Freewrite: Conventional Vs. Organic Production

Conventional Vs. Organic Production:

Conventional will feed the world, organic will feed the United States. Conventional are cheaper and offer the same health benefits. Organic takes longer to produce and doesn’t produce the same amount. While there are strict regulations for organic production, there are still regulations conventional farmers must abide to. Conventional can produce more on less land. Organic takes more labor and time to maintain. 

I grew up on a conventional farm and it has worked well for our family. I don’t know why people think it is bad. I’ve been eating conventional crops my whole life and nothing has happened to me yet. It boils down to how much you are willing to believe based on nothing. There is little research saying organic is better for you; people just believe it is better because it is ‘organic’. The world’s population is going to increase a lot in the next  century. How can we feed the world with organic production. I have news for you, we can’t; not with urbanization taking away valuable farmland. Conventional is the only way to feed the world. Why is this? Because we can use GMO crops to produce more with the land that is available. Feed the world.

To feed the world, we have to produce more on less land. That is obvious. How, may I ask is organic going to do that? I have an answer, they can’. You have to look at the future when you make decisions about your food choices. I do believe organic will always be around though. I know in my brain that conventional is better. All the facts point to it. Conventional production has worked well for us for a while, it will continue to do so in the future. With conventional production we can feed the ever-growing population.

Conventional sounds great for the future, but why do we need to use it now? We already have enough to feed the world right now. Right now we can use conventional production to help make bi-products. With the excess grain produced by conventional production, we can produce ethanol and more. Production.

Production agriculture is one of the most important industries in the world. We have to utilize technology available. This means having to do research, which opens new job opportunities. GMO is vital to the future of agriculture and it is agriculturalists’ job to find more and better ones.

Conventional production is the way to go. Organic production simply cannot produce enough for the present or for the future. So long as there is no proof indicating organic is better, i can only see it as a slower, more demanding, form of production agriculture.