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USDA folds to Genetically Engineered Alfalfa

Posted on 30 January 2011 by rcornish

It is probably with little surprise to most that this announcement comes, but on Friday (I believe that to be the date) the USDA lifted any and all restrictions on the planting of genetically engineered alfalfa. This debate has been stirring for sometime now, since a court placed an injunction the planting of any further GE alfalfa sometime back. It looked as if the USDA might actually be reasonable with the matter and perhaps restrict it in some ways, including potential zoning and requirements for barriers, as were some of the suggested possibility that came up in the various meetings that the USDA held. Apparently though, that was merely lip service to make the folks like me and the number of outraged and affected farmers from previous problems with GMO’s in the past. Continue reading →

Posted in Green, Pasture, Record | Tagged agriculture, alfalfa, farm, farmer, farming, ge genetic, genetically engineered, GMO, monsanto, USDA | 1 Comment

Catching Up with Ag

Posted on 21 November 2010 by rcornish

I have not posted here in, well, going on two months at least. Once again it is not for lack of things to post about either. I have somewhere on the order of at least twenty posts to make that are farm and agriculture related. Alas, I have not the time to give them all the time that deserve. Hopefully we will get to covering the thoughts that I have here in the future on a more regular basis. In fact, just as with the other blogs, it is the intent to promise a at least one blog over the weekend that will always give you something to look forward to on Mondays. That does not mean I will not post during the week, just that there is a plan to always post over Saturday/Sunday. Anyway, given that I am so behind, I thought I would share a few short notes about several things… Continue reading →

Posted in Green, Record, Row-Crops | Tagged agblog, farm subsidy, GMO, monsanto, politics, salmon, subsidies | Leave a comment

Monsanto & Round Up

Posted on 3 November 2009 by rcornish

Imagine that for 30-50 years, you were farmer. You saved a bit of the seed from what you grew, had it cleaned and sowed that the following year to cut you cost. Suddenly, somebody says you can not do that anymore and wins. Continue reading →

Posted in Farm, Record, Row-Crops | Tagged DNA, Jefferson, lawyer, legal, monsanto, Round Up, seed | 2 Comments

Roundup = Poison?

Another one of my rants that was previously published elsewhere. In this particular case it is about Monsanto and Roundup – basically a poison and the use on genetically modified food crop seeds. Continue reading →