Reply #14: so you're not an authority.

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http://www.councilforresponsiblegenetics.org/GeneWatch/GeneWatchPage.aspx?pageId=249

'The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and Technology for Development (IAASTD),8 which was written by more than 400 scientists and signed by nearly 60 governments around the world, says that industrial agriculture has degraded our natural resources and threatens the world's food, water, and energy security. The report, sponsored by the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and the World Bank, continues by stating that industrial agriculture's "business as usual is not an option." GE crops will not reduce hunger and poverty, and will only exacerbate social inequality and environmental degradation. IAASTD concludes that sustainable agriculture-where farmers have access to and control of their resources and local markets-is the right solution. A 2007 study from the University of Michigan concluded that organic agriculture could actually increase global food production by as much as 50 percent without using more land.9 Genetic engineering, on the other hand, has already failed to increase yields.10 What has increased due to the planting of GE seeds is the amount of pesticides being sprayed-over 300 million more pounds during the last 13 years.11 Sustainable agro-ecological farming methods are being used throughout the world and are threatened by the spread of GE crops-often forcibly through U.S. trade and food aid policies.'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_plant

'Outcrossing of transgenic plants not only poses potential environmental risks, it may also trouble farmers and food producers. Many countries have different legislations for transgenic and conventional plants as well as the derived food and feed, and consumers demand the freedom of choice to buy GM-derived or conventional products. Therefore, farmers and producers must separate both production chains. This requires coexistence measures on the field level as well as traceability measures throughout the whole food and feed processing chain. Research projects such as Co-Extra, SIGMEA and Transcontainer investigate how farmers can avoid outcrossing and mixing of transgenic and non-transgenic crops, and how processors can ensure and verify the separation of both production chains.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-rodale/we-stand-united-in-opposi_b_816637.html

and if you come to your senses -- you can join the resistance to GE alfalfa

'Monsanto's GE Roundup Ready alfalfa without any restrictions flies in the face of the interests of conventional and organic farmers, preservation of the environment, and consumer choice. USDA has become a rogue agency in its regulation of biotech crops and its decision to appease the few companies who seek to benefit from this technology comes despite increasing evidence that GE alfalfa will threaten the rights of American farmers and consumers, as well as damage the environment. '