Industrialized Farming

Many of the unfortunate negative health effects of industrialized farming can be linked to the watersheds around the farms. The most apparent problem that I could find was the way that many farmers utilize chemicals in the way they farm. Farmers are now using toxic chemicals and pesticides in the fertilizers or insect repellants that they then spread around their farms. Upon any amount of rain that occurs over the area, these chemicals run in to the watersheds and poison not only lakes streams and rivers, but also underground well water. This toxic water not only is deadly to many forms of plant and animal life, but has been known to cause mutations as well. By industrializing farming and speading these toxic pesticides and biohazardus material across America and into our water supply. Chemical hazards aren't the only problem with farming these days. Now with the recent outbreaks of salmonella and rumors of mad cow disease we have to look more carefully into the realm of industrialized farming. All of these factors are making farming the target of many health organizations and are taking the trust out of farmers.