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closeupready

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12. Corn by-products are in EVERYTHING, almost.

Reply to djean111 (Reply #9)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 10:54 AM

Aug 2015

"Much Depends on Dinner" has an interesting chapter on the history and modern use of corn and corn by-products, and it turns out that corn is probably the most versatile plant crop on Earth.

That said, I too keep corn at arm's length, though I happen to like it.

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Goodbye Organic [View all] tecelote Aug 2015 OP

Well, cleistogamous crops will probably still be OK Recursion Aug 2015 #1

This is why Jackson and Josephine counties here in Oregon recently banned GMO crops there... cascadiance Aug 2015 #2

I didn't know about Jackson and Josephine counties. That's great. tecelote Aug 2015 #3

That should work. Wind and insects won't cross county lines. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2015 #6

It's action though. tecelote Aug 2015 #10

The situation with corn is very troubling TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #4

Our Ag laws and Monsanto are true evil tecelote Aug 2015 #5

"organic" is a marketing ploy, nothing more. alarimer Aug 2015 #7

Unfortunately, in your supermarket this is true. The "organic" label means little. tecelote Aug 2015 #11

Are you familiar with the USDA organic label? roody Aug 2015 #14

k/r nationalize the fed Aug 2015 #8

As planned. djean111 Aug 2015 #9

Corn by-products are in EVERYTHING, almost. closeupready Aug 2015 #12

A couple of years ago, I was really really poor and stopped buying prepared djean111 Aug 2015 #13