Monocrops themselves are pretty bad by itself. Maybe if arable land could have the wild plants/flowers grow among them, pollinators wouldn’t suffer as much. I still remember in the 80s having vast wheat and alfalfa fields dotted with wild poppies and thistles everywhere, humming with life. But somehow we have decided that those are weeds and undesirable.

I find both the article and the comment disingenuous.