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    Into An Uncertain Future

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    "Weeks later, De Jong tells me the panel opened
    his eyes. He was shocked at how people who
    don’t live near farms feel entitled to advise
    farmers, especially on environmental matters.

    “There is a romantic notion of environmentalism,
    and then there is actual environmentalism,” De
    Jong says. “Farmers are very conscious of the
    environment. They want to hand off their
    operation to their kids and their kids’ kids, so they
    maintain the land the best they can while doing
    what they need to do in order to sell their harvest,”
    he says. “My guess is that the majority of people
    who are anti-GM live in cities and have no idea
    what stewardship of the land entails.”

    “I find it so tragic that, by and large, crop
    biotechnologists and farmers want to reduce their
    pesticide use, and yet the method we think is
    most sustainable and environmentally friendly has
    been dismissed out of hand.” He pauses as he
    recalls the event and says, “There is no scientific
    justification for it—it is just as if there is a high
    priest who decided, ‘Thou shalt not be GMO.’ ”

    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/nature/fewer-
    pesticides-farming-with-gmos/
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