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LiberalEsto

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2. Ah yes, our Monsanto GMO corn crop
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 04:11 PM
Jul 2012

I wonder how that's going.
I recently read that the corn rootworms that were supposed to be killed by eating the GMO corn have now evolved resistance to it, and are merrily munching away.

Is it bad? GreenMask Jul 2012 #1
It has a knock-on effect on every food item we eat. NickB79 Jul 2012 #10
Yes. It's bad. Think famine. aquart Jul 2012 #19
Ah yes, our Monsanto GMO corn crop LiberalEsto Jul 2012 #2
It's a drought. That harms all crops 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #8
Rootworms eating corn specifically engineered to kill them NickB79 Jul 2012 #11
Only if those same rootworms didn't also eat non-GMO 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #16
this winter could be pretty scary FirstLight Jul 2012 #3
Du rec. Nt xchrom Jul 2012 #4
Buy corn and soybean futures. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #5
Screw that. Buy actual beans and rice to stock the pantry NickB79 Jul 2012 #13
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2012 #6
A few degrees make a big difference. No water, no life. harun Jul 2012 #7
Yeah and there has been a run by wealthier buying up farm land. glinda Jul 2012 #9
Believe it or not Denny Hastert (Former House Speaker) actually bought my uncles farm. harun Jul 2012 #14
A lot of them are going to lose their shirts in this NickB79 Jul 2012 #15
Farmers are covered magic59 Jul 2012 #17
Better tgo bail out farmers than bankers Bluzmann57 Jul 2012 #20
Just imagine NeoConsSuck Jul 2012 #18
And corn futures rising by the day! benld74 Jul 2012 #12
My Mom inherited 60 acres that can be used for corn, hay and perhaps wheat. amandabeech Jul 2012 #21
My summer garden looks like crap dinger130 Jul 2012 #22
Same here. I took the mower to the sweet corn, now time for tilling NickB79 Jul 2012 #23
saw this first hand a couple of weeks ago azurnoir Jul 2012 #24
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