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    Gmo Wheat???

    One topic at the c to c was Gmo wheat.

    Are you for or against Gmo wheat.

    At this time I am against it until more research is done.

    I think it is going to happen sooner than later and I do not agree with it at this time.

    What are others thoughts on Gmo wheat?

    #2
    Don't like the idea of Round-up Ready volunteer wheat during spring burn-off.

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      #3
      I would grow it BUT not until we know
      about customer/end user acceptance.
      Any new GMO crops should use the
      terminator gene so volunteers are not an
      issue. We have to pay the TUA or equivalent regardless and we can't save
      seed for our own use so make it
      non-propagating .
      Look at the Flax fiasco, now Canaryseed,
      GMO wheat would have such potential to
      close our markets (cause then its not
      about price or "CWB Quality(sarcasm)"
      but they can call it "food safety".
      It doesn't matter if GMO wheat is safe
      or not. What matters is the customers
      perception.

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        #4
        I have no problem with GMO traits as long as a systematic and comprehensive approval process is passed.

        I personally do not want to see a Glyphosate tolerant wheat introduced because of the difficulty and extra expense incurred with controlling the volunteers. And dumb stuff like peanut protein producing traits are obvious no nos.

        It is my opinion this is a area where a proper regulatory framework does not exist. Approval of new traits has to be encouraged by stating before hand what is acceptable and what is not. This way the researchers and consumers know ahead of time what game they are playing. After the fact approval is stupid, and a waste of everyone time and money.

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          #5
          holy shit, the cwb is still talking about this without at least developing a policy of where they stand.

          I would rather see them develop a rr durum variety. Then I could grow durum on wheat within a couple of years without the volunteer wheat.

          Plus its a smaller market and easier to control and segregrate. The acceptance might come easier for the wheat variety.

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            #6
            Gist whatch you's all need. More Comedians sprayin' Glyphosate on da Land. I tink you's want RR Wheat out of PURE laziness, Roundup easy to spray/deal wit. You's got alot to learn.....

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              #7
              If you seed RR canola it does not sound like a good idea to seed RR wheat. I seeded Clearfield Canola 6 or 7 yrs ago and it still shows up in my Clearfield Lentils.... So it is likely RR wheat will show up in RR canola, and vise versa.

              RR wheat can come, I just will not use it... But you can, does not matter to me.

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                #8
                I have lots of the same feelings Ron has about Gmo wheat.

                We are not sure how the customers will react. I think it was over 60 percent of the Cwb customers that are not in favor of Gmo wheat.

                We would not be able to keep any of our own seed and we would have to purchase new seed every year.

                There has not been enough research into how Gmo wheat can effect our health from my understanding.

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                  #9
                  When you use the term GMO, what do you mean? Everyone assumes genetically
                  engineered/transgenics or to be more specific the inclusion of genetic material
                  from outside species. The genetic material could be closely related (perennial
                  grass genes into wheat) or completely different species. The assumption is also
                  herbicide tolerance or Bt (I call bug tolerance because I can't remember the name).

                  To highlight, GMO whatever your definition, is simply a tool used in plant breeding
                  to accomplish something. An outcome. Could be herbicide tolerance. Could be
                  salinity or drought tolerance. Could be a consumer trait. You name the outcome.
                  A plant breeder will pick the best to accomplish this outcome based on a number
                  of factors. All will be subject to regulatory review and regulation (PNT in Canada).

                  The genetic engineering is consumer acceptance/market access. Cost and time are
                  other factors - $100 million and 10 years with risk all along the way including
                  liability which oneoff and parsley are introducing. Only the big boys play.

                  Is genetic engineering the only tool. No. Mutagenesis. No. Many other tools that
                  use gene mapping, genetic markers, etc. We know alot more about plant genetics,
                  the more tools that will be put in a plant breeders tool box.

                  Perhaps the most amazing thing to me is how quickly the debate gets hung up on
                  the tools of plant and not what needs to be accomplished/the best tools to
                  accomplish the task at hand.

                  Asked the question before but what would a fusarium tolerant wheat be worth?
                  Are we ready for U99 to make the jump from Africa to North America? High starch
                  wheat for ethanol?

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                    #10
                    Jagfarm

                    "There has not been enough research into how Gmo wheat can effect our health from my understandig.

                    I don't know if due diligence was done on canola either or any other GM crop for that matter. As for wheat, there are many "chemical options" available for conventional farmers to use when dealing with wheat. And until it is widely accepted by our customers I think we should leave the genie in its bottle. Besides, wheat(cereals) seems to be a necessary evil sown in between the higher valued special crops. Take the extra expense of seed costs and user agreements(for GMO) out of already dismal returns and there will be even less money in growing this stuff. There has to be a greater net return to the primary producer and overwhelming customer acceptance, otherwise we should leave well enough alone. Not that growing wheat has ever been exceedingly profitable anyway.

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