crops can 't; and feed pigs and poultry leftovers. With the world 's population at six billion and heading higher, there is no practical alternative to industrial agriculture. The unregulated excesses of the U.S. industrial farming and confined animal production have created profound health and safety problems, caused pollution, and have contributed to global warming, all while using using too using too much energy. The United States must regulate the industry and encourage a switch from conventional to organic methods of agriculture. Since agriculture is a necessity to life and will always be needed, changes need to be made in order to keep the earth well enough to help produce needed