First there weren't any genes jumping. The farmer raised the pharmaceutical corn last year for Prodigene.
This year he planted soybeans into the field. Some of the corn seed from last year grew in the field this year as a weed. The farmers call it volunteer corn.
The farmer received warnings from Prodigene's representative and the government that the volunteer corn must be eradicated.
The last warning was less than a week before harvest. By the time the government checked back and learned the farmer wasn't in compliance the soybeans were at the elevator. The 500 bushels (3000 lbs) of soybeans were contaminated with 60 grams of corn stalks. Unfortunately they got mixed into a 500,000 bushel bin at the elevator.
What we learned is that the government (believe it or not) actually did a good job of protecting our interests. Prodigene will buy the soybeans and they will be destroyed.
Current use of biotech corn has reduced farmers use of insecticides by million of pounds. Pharmaceutical corn has the potential to greatly lower drug costs for seniors.
Here's a URL from the Omaha Herald
Here and another from the BIO organization Here
Man Holmes
I can see it now. They post these receivers around the city. You drive by and they record your vitals like drivers license number and breath alcohol. Two remote cameras grab a picture of both the driver and the cars license plate.
You open the mail a day later and there's a summons to appear in court on drunk driving charges. If you don't show up then the cops are called out.
Tell me if you don't think that the Madd crowd aren't meeting with their legislators about laws to put this is action.
Smart money will soon be shorting the stocks of the alcohol vendors.
Man Holmes
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First there weren't any genes jumping. The farmer raised the pharmaceutical corn last year for Prodigene. This year he planted soybeans into the field. Some of the corn seed from last year grew in the field this year as a weed. The farmers call it volunteer corn. The farmer received warnings from Prodigene's representative and the government that the volunteer corn must be eradicated. The last warning was less than a week before harvest. By the time the government checked back and learned the farmer wasn't in compliance the soybeans were at the elevator. The 500 bushels (3000 lbs) of soybeans were contaminated with 60 grams of corn stalks. Unfortunately they got mixed into a 500,000 bushel bin at the elevator. What we learned is that the government (believe it or not) actually did a good job of protecting our interests. Prodigene will buy the soybeans and they will be destroyed. Current use of biotech corn has reduced farmers use of insecticides by million of pounds. Pharmaceutical corn has the potential to greatly lower drug costs for seniors. Here's a URL from the Omaha Herald Here and another from the BIO organization Here Man Holmes
I can see it now. They post these receivers around the city. You drive by and they record your vitals like drivers license number and breath alcohol. Two remote cameras grab a picture of both the driver and the cars license plate. You open the mail a day later and there's a summons to appear in court on drunk driving charges. If you don't show up then the cops are called out. Tell me if you don't think that the Madd crowd aren't meeting with their legislators about laws to put this is action. Smart money will soon be shorting the stocks of the alcohol vendors. Man Holmes