Excerpt} by DR. MERCOLA Two major categories of genetically engineered (GE) seeds currently account for 99 percent of all acreage dedicated to GE crops in the US: 1. Those engineered to withstand high amounts of herbicide, such as Monsanto’s Roundup-Ready varieties 2. Those engineered to produce their own internal insecticide (so-called Bt crops) The widespread use of these GE crops has led to chemical resistance among weeds and insects alike, despite initial assurances from the chemical technology industry that such an outcome was highly unlikely. Well, the results are now too evident to ignore—weed resistance has been documented on 60 million acres on farms across the US, and Bt resistant rootworm is being reported in the US and Brazil. As GE seeds became the norm, chemical resistance rapidly emerged. As a result, farmers have been applying increasingly higher amounts of pesticides in an effort to keep up with rising resistance. The United States now uses about 1.1 billion pounds of pesticides each year, and mounting research has linked pesticides to an array of serious health problems. What we need is not a new breed of chemical-resistant crops, but that’s exactly what we’re getting… These crops are not only resistant to glyphosate, but also carry resistance to toxins like 2,4-D, a component of Agent Orange, and Dicamba, which has been linked to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The chemical 2,4-D and other herbicides of this class have also been linked to: -Immune system cancers -Parkinson’s disease -Endocrine disruption -Reproductive problems read more:realfarmacy/new-toxic-breed-gmos-gain-approval/
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 15:46:54 +0000
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