Firstly, intensive farming is often at the expense of environmental considerations, which explains its rejection from some producers and consumers. The use of Intensive farming by farmers damages the environment and food chain in a number of ways:
Removal of hedges to make large fields for maximum efficiency. This destroys the natural habitat of some wild creatures and can lead to soil erosion.
Use of fertilizers pollutes rivers and lakes (e.g., the Gulf of Mexico dead zone created by nitrogen fertilizer)
Pesticides disturb food chains and reduce many insect, bird and mammal populations, pollutes the water table.
Intensive farming of animals such as battery-hens, and crated veal calves (see Industrial agriculture) is considered by some to be cruel.
Monoculture crops are more susceptible to massive crop failure due to disease.
Industrial agriculture
Industrial agriculture, also known as factory farming, refers to the industrialized production of livestock, poultry, fish, and crops. The methods employed are geared toward making use of economies of scale to produce the highest output at the lowest cost. The practice is widespread in developed nations, and most of the meat, dairy, eggs, and crops available in supermarkets are produced in this manner
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