GMO Rice in Kansas
Posted on January 9th, 2010 by admin
genetically modified organism (GMO) Rice with Human DNA – planting plans in Kansas, Spring 2007 – Lee Quaintance farms in Edgerton, Kansas – member grower, Kansas City Food Circle
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We need to tell our …
We need to tell our legislators, first, that the current restrictions on plant and animal research (pertaining to development of GMO/GE foods) are much too loose for an adequate level of public safety. We can’t prosecute for things that are not yet a crime.
Yes, I agree – it is not a long stretch to call what is going on now “bio-terrorism” and we’ve allowed it to happen to ourselves. The public needs to speak out and demand change, now.
i’ve been thinking …
i’ve been thinking on this GMO crap happening and I’ve decided that anyone affiliated with the release of GMO’s into our environment should be prosecuted. Cross-pollination isn’t a myth. Oh, and horizontal gene transfer has been proven to occur. Wouldn’t this be tantamount to bioterrorism or something just a serious?
Truth in Labeling
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Truth in Labeling
The big movers and shakers out there keep attacking our right to know what is in our foods. The best way to fight them off is to stay in touch with your legislators and STAY VIGILANT. We’ve fought too hard in the past to let them take away our protections and rights as consumers.
Great pressure is …
Great pressure is put on growers who buy into the GMO/”conventional” crop production methods. Many are just trying to survive (for years, now) the political/economical forces which put them in such a bind. We must be careful how we judge those who find themselves between a rock and a hard place.
Yes, it is a hard …
Yes, it is a hard life. Policy change must happen to protect these (relatively) small organic growers from legislation which protects the larger (subsidized) operations.
GMO education is happening in leaps and bounds, and changes may come quicker as oil and other resources become less affordable. Keep up the good work, people.
Clarification about …
Clarification about CORN SYRUP
HFCS (High-Fructose Corn Syrup) contains a naturally-occuring enzyme which fools our body’s normal “I’m done” sensor. Avoid it and protest the broad use of it, and producers will use less of it or switch to regular sugars. This has been accomplished in other countries – we can do it, too.
Processing of HFCS “kills” most of the bad GMO, so far as we know (right now…). Small comfort, I know.
Read books by Jeffrey M. Smith and be ALERT!!
Clarification on ” …
Clarification on “DUST” from GMO produce from the farm:
The “DUST” that Lee refers to is grain dust or friction-”flour” left over from transferring the product from field to processor.
The GMO-laden dust must be CLEANED from the trucks and from any other equipment that may eventually be used to move NON-GMO products, else the testing facility may find the remains of GMO dust in every load – in this case, the tarp alone held enough dust to cause the sensors to mark the ORGANIC load as GMO.
its sad that almost …
its sad that almost all seeds come from the seed bank and are gmo,s
What about High …
What about High Fructose corn syrup is it bad for the human body can it be proven to be safe like all the television commercials have America believing. I feel that it is man made and hard for the body to digest. Is it addictive does it cause health concerns over time, can it be proven that High Fructose corn syrup is safe. Why would most heath food stores carry products listed in bold “No High Fructose Corn Syrup” if it wasn’t a threat?
GMO is not the real …
GMO is not the real problem it is how they use GMO.
Thank you to all …
Thank you to all the Organic Farmers who care enough about our food sources to try and preserve it. Yes we must at least have GMO products labeled. Most people do not have any idea that they may be consuming GMO. Public Education is mandatory to protect our food sources in this country.
He mentioned GMO …
He mentioned GMO DUST??? GMO’s create a DUST on the tarp? Whats that about? It sounds more like something sprayed on the crop rather then grown in it?
Anyone test this dust?
You cannot contain this stuff, I wish it would go away, its probrobly killing the bees too.
Eww they combine stuff from fish or animal creatures in the food supply?
There had to be a reason God didn’t.
I’m a consumer who …
I’m a consumer who wants all GMO labeled.I’m angry that we still don’t have labels and I’d guess we still don’t have them yet b/c I believe the chem. companies selling this crap wouldn’t make enough profit. I’m disgusted with our Gov’t.’s complicity in this lack of labeling requirement. I’m angry that our true non-biased,independent scientists don’t get the serious attention that those scientists who are paid for by chem.companies get.I believe in the independents as they don’t profit by lying.
We trusted these …
We trusted these farmers when we put their food on our table every night. They know these GMO experiment been going on since the 90’s.
The farmers are just as bad for not speaking out or telling us the facts.
GMO giants such as …
GMO giants such as Monsanto are making the Philippines one of its biggest guinea pig test site, bribing governments into distributing GM corn and rice in smallholder farms.
GMO is often done …
GMO is often done to make the plant resistant to pesticides and herbicides. The result is that what you buy in the produce isle contains chemicals, some of which you can’t wash off. Dangerous!
GMO is not …
GMO is not God-given food.
Totally agree…if …
Totally agree…if only we could make it all”go away” This stuff has never been tested properly. Unnatural, unneccessary and unsafe!
I agree, I have …
I agree, I have never heard of a study of GMO foods that was not rigged, that ever provided information of them being safe.
So right.
So right.
Anyway… it’s just …
Anyway… it’s just wrong to put potentially dangerous plant varieties into the mix, making guinea pigs of whole populations of people. Let the genome gnomes test the stuff on themselves if they think it’s so safe.