Industrial agriculture is defined as: a. practicing farming involving mechanization. b. cultivation involving permanent cultivation of the land. c. food production involving the domestication of animals. d. subsistence based on hunting, fishing, and gathering. e. cultivation strategy with intensive use of land and labor.

Answer: Practicing farming involving mechanization (A)

Explanation:

Industrial agriculture is the common method of food in the United States. It is the mechanization of the growing of food, its harvesting and its processing. Its features are use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers and large-scale monoculture. It also involves the industrialized production of poultry, fish and livestock through genetic technology, innovation in farming methods and agricultural machinery.