GMO's and Factory Farming...

[ndemerly]

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Animal GMOs are Illegal for human consumption last i checked.

I meant GMO seeds. And yes those have been 'approved' if you will, for human consumption. No there are no gmo livestock accepted in the U.S. as of now although they have developed the 'Enviropig' and I've heard talk of them doing the same thing with fish.

 

[booker81]

Actually, transgenic animals have been used for quite a while now in the US for pharm. uses (ie, various drugs for human use, ATryn

is one). GMO livestock is approved in the US, not yet for food consumption (that I know, though milk might be soon), but most definately for many types of drug production, which I could suppose one could say they are "consumed" by humans in one way or another.

 

[Ohne-Fehler]

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Wow..
I am not sure what to say...

Try planting a big row of something the bugs like more than your crops. (That is what is done by big organic lettuce producers, one in seven beds is for the bugs..)

ON

Here is what we do in our commercial garden. Each week we spray with a homemade soap that is scented with an herb that is generally pest resistant (rosemary smells very nice). Additionally we practice companion planting both for water utilization and pest management. For example tomatoes and carrots go in the same row. They grow very well together and have different pest that like to feed on them. There are several good books out there on this subject. Also we never plant anything from the same family in the same spot two years in a row which also benefits nutrient cycling. We plant with a buffer between highly desirable plant species as well, in our garden onions and garlic will separate rows of cabbage, broccoli, and kale which are heavily hit by pests. These are just some of the things that we do to try and reduce pest issues without relying on pesticides. Of course pests of Northeast Oregon are going to be different than those in the Midwest.

 

[seedcorn]

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they are? what animals and what genes have been inserted? Not disagreeing, just didn't know of any transgenic animals being used. I knew mice, rats, & rabbits were inbred to bring out genetics for cancer research but these are just inbred lines and not transgenic. Live and learn.

 

[Organics North]

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Not Bt sweet corn for mass production

ETA: They are working on GM lettuce:

http://www.gmo-compass.org/eng/database/plants/65.lettuce.html

learning learning keep it coming..

Wow I actually read parts of this one you posted:

Study done on GMO corn and mammals
http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0706.pdf

Very interesting on the fetal kidney development issues associated to ROUND UP......

Anyway, I think I will join Redhens group PAA
(Popcorn Addicts of America)
I like mine with REAL butter, not the fake stuff... Just some salt.. No cardboard, only make it at home on the stove top.. With some oil in the pan, none of that air pop stuff...

Better yet over the camp fire, slightly burnt for a good dose of flavor to go along with the carcinogens...

ON

 

[ksacres]

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I love BUTTER...

 

[ChickenWisperer]

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Around here, customers encapsulates neighbors and community for the most part. I'm not saying they can't be good people at heart - and I'm not saying they can't be good people-to-people. But those conditions are NOT humane for animals. How can an animal lead a respectful life in those kinds of conditions?

"A Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) is an animal feeding facility that confines animals for more than 45 days in an area that does not produce vegetation during the growing season and the number of animals is equal to or over 1000 cattle, 30000 laying hens, etc. It is a term coined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to describe facilities that have a potential pollution profile. EPA upgrades the definition with new information and federal directives consequently the most accurate and up to date definition.

Once designated as a CAFO a farm is subject to regulation. Much smaller farms, for example 150 horses, may be designated CAFOs if they discharge into waters of the United States through a manmade conveyance such as a constructed road ditch or pipe." - Wikipedia (yes, I'm being lazy and using the first thing that pops up). I'm referring to the first of the "definition". You can't tell me that is a quality life, no matter how well it is run.

 

[Katy]

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Not all of us are in debt "up to our eyeballs" and we are the only ones running our farm....np one else. The American farmers are the most independent people I know. They are their own bosses because that's the way they want it....you can keep telling yourselves that the big corporations are running us, but that isn't the way it is for a lot of us.

 

[redhen]

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Not all of us are in debt "up to our eyeballs" and we are the only ones running our farm....np one else. The American farmers are the most independent people I know. They are their own bosses because that's the way they want it....you can keep telling yourselves that the big corporations are running us, but that isn't the way it is for a lot of us.

Katy.. who do you sell to? Private sales?
Or do people contract your work and you have some kind of "contract" with them?

 

[Katy]

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Not all of us are in debt "up to our eyeballs" and we are the only ones running our farm....np one else. The American farmers are the most independent people I know. They are their own bosses because that's the way they want it....you can keep telling yourselves that the big corporations are running us, but that isn't the way it is for a lot of us.

Katy.. who do you sell to? Private sales?
Or do people contract your work and you have some kind of "contract" with them?

We sell our cattle thru the local sale barn and we sell our grains thru the local farmer's coop that we're members of.