Hi, I was speaking from a smaller farmer perspective on the chemical way yielding the most for the most profit. We have a lot of farmers in our community and they use large amounts of chemicals and it has polluted our local waterways. I believe a more organic approach should be used. These are several studies that show the harmful effects on the environment, animal population, waterways, and the consumer.

Subsidies are very important, a lot of farmers would not survive without them. There are a lot here that depend greatly on them and some that have expanded in to branches of agricultural with them. However, they should be helping the farmer yeild a less chemical supported crops.