Reply #58: As a small farmer, I don't want these products.

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First poison drenched food is very unappealing and what we small farmers grow, we eat and give to our families to eat and otherwise use the crop in other areas of our farm.

Somethings I've discovered in the course of farming. Round up drenched crops or crop waste can NOT be used for mulch. The round up it was drenched in, even say corn stalks, will kill any seed or plant you try growing in it. So, round up drenched crops and crop waste must be carefully separated and prevented from getting near any other crop you have growing. This is particularly difficult as a small farmer because small farmers don't just grow one crop. We have to diversify in order to make enough money. So, it's a really big hassle to find a dumping ground for round up drenched crop waste.

As a small farmer I can't afford to buy seeds every year. I save seeds a lot, this cuts down on expenses. You can NOT save GMO seeds. You have to buy them every year. By buying seeds every year, your crop never adapts. Most crops get healthier and stronger each year you plant your saved seeds. GMO crops can't and don't. True some GMO crops have some protections from some insects and diseases but they don't have protection from them all. So, unlike the pumpkins whose best producer I save the seed from each year, GMO crops will still have the same diseases and bug problems they had last year.

It costs a lot for all those chemicals. I've recently gone to certified naturally grown production and a lot our pest management products we get right from our kitchen at a quarter of the cost for the chemicals.

So, no most small farmers don't want the crap Monsanto is giving out unless of course they are inexperienced and haven't worked and farmed with the stuff.