Though perhaps the two most damning things about GMOs in the entire film are how none of the companies that produce GMO seed are willing to say whether their product is safe, and all of them are fighting efforts to inform consumers if they're eating GMO food or not.
And, according to a recent study by the Georg-August-University of Goettingen, GMO seed has increased yields by 22% and farmers' profits by 68%.
A new study reveals how GMOs might affect human health, while Monsanto is making more money on the strength of its GMO seed business.
Consumer advocates accused Stabenow of selling out consumer interests to appease food and big agriculture interests, such as Monsanto Co., the chief purveyor of GMO seed technology.
Modern high-output agriculture with its dependence on water, fertilizer and GMO seed stock is also defined as progress, but never mind the downstream pollution and shrinking lakes.
Violates state sovereignty; preempts GMO seed laws- The bill not only preempts state food labeling laws, but also specifically preempts GMO seed labeling laws, such as those in Vermont and Virginia that are designed to help farmers determine what seeds to buy and plant.
Conventional farming practices focus on monocultures, genetically modified organism (GMO) seed use and pesticides, polluting both crops and groundwater, as well as conventional plowing methods that result in topsoil erosion.
I won't get started on how wrong I think it is to be able to patent living organisms, but I will say this: If the wind carries a GMO seed onto a farmer's land and takes root there, it's the farmer (if anyone) who should have reason to prosecute, not the seed company.
