Question on GMO feed

[Michael Apple]

Yet you haven't posted one CREDIBLE example

I haven't "insulted your intelligence"
I have pointed out your ignorance, based on your own statement about Bt.

Sure I have, and if you bothered investigating you'd come to the same conclusion. That is, if you had any sense.

 

[nan4848]

Show me a GM verity of corn seed that is Genetically Modified for the drought resistant trait and that has been planted and that the results are in on the yields.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/05/monsanto-droughtgard-corn-doesnt-outperform_n_1569782.html

Pssst. I won't argue with you. You seem to feed off it.

 

[nan4848]

People have been trying for decades to prove it's HARMFUL, and have always failed.
The "short time' comment is more misinformation.

Prove the failure AND the misinformation.

 

[hemet dennis]

Show me a GM verity of corn seed that is Genetically Modified for the drought resistant trait and that has been planted and that the results are in on the yields.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/05/monsanto-droughtgard-corn-doesnt-outperform_n_1569782.html

Pssst. I won't argue with you. You seem to feed off it.

They say the corn is in field trials. So they decided it wont work before the trials are done ?

 

[nan4848]

Really?
An OPINION BLOG?
The NYT???

Give it up

They say the corn is in field trials. So they decided it wont work before the trials are done ?

UCS used data generated by Monsanto, the developer of biotech "DroughtGard" corn approved by regulators in December and an analysis by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It said Monsanto's corn "does not appear to be superior to several recent classically bred varieties of drought-tolerant corn."

And if you read the WHOLE article what they are saying is that funding should ALSO go to ALL developing of breeds that are more tolerant of drought as it is more cost effective, instead of just relying on questionable genetic engineered crops.

 

[hemet dennis]

Quote:
The trials aren't done. If it's not as good then the farmers wont buy it.
Why should the UCS be telling any one where to spend their money ? Maybe the UCS should spend their money on coming up with a better plant, and put Monsanto out of business.

 

[nan4848]

UCS said that rather than relying on private industry research, Congress and the USDA should substantially increase support for public crop-breeding programs to improve drought tolerance, and should use conservation programs funded under the federal Farm Bill to expand the use of available methods for improving drought tolerance and water use efficiency.

Why should it be USC's, The Union for Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit science advocacy group, be responsible to come up with a better plant when existing drought tolerant non gm plants already exist as do breeding programs, yet aren't promoted?

 

[chickengeorgeto]

They say the corn is in field trials. So they decided it wont work before the trials are done ?

That is why I pointed out the fact that the ANTI GMO crowd don't have a fact to stand on.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Why should... UCS be telling any one where to spend their money ? Maybe the UCS should spend their money on coming up with a better plant, and put Monsanto out of business.

Or maybe just perhaps USC thinks that they have found a way that they can get a ticket to ride on the USDA Gravy Train???

 

[cstronks]

Hopefully this thread gets deleted soon...