What are the causes of intensive farming?

Causes of intensive farming include:

• Consumer demand
• A desire to meet demands for meat by producing a lot of product in a limited amount of time
• A need for profit and income in agriculture
• Ignorance or lack of knowledge about how to keep soil and plants healthy without chemical influence
• Limited experience with conservative/sustainable farming methods
• The belief that the acreage should always produce the highest yields at whatever "cost" to the health of the soil and plants
• Limited acreage; limited space to farm