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Nailzberg

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5. Good. Courts say more research, okay. Lets research and find the best scientific solution.
Fri Sep 11, 2015, 04:00 AM
Sep 2015

Problem right now is, even in the face of overwhelming scientific consensus, the fringes on both sides control the debate. I was a policy wonk for years in downstate IL, lots of ag policy before I left politics. I met a lot of corn and soy farmers.

The facebook groups against Monsanto are kinda off target. Monsato isn't a monopoly. There are a dozen seed companies competing with them. And they aren't they masters of GMO. There are a dozen companies using GMO technology. Seed companies like Monsanto have more non-GMO strains for sale than they GMO strains. They're trying to provide the best product for a farmer's environment. Its not fair to be anti-GMO, GMOs should be evaluated on their own.

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