Issues In American Commodity Farming
Aside from food production, industrial agriculture also provides fuel sources and provides export opportunities. Industrial agriculture relies mainly on monoculture, and three commodity crops are predominate: corn, soybeans and wheat. Every year, farmers use 50 million acres (200,000 km2) to 70 million acres (280,000 km2) for cultivating each of these three crops.
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