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KurtNYC

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25. We have been eating GMO for 20 years now.

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 12:59 PM

Oct 2013

Every liter of coca-cola is full of GMO corn. Millions and millions of gallons of it for 20 years.

GMO crops do NOT make their own herbicides (!) Transgenic crops have a limited period of use because they lose the traits forced into them within a few generations.

The big trend in corn farming lately is "no till" and mostly because it saves money, man hours and has higher yields than GM + herbicide systems.

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Mexico Bans GMO Corn Effective Immediately [View all] eridani Oct 2013 OP

+1 darkangel218 Oct 2013 #1

This is good news Orrex Oct 2013 #2

Excellent! Fearless Oct 2013 #3

Oh thank God fasttense Oct 2013 #4

This is really good news, they stopped experimental plantings too. nt bananas Oct 2013 #20

In the U.S. consumers battle for GMO labels..Let us choose: Just Label It NeonDog Oct 2013 #5

Mexican Psychics have long predicted this Berlum Oct 2013 #6

Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #7

I can imagine the problems they would have it.. yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #8

can NAFTA somehow be invoked to over rule this ruling? rurallib Oct 2013 #9

How many people have been killed by GM corn? (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2013 #10

That's exactly the problem. No could answer that question Greybnk48 Oct 2013 #13

The only case... CSStrowbridge Oct 2013 #15

I doubt that.. freebrew Oct 2013 #18

Field corn is not what is fed to cattle, at least not in the giant CAFOs. CrispyQ Oct 2013 #31

what century are you referencing? lunasun Oct 2013 #53

Slow, degenerate decrepitude is what happens. Not keel over kick ass DEATH Berlum Oct 2013 #47

You're kidding, right? RC Oct 2013 #16

We have been eating GMO for 20 years now. KurtNYC Oct 2013 #25

Thanks for the video bahrbearian Oct 2013 #29

Researchers: GM Crops Are Killing Monarch Butterflies, After All bananas Oct 2013 #21

We don't really know. bvar22 Oct 2013 #32

It kills small farms who can't afford to fight back when Monsanto sues them n/t eridani Oct 2013 #40

Yes! lonestarnot Oct 2013 #11

Interesting. Laelth Oct 2013 #12

+1 BelgianMadCow Oct 2013 #50

K&R ReRe Oct 2013 #14

how much longer do you think Judge Jaime Eduardo Verdugo will have a job? Javaman Oct 2013 #17

I lost a friend earlier this year who would have been thrilled about this. IdaBriggs Oct 2013 #19

So with more and more countries.. adavid Oct 2013 #22

This... KurtNYC Oct 2013 #27

So much for science ... Texano78704 Oct 2013 #23

Good call. If you're going to get killed in Mexico... Dreamer Tatum Oct 2013 #24

Mexico had one of the worlds most diverse corn crops BronxBoy Oct 2013 #30

That's a pretty stupid post. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #57

it was stupid fascisthunter Oct 2013 #58

Oh shit. Monsanto is going to bribe congressional repukes into drumming Aristus Oct 2013 #26

GMO corn production (Crops) are banned in Mexico, Not GMO corn imports pugetres Oct 2013 #28

Muy Intelligente! Viva Mexico~ Cha Oct 2013 #33

To the people of Kauai! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #39

It's a miracle, she.. through hard work and determination! Cha Oct 2013 #41

To our future, Cha! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #42

Ah, Kauai is beautiful in more ways than one! I'll be right there! Well, one of these days... freshwest Oct 2013 #43

So happy we got this Bill Passed! Not that far for you, fresh.. Cha Oct 2013 #45

Gorgeous! Sheshe's rainbow! freshwest Oct 2013 #46

Land Race Indigenous Corn Agony Oct 2013 #34

Thanks for this! Luminous Animal Oct 2013 #36

+1 lunasun Oct 2013 #55

Knr roody Oct 2013 #35

Meh, pick your poison (literally) Rstrstx Oct 2013 #37

Health is not the only issue here eridani Oct 2013 #38

Meh, GMO technology has INCREASED the use of pesticides Agony Oct 2013 #49

K&R nt Zorra Oct 2013 #44

I'm loving this madokie Oct 2013 #48

Fine Peregrine Oct 2013 #51

very good! tillikum Oct 2013 #52

This should be on the front page everywhere lunasun Oct 2013 #54

Good for Mexico! n/t onestepforward Oct 2013 #56

100th rec. n/t Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #59