“Aha” moment

seaeagle · November 11, 2022

Great story. Found this while researching the Virginia Baker Sweet Potato. Has anyone grown this? Kinda doubt it as it is a fairly unknown almost lost variety,

Back to the “Aha” moment.

Clif–like most of his agriculturally-focused neighbors in Surry, VA–was a “big tractor” farmer, cultivating acres of genetically modified corn and soy each year. His “aha” moment came six years ago when he was assisting with the extension office’s 20-variety trial on corn and noticed that wildlife completely avoided eating the GMO varieties. “It really woke me up.” he says. “Wildlife is smarter than we are!”

https://www.southernexposure.com/slade-farms/

biscuitridge · November 11, 2022

I totally agree!

habitat_gardener · November 12, 2022

In the great documentary King Corn, several farmers are interviewed. They say they wouldn’t eat the gmo corn (grown for feed corn) that they grow, and they’d lose money growing it if they didn’t get the subsidies. These subsidies benefit the livestock industry and are vigorously lobbied for every time the farm bill is renewed.

seaeagle · November 12, 2022

Thanks for that documentary. Watched it this morning. The same corn they use for feed corn is also processed into corn products such as high fructose corn syrup. The cattle that are slaughtered eating this GMO corn would be dead in 6 months anyway from this diet. Something to think about.

I enjoyed the film. Here is the link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWv29KRsQXU

November 11, 2022	#1
seaeagle Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: virginia Posts: 733	“Aha” moment Great story. Found this while researching the Virginia Baker Sweet Potato. Has anyone grown this? Kinda doubt it as it is a fairly unknown almost lost variety, Back to the “Aha” moment. Clif–like most of his agriculturally-focused neighbors in Surry, VA–was a “big tractor” farmer, cultivating acres of genetically modified corn and soy each year. His “aha” moment came six years ago when he was assisting with the extension office’s 20-variety trial on corn and noticed that wildlife completely avoided eating the GMO varieties. “It really woke me up.” he says. “Wildlife is smarter than we are!” https://www.southernexposure.com/slade-farms/

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biscuitridge Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: washington Posts: 488	I totally agree!

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habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,540	In the great documentary King Corn, several farmers are interviewed. They say they wouldn’t eat the gmo corn (grown for feed corn) that they grow, and they’d lose money growing it if they didn’t get the subsidies. These subsidies benefit the livestock industry and are vigorously lobbied for every time the farm bill is renewed.