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To: average joe who wrote (5548)	3/13/2003 9:50:52 AM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

<<The main problem with GMO crops are the fact they require more supplementation to grow, i.e. they are more susceptible to disease and weed encumbrance. >> We must be talking about two different things. The GMO corn Monsanto is working on down the road from me is being modified so it's not attacked by corn borer and root worm. They are also working on rust resistant beans. Less chemicals, not more.

To: average joe who wrote (5548)	3/13/2003 10:05:41 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

The main problem with GMO crops are the fact they require more supplementation to grow, Huh? I thought that the point of modification was to make crops disease resistant without pesticides and herbicides.

To: average joe who wrote (5548)	3/13/2003 10:08:39 AM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

"I would rather pay five times as much for bread or pasta than have to see another spray buggy as wide as a football field followed down a dirt road with a semi truck loaded with vats of toxic chemicals." And traditional farmers don't have a clue. I remember dad telling us to get away from the God Damn sprayer because he vaguely understood it wasn't a good thing. Christ, we got that shit all over ourselves. At least we never put our foot in the God Damn auger...