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Posted on 12/05/2011 8:02:28 PM PST by Rabin
Hidden in the soil of Illinois and Iowa, a new generation of insect larvae appears to be munching happily on the roots of genetically engineered corn… It's (also) bad news for the biotech company Monsanto, which inserted the larvae-killing gene in the first place. In fact, the gene's apparent failure… may be the most serious threat to a genetically modified crop in the U.S. since farmers first started growing them 15 years ago. The economic impact could be huge.
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Don’t screw with Mother Nature, Monsanto.
Same thing with roundup resistant crops/turf grass seed. Apparently weeds are cropping up that are damaging farm implements because of that stuff.
Capin Kirk,”you can’t begin to appreciate the quality and taste”
Your opine is spot on as to the lose of quality, the not so up front featuares of plants modified to kill, are also troubeling.
R.
Monsanto has been a real bad actor with its genetically altered seeds. Terrible that the goverment has allowed them to get away with it
Monsanto has been a real bad actor with its genetically altered seeds. Terrible that the goverment has allowed them to get away with it
Ah, but in the middle of winter with a pound of bacon sizzling in the skillet, I will settle for a fake tomato. I don’t like fake butter though!
Got to watch how you fertilize your munchkins. Most composted commercial manure is loaded with herbicides from their fields of origin. Roundup and its many clones are not fast biodegrade items.
R.
Two dollars a head?
This story is a CLASSIC case of why needle-headed Libertarians are simply WRONG about the ability of a society to survive without government (and this is coming from an avid Cain supporter). They key is to keep the Baby-Boomer types out of power...which won’t be easy for the next couple of decades.
You can come down off of your high horse, guy. My family has been eating home grown tomatoes before anyone referred to them as “heirlooms”. There was no such thing as hybrids 50 years ago. In my garden in PA Early Girls grow best. Jet Stars are second best. Heirloom varieties have low yield and are prone to blight. I enjoyed my last vine ripened tomatoes in early November when “heirlooms” would have been a fond memory.
“Grow your own from heirloom seeds.”
What are those, and where do you get them?
Baker Creek
Seed Savers Exchange
High Mowing Seeds
Seeds of Change.
Another reason to grow heirlooms is because they breed true. Hybrids do not. You can save your heirloom seeds every year and never have to buy any more seeds or plants. With hybrids you are forced to buy new every year. This is why hybrids are pushed by nurseries and garden centers. Those centers make money from hybrids.
Have fun recycling your seeds. I have better things to do. My time is worth more than the dollar or so seeds cost. Heck, my time is worth more than the few dollars a seedling costs. I even pay more than that for one big starter plant so I can start enjoying my tomatoes the first week of July. I continue to enjoy my vine ripened tomatoes in the fall when heirlooms have succumbed to blight. I’m sure you are much happier with your memories and superior attitude.
Who lets them get away with it???? Careful for whom you vote for.
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