Interesting contradictions on the left and right

[Horse]

Klaus I stand by my comment, having been a shitkicker all my live and not a journalist, along with auto correct I may not get everything correct but the intent is there. You see it won't let me put an e on the end of your name.

[Klause]

Perhaps this is true in regards to food safety issues.

The majority of GMOs crops use herbicide tolerance technology, primarily to glyphosate.

There are some scientists who are very concerned about glyphosate and the impact on plant diseases, soil organisms, mineral uptake and food nutrition.

There are also concerns about the impact of glyphosate on bio-diversity.

Not to mention the issues with increasing cases of glyphosate resistance weeds.

The promise of GMOs lower herbicide use is quickly fading away as herbicide resistance weeds and glyphosate resistant volunteers are requiring the use of additional herbicides like dicamba.

So there are some legitimate environmental and agronomic concerns.

Indeed. A novel technology that could help so many and reduce energy use in agriculture was abused by one company's short term profits... Monsanto...

Bt tech... Disease resistance... Ability to fix N insect resistance...


Frost tolerance. Excess/lack of moisture.

All things GE can fix. Instead we used it to cheleate nutrients and destroy soil fauna.


200 years from now history will judge that decision in a very poor light imho

[WiltonRanch]

GE is here to stay. Rr tech has been for lack of a better word been abused stacking multiple rr crops. No shit you need dicamba. Even pre seed use at low rates with no tank mix is a practice of artificial selection. When everyone started preseed glyphosate 1/2 l was burned into the brain. Not to mention it was $10 a litre. Enough of a rate to burn the weeds back but not enough to actually kill some. Do this enough years you create a monster. If you scout properly, use what you should, and use some different chemicals in the mix that is responsible use. It’s no different than overuse of antibiotics the bugs adapt and they become useless. Treat according to what works and you don’t lose that valuable chemistry. People love to pick and choose what science best represents their religion, enviro religion, politics, or beliefs. It’s really sad that as how evolved we think we are we all fall into it.