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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
I find this argument to be specious.
Why is using more farmland necessarily a bad thing?
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It has to do with what happens to the land itself. First you have to develop the land to be used for farming, which can displace or encroach upon the natural inhabitants of that land.
There are also issues surrounding soil fertility, erosion, drought, etc.
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Originally Posted by Azure
I don't think its fair to strictly talk about land usage.
What about the chemicals non-organic farmers use? What kind environmental footprint do they have? Going of course ALL the way back to what it takes to manufacture those chemicals, ship them, spray them, and what kind of effect it then has on the crop when it gets to the consumer and we eat them.
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And? What about the chemicals organic farmers use, such as copper sulphate (which has been linked to Parkinson's)? Do you think organic pesticides are created by the farmers who use them? They're also manufactured and shipped out. Not to mention that natural pesticides usually have to be used more often and/or in higher doses to maintain their crops.