The Rural Voice, 2000-02, Page 261) The testing for GMO corn is
complex in that there has to be a test
for each different Bt genetic event.
One test does not necessarily do all
for any genetically modified
organism.
2) Genetic contamination in the seed
industry may be so bad that no
company will be able to guarantee
more than 98 per cent GEO free.
3) There is currently a higher level of
acceptance of GEO soybeans than
corn in importing countries.
4) The self -pollinating soybeans
don't raise the same concerns about
cross-pollination that corn does.
5) The issue of BST in milk in the
U.S. was a real hot issue a couple of
years ago. Consumers were against it,
the cows were against it, the antis
were against it and successfully got
public donations to fight it, everyone
wanted labeling and got it to some
degree. Today it's a dead issue. U.S.
cows are still being jabbed with
needles, consumers have forgotten
about it, the labels have shrunk to
itsy-bitsy sizes and no anti -group
could raise one thin dime today to
fight BST.
Jt will soon come to pass with
GEO and biotechnology. Why?
It's a nauseous thing to keep
poking and prodding and hovering
over our food stuffs, dissecting them
under the bright light on the coroners
examining table. We will soon tire of
it, as we will find it spoils our
appetites. We in North America like
our food too well. For us it's a
sensory experience.
Any lessons from the O.K.
Corral? Yeah, don't bring a knife to
a gun fight!
PS: Many have asked about weather
and crop predictions. The Brazilian
bean crop will be between 28.0 and
29.5 MMT, their corn crop will also
be under 30 MMT. Reason: the
influence of La Nina will continue to
bring irregular weather. The U.S.
corn crop will be under 9 billion bu.
for the first time in many years,
average yields will be off 8 bu./ac.
Their soy crop will be off 4 bu./ac
from 1999. Reason: lack of rain and
sufficient sub -soil moisture. 2001
will be worse!°
Mervyn Erb is a crop consultant with
Erb Crop Management Systems Inc.
in Brucefield, ON.
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