Why do some people think that non organic food is better?

Answer 1

Opinion

Conventional food products can be less expensive and some times more nutritious.

Conventional foods often have added nutritional components.

Conventionally-grown foods are cheaper, because they get much better yields per acre, and conventional growers don't have to pay for certification.

Conventionally-grown foods are not as riddled with insect bites, because conventional growers use insecticides.

Conventionally-grown foods have higher yields, because 1) they can use commercial fertilizers, 2) they can use herbicides, which prevent weeds from competing with the crops for soil nutrients and water, and 3) they can use insecticides and fungicides, which reduce yield losses from insects and diseases.

Conventionally-grown foods do not contain E coli, a deadly disease found in animal manure, which is often used as a fertilizer for "organic" crops.

Conventionally-grown foods are better for the environment. Yes, you read that right. You see, due to the yield difference, it takes much more land to grow a given quantity of "organic" crops than to grow the same quantity of conventional crops. Converting to organic production will require much more land than we currently use for agricultural production. This will require clearing forest land. Many animal species that live in the forest will be affected as well.