What is bad about organic farming?

Answer 1

The biggest thing that many people don't realize is that organic or "natural" farming is not the key to feed over 9 billion people in the world. Organic farming is also more expensive, labour-intensive and time-consuming than conventional or "industrial" type farming. Organic farming really isn't the rural romantic vision of farming that the average urbanite thinks of when they hear such a word. Organic farming really is no different from the large-scale conventional ways of farming, except that no pesticides or petroleum-based fertilizers are used or antibiotics or hormones are used in animals that are "naturally" or "organically" grown.

Organic farming also requires a lot more inputs and more red-tape than conventional farming because certain practices must be met in order for a farm to retain the organic label. If anything slips, then the farm looses organic certification just like that.

Answer 2

Organic farming is bad because 5% of the vegetables weight is natural pesticides. Some of which are cancerus.It also takes up more room then conventional farming.They also have more illness causing bacteria. e.g an organic chicken has 300% more salmonella than a normal chicken.

ANSWER

The above information is incorrect. Especially considering that peaches are rates as having 100% pesticide contamination. Not to mention CAFO chickens live in their own waste because there is no room to move around (many are crippled or are to heavy to walk), there are dead chickens everywhere, most of the tunnels don't allow light or fresh air (so that breathing the air can make even the farmer very sick). True free-range organic chicks receive better care, better feed, and actually get to go outside in a field.

"According to tests conducted by an independent laboratory for

Sierra Club and the Minneapolis-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade

Policy, 95% of the whole chickens tested were contaminated with

Campylobacter bacteria - 62% of the Campylobacter tested were resistant to

1 or multiple antibiotics. Salmonella bacteria were found in 45% of ground

turkey purchased, and 62% of Salmonella from turkey tested for resistance

was found resistant to 1 or more antibiotics. Salmonella and Campylobacter

bacteria are the two most common bacterial causes of U.S. foodborne

illness, and are responsible for over 3.3 million infections and more than

650 deaths every year."http://www.organicconsumers.org/foodsafety/poultryfeces121102.cfm

Answer 3

[1] Organic farming methods aren't as established and widespread - yet - as conventional production. So organic control by botanicals such as pyrethrin can be more expensive than conventional controls by the longer established, more available, and wider ranging artificial, commercial, synthetic chemical 'cides. [2] It can be more labor-intensive. For organic farming considers biological, cultural and mechanical responses to production challenges. It focuses on plant and soil health through proper aeration, drainage, fertility, structure and watering. So there's more above and below ground grunt work involved. [3] And it can be more time-consuming. Organic farming increases soil fertility by way of compost, and organic fertilizers and mulch. Organic fertilizers tend to be slow-release. As with control by botanicals, horticultural oils, and insecticidal soaps, organic fertilizers may need several applications before the desired results are brought about.