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To: Neocon who wrote (363366)	2/25/2003 1:25:54 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Agree with most of what you said. About this "I am sure that biotechnology will be promising. I am all in favor of introducing new methods, once assured of their safety, that may enhance soil productivity or the killing of weeds and pests. I do not quite see how it bears on the question of overall mechanization, unless you expect to genetically engineer grain to thresh itself and store itself in silos....." I'll only point out that if a crop is bio-engineered to resist pests, or make it' own fertilizer, need lesser application of water, etc.... then it will require fewer passes over the field in a given season by spraying equipment, irrigation equipment, etc. That is how fuel costs are potentially lowered by bio-tech: you don't have to 'take the tractor out of the barn' so many times.