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Seed licensing is an agricultural practice that was adopted before GMO technology was available, and isn't unique to it either. I'm all for a healthy skepticis
by bduerst 10y ago
Seed licensing is an agricultural practice that was adopted before GMO technology was available, and isn't unique to it either.
I'm all for a healthy skepticism of technology, but layman critics of GMOs routinely confuse standard industry practices (such as licensing and monocultures) with the GMO technology itself.
- dredmorbius 10y agoWhen was it adopted? By whom? How widely was it practiced? Were any objections raised?
- bduerst 10y agoLicensing? 1970's, farmers, quite widely because of the usefulness of new private hybrid species, none.
- dredmorbius 10y agoSomehow I get the impression farmers weren't the ones who were pushing for seed licensing.
- bduerst 10y agoThey don't care, because of how useful the privately-owned and developed hybrids are. Layman such as yourself care more than they do.
- dredmorbius 10y agoYou're curiously evasive in answering questions. And curiously eager to pick personal battles. Just sayin'.