Posted by paul on May 20, 2016 at 07:56:14 from (76.77.197.114):
In Reply to: Re: Good News on GMO posted by WellWorn on May 20, 2016 at 06:30:31:
Your study has an agenda too, so we are back to the many shades of grey, who is trying to prove what.
When spring comes around, I could potentially grow 500 bu corn on my farm. That is about what the top yield producers can do, under perfect conditions.
Of course weather isn't always perfect, and so my yields are less.
And weeds can come along and steal some yield.
And insects can come along and steal more yield.
Gmo herbicide use offers me more options to control weeds.
Gmo insect control offers me more options to control insects.
By removing those options, I have reduced chances to control any possible pests.
It is only logical that with less options, I will, over a 10 year period, have poorer yields because some weeds and some insects stole some yield away from me.
Yes, there are symbiotic relationships, but a weed at the wrong time in corn is a yield zapper, and you need to keep those controlled with gmo herbicides, regular herbicides, a cultivator, a hoe. If you don't, you have reduced yields.
Take away an option, and there are going to be more weeds, less corn.
Farmers know this, they have observed this, they are using 90+% gmo crops not because they want to make some corporation wealthy but because it works best for them.
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