While agriculture is a valuable industry, the management of waste and chemicals is causing serious problems in our nation\u2019s water supplies.<\/p>\n
Large farms that process animals for human consumption or who provide a commodity (like milk) from hundreds of cows, have no real way to adequately handle the huge amounts of waste produced by their animals. Most often it winds up in manure cesspools and is sprayed onto the land. This is a prime example of water pollution in action.<\/p>\n
The runoff contaminates not only the groundwater, but any other bodies of water nearby such as streams and rivers. Eventually, all the contaminants wind up in our water supply. This is not a pretty picture \u2013 visions of cattle or pig waste floating in our cup of coffee. Just because we don\u2019t \u201csee\u201d it does not mean it isn\u2019t there. The only way to make sure we are drinking fresh and safe water (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While agriculture is a valuable industry, the management of waste and chemicals is causing serious problems in our nation\u2019s water supplies. Large farms that process animals for human consumption or who provide a commodity (like milk) from hundreds of cows,…<\/span><\/p>\n