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1 posted on 04/17/2009 9:28:04 AM PDT by Squidpup
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To: Squidpup

ping for later


2 posted on 04/17/2009 9:31:18 AM PDT by pinkpanther111
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To: Squidpup

A great reason NOT to permit seed monopolies to exist in the market place ...


3 posted on 04/17/2009 9:32:09 AM PDT by mgc1122
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To: Squidpup

Pretty costly mistake.

I don’t have major issues with GM foods but sometimes because you can isn’t a good enough reason.


4 posted on 04/17/2009 9:34:32 AM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: Squidpup

They better leave the job to the bees! You can’t fool Mother Nature!


5 posted on 04/17/2009 9:35:21 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: Squidpup

Seedless corn? Isn’t that cornless corn? Sounds more like a pollination problem.


7 posted on 04/17/2009 9:37:10 AM PDT by kenth (Obama - One Big Ass Mistake, America)
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To: Squidpup

They just have to market it as “new diet corn”!


8 posted on 04/17/2009 9:43:51 AM PDT by SouthTexas (When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people.....)
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To: Squidpup

Monsanto is the devil.


12 posted on 04/17/2009 9:50:09 AM PDT by Augie
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The KORN that wouldn't pop?

Monsanto gave a failed corny response.

Shame when plants refuse to fornicate in the lab.

13 posted on 04/17/2009 9:54:36 AM PDT by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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South African farmers suffered millions of dollars in lost income when 82,000 hectares of genetically-manipulated corn (maize) failed to produce hardly any seeds.

Does this writer know English?! Either the hectares failed to produce many seeds, or they hardly produced any seeds. "...82,000 heactares ... failed to produce hardly any seeds." means that the hectares didn't produce "hardly any." So, they either produced none at all, or more than "hardly any."
16 posted on 04/17/2009 10:06:23 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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Folks,

I've worked on a project trying to raise corn in Africa. Note that only 280 out of 1,000 had a problem. don't jump to conclusions because THIS ARTICLE HAS AN AGENDA!

There are a lot of management problems raising corn there. Fertility is a PROBLEM! Half of our US donated supplies of seed, fert and chem, disappeared to the high govt officials and the local farms crops were bad. To get the tillage and planting done on our project we had to hire the equivalent of the state department of transpiration - didn't work.

The odds of raising a good crop there are slim and none. Based on the above numbers, I would say it was a success.

19 posted on 04/17/2009 10:18:17 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple ( Seeking the truth here folks.)
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“The seedless cobs show no sign of disease or any kind of fungus. They just have very few seeds, often none at all.”

RUH ROH!

;-)


31 posted on 04/17/2009 11:14:21 AM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
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To: Squidpup

Isn’t it great that this is what they want to do to us here in America too?


34 posted on 04/17/2009 11:32:10 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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Okay,,, a couple of comments:

1) Monsanto also sells seed that doesn’t carry the ‘Terminator’ Gene,, and I didn’t read anything that indicated this seed carried that gene.

2) Corn seed is not treated with fertilizer before it is planted. Fertilizer is applied to the SOIL prior to planting the seed.

3) Corn is polinated, with the assistance of BREEZE, not Bees, when the pollen from the tassle settles onto the silks which emerge from the ear.

4) High temps at the time of polination is not a desirable situation, as the high heat interfers with polination.

I am not an agronomist. But my youngest son is. He and his father are both CCA’s (Certified Crop Advisors). I’ve been farming for 45 years, and know just a little bit about how things work in a cornfield.

There is definitely MORE TO THIS STORY than what is being reported in this article.


36 posted on 04/17/2009 12:23:15 PM PDT by Iowa Granny (A Penny Saved, is a Penny TAXED)
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Urgent investigation demanded However environmental activitist Marian Mayet, director of the Africa-centre for biosecurity in Johannesburg, demands an urgent government investigation and an immediate ban on all GM-foods, blaming the crop failure on Monsanto's genetically-manipulated technology.

Ignorant whacknut with a very clear and obvious agenda.

37 posted on 04/17/2009 12:43:22 PM PDT by Travis T. OJustice (I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
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To: Squidpup

Central Planning.


42 posted on 04/17/2009 1:27:14 PM PDT by ully2 (ully)
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"Monsanto says they just made a mistake in the laboratory, however we say that biotechnology is a failure.

Bah. Marian Mayet is an ignorant savage hugga bugga-merchant. Monsanto said they will make good f'r chrissakes. What do these witch doctors want anyway? Six year old virgins to cure AIDS with?

47 posted on 04/17/2009 6:43:58 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: neverdem; SunkenCiv
Like, *PING*, dudes.

Ruh-roh!

(w.r.t. upcoming Congressional restrictions on "non-govt. approved" farming in the US).

Cheers!

53 posted on 04/19/2009 10:20:08 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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