"Genetic Modification -- science vs belief"

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41. Let's be clear,

You parade around, half-cocked, making outrageously uninformed claims, and, now, to ice the cake, you cap it off with the incredibly irritating entreaty (also very popular with libertarian-types) to "do your research".

Case in point: The "farmer with the eye-dropper". The global market for glyphosphate is 1.35 million metric tons. The total acreage of corn and soybeans in the United States is roughly 150 million acres. Roughly 90% of that crop consists of herbicide resistant GMO seed. Treating that acreage at the modest application rate of 1.15 lbs per acre requires 39 million gallons of glyphosphate (41% solution).

No one is using a fucking "eye dropper" on a 1,000 acre soybean field in Mississippi. That's a ridiculous statement and the fact that you've said it, twice in this thread, pretty well shows that you don't quantitatively understand what the fuck you're talking about, or how to distinguish solid arguments from bullshit.

Case in point: "simple 20-30 year efforts at "natural", (man-induced, often failed), hybridization will not feed the world we live in, nor will it enable us to adapt quickly to global climate crises brought-on by man-made global climate change." Who told you this? What farming practices did you consider? What crop varieties did you consider? How did you quantify the results? How does small scale, intensive farming compare with large-scale extensive farming in terms of production? inputs? energy usage? long term sustainability?

Ten-to-one says you haven't seriously consulted actual published information on crop yeilds, much less considered any published comparative studies of different agricultural practices. (Hint - check with the agricultural college in your state.)


But you're gonna strut around and "school" me?

Please.