The foundation of modern animal agriculture is a lot of manure: in both the literal and metaphorical sense.
Industrial farming practices have same relation to traditional manure spreading as the BP oil spill to a grease spot.
Modern farming is a destructive and greedy giant: leaving a toxic print on the rural landscape – a bully trying to sell the image of a much abused victim while getting more perks and privileges than any other interest group.
Take a good look at the feet that our agricultural “progress” is standing on — a shitload of money.