Rather than the continual research of just one plant — corn — what we really need is research into the rest of our food crops.  (Emphasizing “food” here.)  Oats, perennial “grains”, etc.

We know that we can cut the chemicals to almost none if we just 1) add a small grain to the crop rotation and 2) use cover crops as an integral part of the production method.

And, of course, get the livestock out of the CAFOs and back onto the landscape again.

What if we could cut the chemicals by … 70 - 80 % ….  

We know the chemical companies will fight us, along with their Farm Bureau propaganda machine.  But can we peel actual living farmers away from the chemical propaganda?  That’s the real question for me.

Best,
Donna






On Apr 8, 2017, at 8:15 AM, l <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


This was posted by me (Tom M.)

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From: Laurel Hopwood <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 10:43
Subject: GMO corn produced for ethanol has contaminated non-GMO food corn

SYNGENTA'S ENOGEN CORN FOUND IN NON-GMO WHITE CORN
 Apr. 7, 2017

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Nebrasks farmers who grow non-GMO white corn had their crops contaminated by Enogen corn.

Enogen is genetically engineered with an enzyme used for the first step in making corn ethanol. Enogen GMO corn can contaminate food corn through cross pollination in the field.

Farmers whose white corn crops are GMO contaminated face market rejection and lost income.

"There are a lot of ethanol plants and lots of white corn. And those don't mix," says Joel Starr, an organic farmer in Hastings, Nebraska. "That equals a trainwreck." 


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