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German GM wheat trials approved but site sabotaged
The only major concern by farmers about RR wheat is it's marketability.
There is no point in growing something that we can't sell. The green lobby has wandered off coarse and are trying to block the most positive technology we have ever found for the environment and ill-informed believers like Torsten have swallowed their story hook line and sinker. 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. Gordon "Torsten Brinch" wrote in message ... TITLE: The Heartland Wrestles With Biotechnology SOURCE: The Washington Post, USA, by Justin Gillis http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2003Apr21.html DATE: Apr 22, 2003 The Heartland Wrestles With Biotechnology By no means does the opposition movement command unanimous allegiance in farm country -- the issue has split farmers, farm organizations and legislatures in at least four states and two Canadian provinces, with the pro-biotech side plausibly claiming majority support among farmers in most of those places. But the strength of the opposition has provoked a rollicking debate. Roundup Ready wheat is emerging as a key test of whether the biotechnology industry can take charge of the destiny of a major crop used primarily as food, something it has yet to accomplish despite successes in other crops. |
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