OT: LOL… All you folks that are trying to eat organic from places like Whole Foods….

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[quote=davelj]
I’m no expert on this by a long shot… but are you suggesting that going all-organic would increase crop yields around the globe? In other words, if we abandoned GMO, fertilizers, etc. – all of the “bad” stuff – would the resulting yields not decline on an aggregate basis?[/quote]

There are scores of different crops in scores of different types of farms around the world. High-tech solutions will probably work well in certain environments, not so well in others. Seems like the high-tech stuff isn’t working well in India for whatever reason. There’s not going to be any one answer on how to feed 7 billion people, if it’s even possible at all.

[no_such_reality]

[quote=CONCHO][quote=davelj]
I’m no expert on this by a long shot… but are you suggesting that going all-organic would increase crop yields around the globe? In other words, if we abandoned GMO, fertilizers, etc. – all of the “bad” stuff – would the resulting yields not decline on an aggregate basis?[/quote]

There are scores of different crops in scores of different types of farms around the world. High-tech solutions will probably work well in certain environments, not so well in others. Seems like the high-tech stuff isn’t working well in India for whatever reason. There’s not going to be any one answer on how to feed 7 billion people, if it’s even possible at all.[/quote]

I’m not sure what technology/GM solution people are expecting to severe drought followed by torrential rain and flooding.

[no_such_reality]

[quote=CONCHO][quote=davelj]
I’m no expert on this by a long shot… but are you suggesting that going all-organic would increase crop yields around the globe? In other words, if we abandoned GMO, fertilizers, etc. – all of the “bad” stuff – would the resulting yields not decline on an aggregate basis?[/quote]

There are scores of different crops in scores of different types of farms around the world. High-tech solutions will probably work well in certain environments, not so well in others. Seems like the high-tech stuff isn’t working well in India for whatever reason. There’s not going to be any one answer on how to feed 7 billion people, if it’s even possible at all.[/quote]

I’m not sure what technology/GM solution people are expecting to severe drought followed by torrential rain and flooding.

[no_such_reality]

[quote=CONCHO][quote=davelj]
I’m no expert on this by a long shot… but are you suggesting that going all-organic would increase crop yields around the globe? In other words, if we abandoned GMO, fertilizers, etc. – all of the “bad” stuff – would the resulting yields not decline on an aggregate basis?[/quote]

There are scores of different crops in scores of different types of farms around the world. High-tech solutions will probably work well in certain environments, not so well in others. Seems like the high-tech stuff isn’t working well in India for whatever reason. There’s not going to be any one answer on how to feed 7 billion people, if it’s even possible at all.[/quote]

I’m not sure what technology/GM solution people are expecting to severe drought followed by torrential rain and flooding.

[no_such_reality]

[quote=CONCHO][quote=davelj]
I’m no expert on this by a long shot… but are you suggesting that going all-organic would increase crop yields around the globe? In other words, if we abandoned GMO, fertilizers, etc. – all of the “bad” stuff – would the resulting yields not decline on an aggregate basis?[/quote]

There are scores of different crops in scores of different types of farms around the world. High-tech solutions will probably work well in certain environments, not so well in others. Seems like the high-tech stuff isn’t working well in India for whatever reason. There’s not going to be any one answer on how to feed 7 billion people, if it’s even possible at all.[/quote]

I’m not sure what technology/GM solution people are expecting to severe drought followed by torrential rain and flooding.

[no_such_reality]

[quote=CONCHO][quote=davelj]
I’m no expert on this by a long shot… but are you suggesting that going all-organic would increase crop yields around the globe? In other words, if we abandoned GMO, fertilizers, etc. – all of the “bad” stuff – would the resulting yields not decline on an aggregate basis?[/quote]

There are scores of different crops in scores of different types of farms around the world. High-tech solutions will probably work well in certain environments, not so well in others. Seems like the high-tech stuff isn’t working well in India for whatever reason. There’s not going to be any one answer on how to feed 7 billion people, if it’s even possible at all.[/quote]

I’m not sure what technology/GM solution people are expecting to severe drought followed by torrential rain and flooding.

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For those that into sustainability and non-GM foods, you may enjoy Alex Bogusky’s site fearlessrevolution.com. He was the creative guru at Crispin Portin + Bogusky ad agency before he sold out to the consumer. How sad for Advertising Age. Maybe he’ll got bored and come back to his senses.

Scary “Cap the Gene Spill” video.

http://fearlessrevolution.com/

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For those that into sustainability and non-GM foods, you may enjoy Alex Bogusky’s site fearlessrevolution.com. He was the creative guru at Crispin Portin + Bogusky ad agency before he sold out to the consumer. How sad for Advertising Age. Maybe he’ll got bored and come back to his senses.

Scary “Cap the Gene Spill” video.

http://fearlessrevolution.com/

[equalizer]

For those that into sustainability and non-GM foods, you may enjoy Alex Bogusky’s site fearlessrevolution.com. He was the creative guru at Crispin Portin + Bogusky ad agency before he sold out to the consumer. How sad for Advertising Age. Maybe he’ll got bored and come back to his senses.

Scary “Cap the Gene Spill” video.

http://fearlessrevolution.com/

[equalizer]

For those that into sustainability and non-GM foods, you may enjoy Alex Bogusky’s site fearlessrevolution.com. He was the creative guru at Crispin Portin + Bogusky ad agency before he sold out to the consumer. How sad for Advertising Age. Maybe he’ll got bored and come back to his senses.

Scary “Cap the Gene Spill” video.

http://fearlessrevolution.com/

[equalizer]

For those that into sustainability and non-GM foods, you may enjoy Alex Bogusky’s site fearlessrevolution.com. He was the creative guru at Crispin Portin + Bogusky ad agency before he sold out to the consumer. How sad for Advertising Age. Maybe he’ll got bored and come back to his senses.

Scary “Cap the Gene Spill” video.

http://fearlessrevolution.com/

[Shadowfax]

No expert here either but I agree that produce and products that originate from or contain GMOs should at least be labeled as such so that those who wish to avoid them can do so.

My limited understanding is that the GMO seeds are expensive and that farmers cannot use last year’s crop to generate new seeds, like they normally would. Instead, Monsanto requires they buy new seeds from Monsanto each year. Also, the GMO seeds contaminate their other similar crops–wheat to wheat for example, so if they grow GMO wheat and regular wheat, the GMO wheat contaminates the regular wheat in some way.

I also find it frightening that humans again think they are so superior that they can defeat 1000s of years of evolution in a petri dish. Certain plant species evolve to adapt to certain environments–to be draught resistant or to survive certain infestations. In the case of Inida, to try to wipe that all out with a man-made GMO crop…it’s the worst kind of arrogance.

[Shadowfax]

No expert here either but I agree that produce and products that originate from or contain GMOs should at least be labeled as such so that those who wish to avoid them can do so.

My limited understanding is that the GMO seeds are expensive and that farmers cannot use last year’s crop to generate new seeds, like they normally would. Instead, Monsanto requires they buy new seeds from Monsanto each year. Also, the GMO seeds contaminate their other similar crops–wheat to wheat for example, so if they grow GMO wheat and regular wheat, the GMO wheat contaminates the regular wheat in some way.

I also find it frightening that humans again think they are so superior that they can defeat 1000s of years of evolution in a petri dish. Certain plant species evolve to adapt to certain environments–to be draught resistant or to survive certain infestations. In the case of Inida, to try to wipe that all out with a man-made GMO crop…it’s the worst kind of arrogance.

[Shadowfax]

No expert here either but I agree that produce and products that originate from or contain GMOs should at least be labeled as such so that those who wish to avoid them can do so.

My limited understanding is that the GMO seeds are expensive and that farmers cannot use last year’s crop to generate new seeds, like they normally would. Instead, Monsanto requires they buy new seeds from Monsanto each year. Also, the GMO seeds contaminate their other similar crops–wheat to wheat for example, so if they grow GMO wheat and regular wheat, the GMO wheat contaminates the regular wheat in some way.

I also find it frightening that humans again think they are so superior that they can defeat 1000s of years of evolution in a petri dish. Certain plant species evolve to adapt to certain environments–to be draught resistant or to survive certain infestations. In the case of Inida, to try to wipe that all out with a man-made GMO crop…it’s the worst kind of arrogance.

[Shadowfax]

No expert here either but I agree that produce and products that originate from or contain GMOs should at least be labeled as such so that those who wish to avoid them can do so.

My limited understanding is that the GMO seeds are expensive and that farmers cannot use last year’s crop to generate new seeds, like they normally would. Instead, Monsanto requires they buy new seeds from Monsanto each year. Also, the GMO seeds contaminate their other similar crops–wheat to wheat for example, so if they grow GMO wheat and regular wheat, the GMO wheat contaminates the regular wheat in some way.

I also find it frightening that humans again think they are so superior that they can defeat 1000s of years of evolution in a petri dish. Certain plant species evolve to adapt to certain environments–to be draught resistant or to survive certain infestations. In the case of Inida, to try to wipe that all out with a man-made GMO crop…it’s the worst kind of arrogance.

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