Monsanto VS Percy

[Freesaw]

the bottom line is it going to cost more to control gmo volunters even 2to3$ acre is to much to control a man made weed. Cant wait till theres gmo wheat barley peas lentils and flax then maybe you figure out what im talking about.

[emiled]

For control of vol. RR canola prior to peas, take a look at Monsanto's newly registered (2003) R-up tank-mix with MCPA Amine (at low rates)

[rodb]

Monsanto VS Percy

Just returned from California where we attended a conference. On one of the tours we had a gal who is making organic goat cheese and she started to talk about poor Percy. I bit my tongue but couldn't help but think how the Suzucki's of the world are spreading fear and half truths to make their point.

She talked about Percy lossing 50 years of breeding and selection. I am old enough to remember ****seed and it wasn't 50 years ago. If Percy was growing ****seed and dumping it in the system he should have been horse whipped. If he was growing Canola he didn't loss 50 years.

Only part of Percy's argument is worth saving and that is the ability to propagate and save your own seed. The minute you want to save and sell you are stealing. If farmers don't get this principle, we will lose all of our breeding programs as royalties, levies and TUA's all go towards bredding the next higher yeilding or more disease resistant variety.

If we all want to be like Percy and cheat the system it will cost us all a lot more in the long run.

RR Wheat, the jury is still out on this one but don't dismiss it on the lack of information. We were told that Canada produced the highest quality wheat in the world. This was true but technology has eliminated the need for all the high quality wheat we grow. If everyone respected the system and practiced good management we would not need to worry about RR wheat becoming the next frankin weed. If we are all like Percy then we have only our selves to blame when it comes to contaminating the non RR wheat system.

[rodb]

Just returned from California where we attended a conference. On one of the tours we had a gal who is making organic goat cheese and she started to talk about poor Percy. I bit my tongue but couldn't help but think how the Suzucki's of the world are spreading fear and half truths to make their point.

She talked about Percy lossing 50 years of breeding and selection. I am old enough to remember ****seed and it wasn't 50 years ago. If Percy was growing ****seed and dumping it in the system he should have been horse whipped. If he was growing Canola he didn't loss 50 years.

Only part of Percy's argument is worth saving and that is the ability to propagate and save your own seed. The minute you want to save and sell you are stealing. If farmers don't get this principle, we will lose all of our breeding programs as royalties, levies and TUA's all go towards bredding the next higher yeilding or more disease resistant variety.

If we all want to be like Percy and cheat the system it will cost us all a lot more in the long run.

RR Wheat, the jury is still out on this one but don't dismiss it on the lack of information. We were told that Canada produced the highest quality wheat in the world. This was true but technology has eliminated the need for all the high quality wheat we grow. If everyone respected the system and practiced good management we would not need to worry about RR wheat becoming the next frankin weed. If we are all like Percy then we have only our selves to blame when it comes to contaminating the non RR wheat system.

[rodb]

On www.metrofarm.com at 9 am Pacific on Saturday March 13 Percy and his views will be interviewed. Thought people might want to listen, I imagine that this will have an anti GMO slant to it.