On 7 juin 2011, at 16:03, 123hop at comcast.net wrote:
> "This isn't an issue with this salmon per se; although, it has to be said, the detrimental effect of GM crops so far has been negligible, after everything's been said and done."
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> On the contrary what we know is that GM crops deplete the soil, increase the need for pesticide, are not as productive as conventional methods, and prevent the farmer from cultivating his own seeds outside of corporate control. I'd call this all around detrimental.
Besides for the fact that there are natural ways to farm that produce far better and bigger crops than even "conventional" methods.
GM is _exclusively_ about selling something that performs way less than natural farming.
Jean-Christophe