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 Sep. 4, 2012 Op-Ed by Miscah Popoff Concerned about keeping science in Agriculture? The overwhelming majority of organic farmers are honest and hard-working. So you shouldn't be surprised if I tell you they don't actually care if their neighbors use genetically-modified seed. That's right; it's the urban leaders of the organic movement who're stoking irrational fear, not the farmers. Organic farmers know full-well that biotechnology does not threaten their ability to farm their land organically. The question is, Why don't the politicians and bureaucrats know this? The USDA advisory panel, AC21 (the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology), began its meetings in Washington last week. Sadly, the main goal of this panel will be to consider a draft plan to compensate farmers whose crops have been "contaminated" by "stray" genetically engineered material. Funny that the urban organic activists never raise the issue of illicit synthetic-fertilizer use in their multi-billion-dollar industry. This occurs routinely over in countries like China where paperwork is all that's required to gain lucrative USDA certification under America's National Organic Program, thus garnering access to the world's single biggest market for organic food. The fact is that organic activists simply don't care that the complete lack of field testing allows this type of fraud to go unchecked. Instead, they focus like a laser on genetic engineering, a completely legitimate form of science that they want banned. As such, the AC21 meetings are not likely to provide any resolution in the ongoing organic versus biotech debate. In fact, the activists don't want this debate to ever end. It is their cause célèbre; a highly effective means by which to raise money, pretending organic farmers will be hurt, even though none ever have been and none ever will. And so, as a former organic farmer and USDA organic farm and process inspector, I'm offering my assistance by way of background consultation, or sworn testimony, on the leadership of the organic movement. It's time to circle the wagons and protect the perfectly valid science of genetic engineering. I've provided expert testimony against these elitist, urban organic activists who seek to take farming back in time before, and I'll gladly provide it again. For more info see: www.isitorganic.ca Tweet |
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