Massive industrialized nations had to use industrial farming to feed their urban populations.
Opposite that, some companies have very large farms to sell the food they produce (industrial farming).
A large slaughterhouse is the truly industrial end of industrial farming.
But as this summer shows, modern industrial farming is also vulnerable to drought, heat and disease.
Organic farms can be as productive as industrial farming and do not damage the environment.
This tragedy was keenly remembered by the community, which banned industrial farming later that year in a special town meeting.
Agricultural workers and communities near industrial farming have unique health issues.
The spread of urban landscapes and industrial farming are among the factors involved; but climate change could be having an impact as well.
Now, thanks to industrial farming, we are living 25 years longer!
There is an increasing amount of industrial farming as older farm properties are consolidated and modernized.