I have no disrespect for farmers when trying to address critical issues with the social and environmental problems we face as a nation and as members of the human race.  Good agriculture is actually part of the solution as I read the letter from Ben on April 21st.  He addresses only one of the three issues, environmental impact, and not the cruelty of killing 9 Billion animals/year in the USA for food production, or the fact that 25% of americans will die needlessly of heart disease due to the Agri-Industry of meat, dairy and subsidized crops that create animal feed, oils, sugars and fake sugars.  The American government spends $38 billion each year to subsidize the meat and dairy industries, but only 0.04 percent of that (i.e., $17 million) each year to subsidize fruits and vegetables.  Add the cost of diseases of affluence (cancer, diabetes, obesity) and damage from climate change, and it is clear we need to act differently that we do today.