Yes, I love the movie "Symphony of Soil". Who owns this film and can SE Iowa borrow it? On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 9:10 PM, Margaret Whiting < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > I recently watched the environmental film "Symphony of the Soil" again, > and it is very good! > > There is discussion about GMOs although that is not the main focus in the > film. The film has very convincing arguments about the problems of Big Ag > chemicals. > > Margaret > > > Margaret Whiting > 1974 Caras Road > <https://maps.google.com/?q=1974+Caras+Road+%0D%0AWaterloo,+IA+50701+%0D%0A319&entry=gmail&source=g> > Waterloo, IA 50701 > 319-291-6994 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements < > [log in to unmask]> on behalf of Donna Buell < > [log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 18, 2018 12:15 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: Zombie GMO myths > > Hi Tom, > > Yes, we are on a treadmill. And how frustrating. I wonder how we can > change the dynamics of the conversation to be more effective? > > Here’s a thought and maybe some of you have better ideas too..... It > seems to me that we are fighting an uphill battle to frame our debate in > terms of GMOs rather than the outcomes they have given us. People get lost > in the science arguments and then they just tune-out. And many scientists > (including my graduate student son) will argue that we laypeople just don’t > understand all that’s happening in science since we mapped the human > genome. And I don’t understand. But I do know that the outcomes of our > farming practices have us wondering how many more decades of soil are left > in Iowa. > > It is the vastly increased use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides that > GMO corn and soy has brought upon us. It is the monopolies that have > arisen throughout the entire food production system, from seeds to retail > grocery store space. It is the dependency on monoculture that brings us > the soil loss and water pollution. ..... GMOs make this happen, but we > were on the track of chemical monocultures before GMOs too. > > Just a thought. > > Cover crops are an easy place to start the conversation about moving > beyond the chemicals. > > We can’t give up on nutritious food grown in a healthy environment. > > Best, > Donna > > > > On Apr 18, 2018, at 11:32 AM, l <000000f9356eb662-dmarc- > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Great article. Nowhere is this more relevant than right here in Iowa.--Tom > M. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Laurel Hopwood <[log in to unmask]> > To: CONS-SPST-BIOTECH-FORUM <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wed, Apr 18, 2018 6:00 am > Subject: Zombie GMO myths > > https://globalecoguy.org/zombie-gmo-myths-a59123a403f2 > <https://gmwatch.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=29cbc7e6c21e0a8fd2a82aeb8&id=25c0c8fdf4&e=fd8a918f71> > Zombie GMO myths > by Dr. Jonathan Foley > globalecoguy.org, 17 Apr 2018 > > EDITED > * Some widespread notions about GMOs — especially that they are “needed to > feed a growing world” — are wrong and simply refuse to die. > > It never fails. Every few months, someone — usually a reporter — asking me > to talk about GMOs*. And they almost always ask the same few questions. > > Sadly, these questions are the usual “GMO Zombie Myths” — put into > circulation by big agricultural interests and their allies — that just > won’t die. > > Industrial agriculture and biotech interests have built entire campaigns > saying that we “need” genetically engineered organisms to “feed the world." > Yet most of the GMOs in use today aren’t even primary food crops that feed > the world — like rice, wheat, roots and tubers, pulses, and fruits and > vegetables. Instead, most of the world’s GMO farm fields are growing things > like feed corn (not sweet corn that we eat, but feed corn that is used for > making animal feed, high-fructose corn syrup, and corn ethanol), soybeans > (mainly for animal feed), cotton, and canola. Very few of the GMO crops in > use today are feeding the world’s poor; instead, they are crops used in the > world’s wealthier countries, mainly to fatten animals, make unnecessary > biofuels and food additives, or make cheap clothing. > > There is the common claim that GMOs dramatically increase crop yields. > That’s not really true either. > If you really wanted to feed the world, you’d tackle bigger issues — > namely food waste, wasteful diets (especially in the U.S. and Europe, where > more red meat is eaten) and feedlot animal agriculture (where we turn food > crops in animal feed). > > Moreover, there are side effects to using these bundled GMO-pesticide > systems at such large scales. The loss of native plants on the edges of > farmers fields, and the subsequent impact on native insects, birds, and > other wildlife. Plus, there are the potential effects of using any biocide > too much in the environment, and the potential impacts on soil > microorganisms and biodiversity — which are still poorly understood. > > It’s like a giant treadmill, where we are in a race between GMO+pesticide > development and nature’s ability to adapt to our chemicals, with new, > resistant weeds and bugs. And nature typically wins. > > We need whole-food-system solutions, from the farmers field to our plates > and stomachs. That’s the way we can feed 9 billion, with true food security > and nutrition, with far less environmental and social harm. > > But, first, we need to dispel the myth that GMOs are “needed” to “feed the > world”. Because that’s just not true, and is never going to be. > > > > > ** Please don’t say, “Hey, all crops are genetically modified”. Yes, yes, > we have been selectively breeding plants for thousands of years. We all > know that. 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