A group of protesters dressed as giant bees demonstrated outside the showground this week to highlight a new report by Reading University, which says that use of pesticide on crops (crops, note, not gardens) has risen in the past five years.
As for the BBC's coverage, you'd think the whole of America was populated with Elvis impersonators from Las Vegas.Maggie McGirr Greenwich, ConnecticutThought about food yet?SIR – Your article on the spread of genetically modified crops noted that in Europe, opposition to GM food "remains as strong as ever" ("Taking root", February 27th).
Today, most gene modifications involve transferring genes from a different species into a crop, notes Ow, but with this technique, one can easily replace a gene with another version from the same species, potentially making it more acceptable to the public.
As early as 2030, farmers will begin to see an impact on the crop, notes Scientific American.
Parks department employees who pulled up the crops last week noted the precision with which the plot was arranged.
"We are a long, long way from a single quote for next season's wheat crop," he notes.
This situation is acknowledged in a recent issue of a technical journal devoted to crop problems, which notes that "with the widespread use of 2,4-D to control broad-leaved weeds, grass weeds in particular have increasingly become a threat to corn and soybean yields".
Biofuels Displace Food Crops and many note that we need the food more.
Extensive damage to corn, cotton, and rice crops was also noted.
"There's less of the cuddly panda phenomenon going on there, because humans need water to survive, to grow crops," Loucks said, noting that "oftentimes we see freshwater for human use," and not for conservation.
