CBS News: GM grass linked to Texas cattle deaths

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29. Yep. drought really destroys the value of fodder. Good point and good to know.

Although cattle survive forage that horses cannot. I'm amazed at some of the things ranchers fed in the past, cactus pads with the thorns scorched off.

Mine never got anything but field grass, bermuda with dry land farming, you can't be too picky with almost no rain at all, fields turning white with drought. Had to bale before that to keep thing going in the winter, as well. And the weight gain is much slower, but the investment much less.

It sounds as if these cattle were going for the gold. GMO produces insecticides within the plant itself. It's got a bad reputation for some. Your idea may have merit but I'm thinking this was cultivated pasture intended for weight gain, and not many wild volunteers.

CBS reporting it is interesting. Do you think they have an angle? They are not 'librul media' by any means.