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German GM wheat trials approved but site sabotaged
On Sat, 26 Apr 2003 07:01:04 -0500, "Gordon Couger"
wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Torsten Brinch" Newsgroups: sci.agriculture Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 3:00 AM Subject: German GM wheat trials approved but site sabotaged : On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 21:49:16 -0500, "Gordon Couger" : wrote: : : The only major concern by farmers about RR wheat is it's marketability. : : It should be a major concern to them, if their customers send signals : of "Don't want it. Don't need it", as reported in the article. : : There is no point in growing something that we can't sell. : : Exactly. There is a distinct possibility that RR wheat for bread could : fall in that category. : : The green lobby has wandered off coarse : : Perhaps from screaming 'The sky is falling' too much? : Sorry, couldn't resist. :-) : : and are trying to block the most : positive technology we have ever found for the environment : : Yeah, speak about hype. : : and ill-informed : believers like Torsten have swallowed their story hook line and sinker. : : Shrug. In the discussions we have had you have found me well-informed : and not at all gullible. : : So called green groups that try to block GM crops and promote organic : farming methods as the answer to the world food problems simple don't : understand the basics of agriculture. : : Otoh, those who would try to block organic farming methods and promote : GM crops as the answer to the worlds food problems would seem to be : wildly off, too. : : It stands to reason that if GM crops were -the- answer to the worlds : food problems, we would have no option but to persue it. Reality, : however, is rather more complex. : Torsten, Crops that use half the CO2 to grow snip Yes, Gordon, what crops are you talking about? |
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