7 Foods That Should Never Cross Your Lips

Thank you Max Dan
I believe  the very same

and I like to try Organic food as well

but I find no differnence only in Price,,
my Friend  want eat my Food , so I dont invite her anymore  for a meal ,
safes me money,
how fanatic can one get??
i eat anything what is not poison,

good on you MaxDan,,
may god keep your Tatyfarm going  forever,,,

Yarra Valley in VIC Australie  greets a Smartman,,
simona-09

No you don’t understand.  What I’m saying is GE is a key tool to the hard task we have to face.  Organic is also a key to this as is conventional agricultural production.  We cannot survive on only organics.  This is undisputed scientific fact.  Coexistence with all these production methods is important to our future.  GE products have been consumed for over 10 years by billions of people and there has not been one documented death or illness from consuming a GE product.  The benefits from advanced plant breeding far outweigh the risks. 

Some people have recommended sensationalized, Michael-Moore-like books that that are as biased as this article.  I would also like to make a recommendation, read Tomorrow’s Table by Pamela C. Ronald. This is a very balanced book on this topic and a very interesting read.   The authors are husband and wife.  She is a molecular biologist and her husband an organic farmer.   It talks about their differences but also how they respect each other’s point of view and how they coexist.   

PS - corn is a grass, so technically corn fed cattle are grass fed cattle.  Remember California cows are happy cows and much of them eat silage.  Silage is just the whole corn plant ground up, grain and all.

Check out the label on Wal-mart's milk; it has a disclaimer at the bottom that states "According to the FDA, there is no significant difference between milk derived from rBHT treated and non-rBHT treated cows." Do we believe the article, or the label on the milk?

i grew up on a farm and we did not only grow potatoes, but we also raised dairy cows and beef cows. the statements that a farmer would not eat his own potatoes because of the pesticides is a joke. first of all they don't "OD" the potatoes on insecticides like the article is suggesting, that would kill the potatoes also. We ate these potatoes every day (and yes they will sprout) and never had a problem. we also fed our cows corn, grains, etc. but any dairy man will tell you that they do not use this feed constantly. it is expensive, and unrealistic. the reason why you would use these foods on dairy cows is because studies show that if you give cows grains etc (every so often) they will produce more milk. I think people have been getting on this huge organic kick lately without any reliable research done to prove that it is "better" for you. my grandmother is 92 and ate fruit, potatoes, milk, etc all grown or produced on her farm. During all this time they used many different insecticides (some known now to be very dangerous ex: DDT) and various chemicals. she has never been sickly, and up until a couple of years ago was able to be completely independent.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is obvious this article touched a nerve for many people.  I was equally disturbed by the inaccuracies and the bias from the author.  However there is a big picture here….by the year 2050 the world population will grow to a level that will demand twice the amount of food we grow today.  We will need to supply this food demand with fewer resources, less water, less land and less chemicals.  The Farmer is faced with the daunting task to produce more with less.  If we are to meet this challenge we need more than organic or conventional growing conditions.  We need all the tools we can get to achieve this task.  Biotechnology is really one of the few hopes we have.  Many in the population will cringe at this statement but…. sustainability through biotechnology is really a viable answer.  Here is a look at the past, present and future what advanced plant breeding does:

Past

·         Genetically Engineered Corn, Cotton and Soybean have decreased pesticide use by 62 million pounds,  fuel use by 475 million gallons and carbon dioxide emission by more than 22 billion pounds.

·        Yields of major agronomic crops have doubled over the last 75 years, due to advanced genetics.

·         Third world countries have gone from near famine and importers of food to exporters of food.

Present

·         The development of golden rice will save thousands upon thousands of young lives in poor malnourished countries.

·         Plants that produce high cellulose will make biofuel production more economical and decrease our demand on foreign oil.

·        Genetic engineered plants are developed to produce food oils that are healthier (non-transfats).

·         Plastics from plants that are renewable and biodegradable are better for the environment.

Future

·         Drought tolerant crops will soon be available and able to be planted in harsh dry conditions thus increasing the available land to grow more food.

·         Nitrogen fixation a natural quality in some plants will soon be in agronomic crops saving the environment millions of pounds of pollution each year.

·         The tobacco plant- the plant responsible for killing millions of people could someday be the cure to the dreadful disease it has caused.

Sustainability through biotechnology……….it’s coming.