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> Why GM is pushed so hard. Well go on, don't just eldude to it. Spell it out. My understanding is that GM is pushed so hard because while farming is the most

> Why GM is pushed so hard. Well go on, don't just eldude to it. Spell it out. My understanding is that GM is pushed so hard because while farming is the most necessary thing humans do, it's also highly undesirable labor and the pay is shit. It's also risky business, on a long enough timeline every crop fails. Consumers should grow their own food if they are worried. See how hard it is. My experience is that 99% of the people who are agasinst Roundup haven't ever done a day's farming.

wrs 3y ago
Monsanto introduced proprietary GMO crops that were resistant to Roundup so you could easily wipe out every plant that wasn’t the crop (aka “weeds”). It was a package deal. > In 1996, Monsanto introduced the Roundup Ready soybean, a genetically engineered crop resistant to glyphosate. In the few years after, Roundup Ready cotton, maize, and various other crops also made their debut. https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/roundup-ready-crops/ https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/roundup-ready-crops/
- mardifoufs 3y ago
  Sure, but that's not a bad thing. Plus, farmers still use it without using GMO resistant crops.
zzzeek 3y ago
Is there a shortage of farm workers ? I live in a rural agricultural town, farms have plenty of workers here who largely come from central and South America . That's like a big part of the economy here. The work being hard / low paying isn't why Monsanto pushed GM so hard, they pushed it so they could patent seeds and sell license fees, as well as a ton of glyphosate.
cvccvroomvroom 3y ago
GM is all about pushing farmers into a dangerous monoculture and beholden to buying seed without an ability to save even their own non-GMO seed.
namuol 3y ago
> My experience is that 99% of the people who are agasinst Roundup haven't ever done a day's farming. Sounds about right[0]. > Direct on-farm employment accounted for about 2.6 million of these jobs, or 1.3 percent of U.S. employment. Are farmers somehow not susceptible to conflicts of interest? You suggested it yourself: The work is hard enough as it is, so the last thing farmers have time for is to pressure godlike multinational corporations into investing into alternatives. Who else is supposed to complain? [0]: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/ag-and-food-sectors-and-the-economy/#:~:text=In%202021%2C%2021.1%20million%20full,1.3%20percent%20of%20U.S.%20employment https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistic....
- cvccvroomvroom 3y ago
  Wow, lots of pro chemical lobbyists here who have no clue about chemical residues or cross-contamination. Eat organic.

wrs 3y ago

Monsanto introduced proprietary GMO crops that were resistant to Roundup so you could easily wipe out every plant that wasn’t the crop (aka “weeds”). It was a package deal. > In 1996, Monsanto introduced the Roundup Ready soybean, a genetically engineered crop resistant to glyphosate. In the few years after, Roundup Ready cotton, maize, and various other crops also made their debut. https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/roundup-ready-crops/ https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/roundup-ready-crops/

mardifoufs 3y ago
Sure, but that's not a bad thing. Plus, farmers still use it without using GMO resistant crops.

zzzeek 3y ago

Is there a shortage of farm workers ? I live in a rural agricultural town, farms have plenty of workers here who largely come from central and South America . That's like a big part of the economy here. The work being hard / low paying isn't why Monsanto pushed GM so hard, they pushed it so they could patent seeds and sell license fees, as well as a ton of glyphosate.

cvccvroomvroom 3y ago

GM is all about pushing farmers into a dangerous monoculture and beholden to buying seed without an ability to save even their own non-GMO seed.

namuol 3y ago

> My experience is that 99% of the people who are agasinst Roundup haven't ever done a day's farming. Sounds about right[0]. > Direct on-farm employment accounted for about 2.6 million of these jobs, or 1.3 percent of U.S. employment. Are farmers somehow not susceptible to conflicts of interest? You suggested it yourself: The work is hard enough as it is, so the last thing farmers have time for is to pressure godlike multinational corporations into investing into alternatives. Who else is supposed to complain? [0]: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/ag-and-food-sectors-and-the-economy/#:~:text=In%202021%2C%2021.1%20million%20full,1.3%20percent%20of%20U.S.%20employment https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistic....

cvccvroomvroom 3y ago
Wow, lots of pro chemical lobbyists here who have no clue about chemical residues or cross-contamination. Eat organic.