This Denver Post article on the Colorado beet battle is a followup to a previous post about Boulder's organic farmers' battle with Monsanto. Now the people of Boulder are using the film "The World According to Monsanto" to convey their message. Nevertheless, I agree with the activists, because I do not feel it is wise to use GMO crops when it is unknown what effects these organisms will ultimately have on the environment.
If people are given a choice, then I would bet that most people would prefer organic foods over GMO foods. Since there is no way to quarantine GMO crops from organic crops, there will be cross-mixture of the GMO genes into the organic crops once the GMO crops are introduced to the ecosystem.
Source: Denver Post
If people are given a choice, then I would bet that most people would prefer organic foods over GMO foods. Since there is no way to quarantine GMO crops from organic crops, there will be cross-mixture of the GMO genes into the organic crops once the GMO crops are introduced to the ecosystem.
The groups say the documentary provides important context as the county debates whether to allow six local farmers to grow Monsanto's Roundup-Ready sugar beets on 960 acres of county-owned land.
Roundup-Ready crops are not killed when the herbicide glyphosate, sold under the Roundup brand, is applied for weed control...
Last week, the county Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee voted 6-1 to recommend the farmers move ahead with the idea.
Source: Denver Post
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