I read an article from CNN by a farmer named Bo Stone. In the article, he talks about what he likes about being a farmer. He says that he wants to provide people with healthy, high-quality food to eat. He also likes being a part of the lives of the people who live around him, and he feels happy because his farm belongs to his family. However, he says, some people criticize him because of the size of his farm. He has a large farm (2300 acres, or about 2300 American football fields in size.) Many Americans, he says, think that large farms aren't good, that they are all owned by large companies and do not support families. He thinks that most farms are very similar, and it shouldn't matter how much land a farmer has.
I mostly agree with Mr. Stone. If the owners of a larger farm care about growing high quality plants and animals, it is a good farm! However, I mistrust the definition of "big farm" a little. Mr. Stone says that almost all of the farms in America are owned by families. However, the farms that are owned by corporations are very, very big, I think. Perhaps there aren't many of them, but if they are huge, then they might have a bigger influence. From what I have heard, these huge farms often treat animals badly, use scary techniques, and care more about earning money than making healthy food. So, I think that there are big farms that are bad. Still, I agree with Mr. Stone's main point, which is that a good farm can be big or small. People shouldn't necessarily assume that a larger farm like Mr. Stone's is not good.
