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Monday, September 26, 2011

[ALOCHONA] FW: Super Weeds Pose Growing Threat to U.S. Crops



                  Scary stuff -- not from some mysterious outer space -- not exactly a violence generated NUKE threat -- but right here sprouting just under our feet on the ground!
 
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:14:02 -0700
Subject: Fw: Super Weeds Pose Growing Threat to U.S. Crops
To: farida_majid@hotmail.com





Gift from Monstanto. The company US  supports to push its products  outside US.
makes me think of that phrase:chickens come home to roost...
""Most of the public doesn't know because the industry is calling the shots on how this should be spun," Mortensen said."
"
At the heart of the matter is Monsanto Co, the world's biggest seed company and the maker of Roundup. Monsanto has made billions of dollars and revolutionized row crop agriculture through sales of Roundup and "Roundup Ready" crops genetically modified to tolerate treatment with Roundup.
The Roundup Ready system has helped farmers grow more corn, soybeans, cotton and other crops while reducing detrimental soil tillage practices, killing weeds easily and cheaply.
But the system has also encouraged farmers to alter time-honored crop rotation practices and the mix of herbicides that previously had kept weeds in check.
And now, farmers are finding that rampant weed resistance is setting them back - making it harder to keep growing corn year in and year out, even when rotating it occasionally with soybeans. Farmers also have to change their mix and volume of chemicals, making farming more costly."

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/09/20-8
Super Weeds Pose Growing Threat to U.S. Crops

See also:
New WikiLeaks Cables Show US Diplomats Promote Genetically Engineered Crops Worldwide
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: "Dozens of United States diplomatic cables released in the latest WikiLeaks dump on Wednesday reveal new details of the US effort to push foreign governments to approve genetically engineered (GE) crops and promote the worldwide interests of agribusiness giants like Monsanto and DuPont. The cables further confirm previous Truthout reports on the diplomatic pressure the US has put on Spain and France, two countries with powerful anti-GE crop movements, to speed up their biotech approval process and quell anti-GE sentiment within the European Union (EU)."
Read the Article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1388888/GM-food-toxins-blood-93-unborn-babies.html

GM food toxins found in the blood of 93% of unborn babies


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1388888/GM-food-toxins-blood-93-unborn-babies.html#ixzz1MuyUuAF9

Related:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/04/world/main7211185.shtml

WikiLeaks: U.S. Wanted Trade War Over GM Crops

Leaked Cables Show U.S. Ambassador Urging Bush Administration to Draw Up a "Target Retaliation List" in EU

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1343832/WikiLeaks-cables-US-tried-punish-critics-genetically-modified-food.html

U.S. tried to punish critics of genetically-modified food


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1343832/WikiLeaks-cables-US-tried-punish-critics-genetically-modified-food.html#ixzz1Mv1r5Bo5

http://www.democracynow.org/2010/12/23/wikileaks_cables_reveal_us_sought_to

WikiLeaks Cables Reveal U.S. Sought to Retaliate Against Europe over Monsanto GM Crops


Three Approved GMO's Linked to Organ Damage
Rady Ananda, Truthout: "In what is being described as the first ever and most comprehensive study of the effects of genetically modified foods on mammalian health, researchers have linked organ damage with consumption of Monsanto's GM maize." 
Read the Article

Why You Can Now Kiss Organic Beef, Dairy and Many Vegetables Goodbye

The USDA ruled that farmers are now free to plant GE alfalfa, and USDA won't even keep track of who plants it where. The implications are huge.
See also:
http://www.truth-out.org/big-win-biotech-usda-deregulates-monsanto-alfalfa67373

Big Win for Biotech: USDA Deregulates Monsanto Alfalfa

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=22354
Monsanto's Glyphosate: Impacts on Human Health and Plant Life
Scientist Warns of Dire Consequences with Widespread Use

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=12432

Monsanto's Bt Cotton Kills the Soil as Well as Farmers


Mark of the Beast: Obama's latest Monsanto pick, Elena Kagan

http://the-new-american-republic.blogspot.com/2010/07/monsanto-worlds-poster-child-for.html










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