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Country1 -

I've seen a few posts of you knocking Roundup Ready products. I can respect your opinion - but I don't agree with you. Are you worried about the chemical implications of Glyphosate applications or the fact that the DNA of the plant has been modified to be reistant to Glyphosate applications?

For the Casual foodplotter - RR Corn and Soybeans makes life MUCH easier. I think personally its a better option than Atrazine or other traditional chemicals to control weed growth.

As it is today - much of the Cooking Oils, prepared foods, and sugar that we consume - has been grown with Genetically Modifed seed - and Glyphosate resistant technolgy.

My two cents.

FH

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You talking to me?

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NOPE - COUNTRY1 -

he sounds like maybe an organic farmer or something.

FH

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Oh ok just makin sure.

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farm hunter I have a certified organic farm, what's wrong with that?
As for genetically modified. There are over 100,000 varieties of gm that have been rejected by the FDA for human consumption. Some cause disease, some allergy, some internal organ stress or failure, infertility, tumors,,,,, the list goes on. Each year dozens that were aproved for human consumption are recalled and suitable only for livestock. I'm sure that is why that fellow is warning against it. Since livestock grade is what you generally get when purchasing seed. Will any of those conditions tranfer through meat ingested by a human. I have no idea. But am not willing to take that chance on my family for just a very small monetary difference in seed cost. As for RR being easier, possibly but much more expensive than using traditional bushog/plow/disc methods to kill the vegetation. With the money saved the person can buy a variety of seeds to supply the needed vitamins and protein to the heard delivered via a seed blend. Instead of offering a very low protein source such as corn that is rr compatible.
Blessings

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Nothing wrong with Organic -

I in fact have a pretty good handle on what gets ingested in my family.

Roundup Ready corn and other crops is used so extensively in the US and around the world, that the average person cannot say they are not exposed to their use - mostly unkowingly - whether its Corn, soybean or Canola Oil, Sugar, or store bought Beef. Certaintly in the deer you harvest - many many farmers in most people's hunting areas use Glyphosate resistant crops that the local deer heartily feed on.

At least with Deer taken on your property - you have knowledge of the general forages in the area. I'm just saying that when it comes to chemicals - I'd rather the deer were eating forage that was genetically modifed to be resistant to a chemical that inhibits photosynthesis - than a chemical that KILLS plants and who knows what else. There is a big difference, and I suspect that you and many others understand it better than most.

FH

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When corn pollinates whatever is down wind it picks up the qualities of the upwind corn. Monsanto corn is patented. They recently won a ruling to receive royalties from farmers whose land their crop invaded by pollination. Monsanto doesn't allow reseeding, you have to buy from them. Not only did the farmers lose their human consumption status, they had to pay royalties to Monsanto for their yield and could not plant the crop for next year without buying new. Livestock corn obviously sells at a much lower rate to boot. 400,000 acres have been lost to this in the last 3 years. Since the jet stream pushes East each year more land is overcome by altered corn.
Since the Midwest is the chief supplier of human corn for the world this is a major concern. My corn goes to Asia. A DNA test is done each year on it to see if it suitable for consumption. The reason altered corn usually has a livestock status is it generally causes liver and kidney toxicity in the animal's short life span. With the current rate of GA corn migration there will be major problems within the next 10 years. If it is just round up ready that is fine. But in most cases there is more to it. If you grow a corn with more than 2 ears per stalk there the problem lies.
In closing sir I mean absolutely no disrespect to you. I have read thousands of studies on this subject since it is a portion of my income. Personally I don't like it. If you do I have no problem with it.
Blessings

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Since I hussled this thread off topic I have to give a little tip. Get a piece of pvc. Cut the bottom out of a 2 liter bottle. Attach the top of the bottle to the pipe with duct tape. Get someone to drive something with you facing backwards. The pipe end is hovered over the valley to plant in. The 2 liter is just a funnel. Have the corn in a pail and feed it in the funnel as the person drives slow. Once you get the hang of it watching the output you can get it timed decent to have spacing in the row by letting it fall out of your hand.
Make a drag and pull over the field. It will knock the valleys over to cover the seed. We did this years ago with a bottle and pipe. We were poor and did farming to get by. Funny thing now that I recall the drag was being pulled at the same time. I guess it would have been wasting gas to make two trips over the field. But a mamed kid would have been alright. They can be replaced. ;)
Blessings

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i was looking through a northern tool catalog and i found a handheld corn planter. you just push it and it puts it to the right depth and such. it only 30 bucks

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What a crock, Deer do not prefer corn in rows, they prefer broadcast corn way better it offers them more security. I only broadcast my corn, as long as you can disk up the soil and cove you will be fine. I wouldnt listen to the organic mumbo jumbo either, dont you think monsanto would have to do countless tests to make sure it is safe. The only reason there is organic farmers is because they get paid more for there crop!