[Sioux-san]

Could this have anything to do with the widespread death of the bees?

[OneWingedShark]

The rider essentially prohibits the Department of Agriculture from stopping production of any genetically engineered crop once it’s in the ground, even if there is evidence that it is harmful.

Given the lock-in they've had w/ the copyright laws, they could release a GMO for a plant that's high susceptibility to some [rather uncommon] disease* on a dominant gene and let it in the wild to dominate whatever plant, then release the disease and bam -- step in with your crops that aren't susceptible.

* could also be artificial, or a two-part trigger.

[lonestar67]

Except for saving millions from starvation GMOs really benefit no one.

[supremedoctrine]

Bittman is probably my $avorite $ood writer, the most use$ul
and user-$riendly to people who cook as much as I do, and I had no idea he was as conversant with this area o$ $ood and its production as this involved article suggests.
Also, he seems to be right on in his evaluations.

[count-your-change]

If you read it in the NYT it must be so.