The reason Monsanto is so successful is that they've come up with a better product. In other words, a cheaper way to bring corn and soybeans to market. Now, if you are a farmer and you don't like Monsanto, you have two options: you can buy your seed from Pioneer or you can go back to using insecticides and herbicides. Pioneer has a similar seed, though I'm not sure if it is their own design or they licensed the technology from Monsanto.
My uncle is a farmer and I asked him if he used Monsanto seeds. He said, "Hell yes I use them. I save a boat load of money not having to hire a crop duster." Bt corn. The "argument" here seems centered on "unnaturalness", which I might buy if we were talking about Twinkies or Slim Jim's. However, the fact is that Bt corn uses a naturally occurring bacteria to kill the Corn Root Worm. To repeat, it uses a bacteria that occurs naturally in nature, and is modified to be Round Up resistant.
My views are certainly biased through experience and education of my uncle. It's odd that the theme of the day is anti-Monsanto. Where is the anti- Dupont (Pioneer), Syngenta, or Dow Agri-Science? They are big companies who do the same thing. Never mind, you have your bogeyman. Plenty of farmers grow conventional crops. Somehow they have found a way to avoid the bogeyman. Good for them, it's their choice.
This product has been tested and approved by the FDA long ago. If it can be found that GMO food has caused harm, there are about a million lawyers in this country that would be able to represent your claim. Happens all the time when products are found to harm consumers. Where's the lawsuits and settlements? Oh yea, the bogeyman has lawyers that prevent it from losing any and all litigation?
_________________ Potato chip enthusiast.
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