China says no to Frankencorn

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Ike Bana

You trying to take some sort of behavioral high ground is the funniest fucking thing I've seen on this forum in a long time.

Just picking my battles.

Gut yontiv, schmendrick.

[Ike Bana]

Happy resurrection day clem.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Ike Bana

Happy resurrection day clem.

Thank you.

"Clem" is short for Clement which means "peaceful" and was the name of several popes.

That's me all over!

[djv8ga]

Originally Posted by bobabode

I thought that the reason Monsanto modified the genetic structure was to make it resistant to Round Up?

You're correct. With GMOs, Glyphosate can be sprayed over the whole field instead of spot spraying weeds. This is why a farm that grew GMO corn and/or soybean must sit idle for a minimum of 3 years before attempting to grow non-GMO crops. This is a big problem out here because of low precipitation & slow draining (clay) soil.

[djv8ga]

Originally Posted by Ike Bana

As to the question of why this GMO scare has taken hold in so many 1st world countries, I can only say...beats me.

Don't forget hybridization can take place. Not only can this ruin somebody else's seed, this type of farming destroys the soil & causes desertification. China is fighting their spreading deserts big time. Also, hybrid seed would be illegal to grow because of patents owned by Monsanto.

[Ike Bana]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Thank you.

"Clem" is short for Clement which means "peaceful" and was the name of several popes.

That's me all over!

No tit for tat from me. Flaccid attempts at trying to assume the behavioral high ground is also you all over. Well...OK except for that, then.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Ike Bana

No tit for tat from me. Flaccid attempts at trying to assume the behavioral high ground is also you all over. Well...OK except for that, then.

That was just tit. There's no tat in my post at all. You can't resist, can you?

[Ike Bana]

Originally Posted by djv8ga

Don't forget hybridization can take place. Not only can this ruin somebody else's seed, this type of farming destroys the soil & causes desertification. China is fighting their spreading deserts big time. Also, hybrid seed would be illegal to grow because of patents owned by Monsanto.

If we want to avoid starvation leading to pandemic we are probably going to need all the GMO's we can get. Then again, maybe we don't want to avoid that. History supports that a good mass extinction every now and then serves the planet really well. Seems to me that us humans have put ourselves right near the front of the line for the next one.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Ike Bana

If we want to avoid starvation leading to pandemic we are probably going to need all the GMO's we can get.

The Gospel According to Monsanto!

It's a myth, Ike.

http://www.commondreams.org/news/201...-feeding-world

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Ike Bana

Silly me...I thought we were talking about genetically engineered corn, not Roundup. Which has an officially identified half life of 2-3 days. Although my friend the EPA "dirt speci@list" (not her official job title, just what she calls herself), has told us that it's actually only 24 hours, and pehaps even a little less.

Originally Posted by djv8ga

You're correct. With GMOs, Glyphosate can be sprayed over the whole field instead of spot spraying weeds. This is why a farm that grew GMO corn and/or soybean must sit idle for a minimum of 3 years before attempting to grow non-GMO crops.

These two statement would seem to be contradictory.