Industrialized farming

Industrial farming is a form of modern farming that that refers to the industrialized production of livestock, poultry, fish, and crops. Most of the meat, dairy, eggs, fruits, and vegetables available in supermarkets are produced by industrialized farming. The point of industrialized farming is to lower the cost of products to create a greater productivity thus creating a higher standard of living as measured by available goods and services. There are many benefits to industrialized farming like cheap and plentiful foods, convenience for the consumer, and the contribution to our economy on many levels. However, there are some downsides to industrialized farming. Some of the downsides are environmental and social costs, damage to fisheries, increased health risk from pesticides, and increased ozone pollution and global warming from heavy use of fossil fuels. Industrialized farming has made farming a lot easier and made large scale farming possible. With the machines available today it is a lot easier to grow crops. However, I do not think that industrialized farming is the way to go. Yes there are many benefits, but the downsides greatly outweigh them.