Monsanto ran a psy-ops war-room to discredit journalists and spy on Neil Young
#1
Ah, Monsanto! This is all C & P.  I'm just seeing lots of Monsanto in the news.

https://boingboing.net/2019/08/08/needle...-done.html

Monsanto ran a "fusion center" (a term borrowed from law-enforcement counter-terrorism operations) that spied on activists and journalists who were investigating the safety of its products, notably the link between its "Round Up" pesticides and cancers.

The Guardian reports on internal records that it obtained from the center's operations from 2015-2017, which document the company's "multi-pronged" plan to discredit Reuters journalist Carey Gillam ahead of the publication of Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science, her book on the subject, in which the company drafted "third party talking points" to be fed to people who were not publicly associated with the company, who could then repeat the points in the press as though they had come from disinterested parties.
The company also bought Google ads targeted against Gillam's name that redirected searchers to smear pages.
The memos reveal that the company spied on Canadian folk legend Neil Young and contemplated how they could neutralize his environmental activism, including an aborted plan to sue him. They also targeted the US nonprofit US Right to Know, with weekly reports for execs on the organization's activities.
The documents reveal that company's top execs fretted that any disclosure of the firm's financial relationship with supposedly neutral scientists could be a source of scandal.
Monsanto was acquired by German chemical giant Bayer in 2018, after which the new owners retired the "Monsanto" name, believing it to be in worse public odor than "Bayer," a company notorious for having manufactured the poison gas used to murder millions of Jews and others in Nazi death camps.
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The fusion center also produced detailed graphs on the Twitter activity of Neil Young, who released an album in 2015 called the Monsanto Years. The center “evaluated the lyrics on his album to develop a list of 20+ potential topics he may target” and created a plan to “proactively produce content and response preparedness”, a Monsanto official wrote in 2015, adding it was “closely monitoring discussions” about a concert featuring Young, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews.
“We have reached out to the legal team and are keeping them informed of Neil’s activities in case any legal action is appropriate,” the email said.
 
Plus:


Monsanto parent Bayer said to propose $8 billion settlement over Roundup claims

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/monsanto-pa...te-claims/

Since Bayer bought Roundup's maker Monsanto last year, the German chemical giant has lost three high-profile court cases over the chemical's possible link to cancer.

Investors have fled Bayer over concerns about its potential liabilities, halving the company's stock price since its June 6, 2018, purchase of Monsanto. In its most recent annual report, Bayer said it expects more lawsuits to emerge.
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#2
I actually believe roundup is killing our honey bees. Something sure as hell is and that is a HUGE problem that has to be dealt with.
I have an acre of property. It's a LOT of work to mow it, weed eat etc. And for about 20 years I have only used a  herbicide (Crossbow) to get rid of black berries three times.
It makes me sick to drive by and see people spray it all over because they are too fucking lazy to mow or weed eat.
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#3
(08-09-2019, 03:16 PM)Juniper Wrote: Ah, Monsanto! This is all C & P.  I'm just seeing lots of Monsanto in the news.

https://boingboing.net/2019/08/08/needle...-done.html

Monsanto ran a "fusion center" (a term borrowed from law-enforcement counter-terrorism operations) that spied on activists and journalists who were investigating the safety of its products, notably the link between its "Round Up" pesticides and cancers.

The Guardian reports on internal records that it obtained from the center's operations from 2015-2017, which document the company's "multi-pronged" plan to discredit Reuters journalist Carey Gillam ahead of the publication of Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science, her book on the subject, in which the company drafted "third party talking points" to be fed to people who were not publicly associated with the company, who could then repeat the points in the press as though they had come from disinterested parties.
The company also bought Google ads targeted against Gillam's name that redirected searchers to smear pages.
The memos reveal that the company spied on Canadian folk legend Neil Young and contemplated how they could neutralize his environmental activism, including an aborted plan to sue him. They also targeted the US nonprofit US Right to Know, with weekly reports for execs on the organization's activities.
The documents reveal that company's top execs fretted that any disclosure of the firm's financial relationship with supposedly neutral scientists could be a source of scandal.
Monsanto was acquired by German chemical giant Bayer in 2018, after which the new owners retired the "Monsanto" name, believing it to be in worse public odor than "Bayer," a company notorious for having manufactured the poison gas used to murder millions of Jews and others in Nazi death camps.
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The fusion center also produced detailed graphs on the Twitter activity of Neil Young, who released an album in 2015 called the Monsanto Years. The center “evaluated the lyrics on his album to develop a list of 20+ potential topics he may target” and created a plan to “proactively produce content and response preparedness”, a Monsanto official wrote in 2015, adding it was “closely monitoring discussions” about a concert featuring Young, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews.
“We have reached out to the legal team and are keeping them informed of Neil’s activities in case any legal action is appropriate,” the email said.
 
Plus:


Monsanto parent Bayer said to propose $8 billion settlement over Roundup claims

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/monsanto-pa...te-claims/

Since Bayer bought Roundup's maker Monsanto last year, the German chemical giant has lost three high-profile court cases over the chemical's possible link to cancer.

Investors have fled Bayer over concerns about its potential liabilities, halving the company's stock price since its June 6, 2018, purchase of Monsanto. In its most recent annual report, Bayer said it expects more lawsuits to emerge.

The first article is just coo coo for co co puffs Razz
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#4
(08-09-2019, 03:40 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:16 PM)Juniper Wrote: Ah, Monsanto! This is all C & P.  I'm just seeing lots of Monsanto in the news.

https://boingboing.net/2019/08/08/needle...-done.html

Monsanto ran a "fusion center" (a term borrowed from law-enforcement counter-terrorism operations) that spied on activists and journalists who were investigating the safety of its products, notably the link between its "Round Up" pesticides and cancers.

The Guardian reports on internal records that it obtained from the center's operations from 2015-2017, which document the company's "multi-pronged" plan to discredit Reuters journalist Carey Gillam ahead of the publication of Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science, her book on the subject, in which the company drafted "third party talking points" to be fed to people who were not publicly associated with the company, who could then repeat the points in the press as though they had come from disinterested parties.
The company also bought Google ads targeted against Gillam's name that redirected searchers to smear pages.
The memos reveal that the company spied on Canadian folk legend Neil Young and contemplated how they could neutralize his environmental activism, including an aborted plan to sue him. They also targeted the US nonprofit US Right to Know, with weekly reports for execs on the organization's activities.
The documents reveal that company's top execs fretted that any disclosure of the firm's financial relationship with supposedly neutral scientists could be a source of scandal.
Monsanto was acquired by German chemical giant Bayer in 2018, after which the new owners retired the "Monsanto" name, believing it to be in worse public odor than "Bayer," a company notorious for having manufactured the poison gas used to murder millions of Jews and others in Nazi death camps.
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The fusion center also produced detailed graphs on the Twitter activity of Neil Young, who released an album in 2015 called the Monsanto Years. The center “evaluated the lyrics on his album to develop a list of 20+ potential topics he may target” and created a plan to “proactively produce content and response preparedness”, a Monsanto official wrote in 2015, adding it was “closely monitoring discussions” about a concert featuring Young, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews.
“We have reached out to the legal team and are keeping them informed of Neil’s activities in case any legal action is appropriate,” the email said.
 
Plus:


Monsanto parent Bayer said to propose $8 billion settlement over Roundup claims

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/monsanto-pa...te-claims/

Since Bayer bought Roundup's maker Monsanto last year, the German chemical giant has lost three high-profile court cases over the chemical's possible link to cancer.

Investors have fled Bayer over concerns about its potential liabilities, halving the company's stock price since its June 6, 2018, purchase of Monsanto. In its most recent annual report, Bayer said it expects more lawsuits to emerge.

The first article is just coo coo for co co puffs Razz

The Guardian is a leftist publication.  But I'd have to do a bit more research. But I don't know how CooCoo it is. It sounds exactly like what they would do. They've been leading a massive PR campaign for years and dodging the chemical harm issues along with it.
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#5
(08-09-2019, 03:55 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:40 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:16 PM)Juniper Wrote: Ah, Monsanto! This is all C & P.  I'm just seeing lots of Monsanto in the news.

https://boingboing.net/2019/08/08/needle...-done.html

Monsanto ran a "fusion center" (a term borrowed from law-enforcement counter-terrorism operations) that spied on activists and journalists who were investigating the safety of its products, notably the link between its "Round Up" pesticides and cancers.

The Guardian reports on internal records that it obtained from the center's operations from 2015-2017, which document the company's "multi-pronged" plan to discredit Reuters journalist Carey Gillam ahead of the publication of Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science, her book on the subject, in which the company drafted "third party talking points" to be fed to people who were not publicly associated with the company, who could then repeat the points in the press as though they had come from disinterested parties.
The company also bought Google ads targeted against Gillam's name that redirected searchers to smear pages.
The memos reveal that the company spied on Canadian folk legend Neil Young and contemplated how they could neutralize his environmental activism, including an aborted plan to sue him. They also targeted the US nonprofit US Right to Know, with weekly reports for execs on the organization's activities.
The documents reveal that company's top execs fretted that any disclosure of the firm's financial relationship with supposedly neutral scientists could be a source of scandal.
Monsanto was acquired by German chemical giant Bayer in 2018, after which the new owners retired the "Monsanto" name, believing it to be in worse public odor than "Bayer," a company notorious for having manufactured the poison gas used to murder millions of Jews and others in Nazi death camps.
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The fusion center also produced detailed graphs on the Twitter activity of Neil Young, who released an album in 2015 called the Monsanto Years. The center “evaluated the lyrics on his album to develop a list of 20+ potential topics he may target” and created a plan to “proactively produce content and response preparedness”, a Monsanto official wrote in 2015, adding it was “closely monitoring discussions” about a concert featuring Young, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews.
“We have reached out to the legal team and are keeping them informed of Neil’s activities in case any legal action is appropriate,” the email said.
 
Plus:


Monsanto parent Bayer said to propose $8 billion settlement over Roundup claims

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/monsanto-pa...te-claims/

Since Bayer bought Roundup's maker Monsanto last year, the German chemical giant has lost three high-profile court cases over the chemical's possible link to cancer.

Investors have fled Bayer over concerns about its potential liabilities, halving the company's stock price since its June 6, 2018, purchase of Monsanto. In its most recent annual report, Bayer said it expects more lawsuits to emerge.

The first article is just coo coo for co co puffs Razz

The Guardian is a leftist publication.  But I'd have to do a bit more research. But I don't know how CooCoo it is. It sounds exactly like what they would do. They've been leading a massive PR campaign for years and dodging the chemical harm issues along with it.

Massive? I don't think I have ever heard anyone from these big companies deny the harm their chemicals allegedly cause.
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#6
(08-09-2019, 04:03 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:55 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:40 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:16 PM)Juniper Wrote: Ah, Monsanto! This is all C & P.  I'm just seeing lots of Monsanto in the news.

https://boingboing.net/2019/08/08/needle...-done.html

Monsanto ran a "fusion center" (a term borrowed from law-enforcement counter-terrorism operations) that spied on activists and journalists who were investigating the safety of its products, notably the link between its "Round Up" pesticides and cancers.

The Guardian reports on internal records that it obtained from the center's operations from 2015-2017, which document the company's "multi-pronged" plan to discredit Reuters journalist Carey Gillam ahead of the publication of Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science, her book on the subject, in which the company drafted "third party talking points" to be fed to people who were not publicly associated with the company, who could then repeat the points in the press as though they had come from disinterested parties.
The company also bought Google ads targeted against Gillam's name that redirected searchers to smear pages.
The memos reveal that the company spied on Canadian folk legend Neil Young and contemplated how they could neutralize his environmental activism, including an aborted plan to sue him. They also targeted the US nonprofit US Right to Know, with weekly reports for execs on the organization's activities.
The documents reveal that company's top execs fretted that any disclosure of the firm's financial relationship with supposedly neutral scientists could be a source of scandal.
Monsanto was acquired by German chemical giant Bayer in 2018, after which the new owners retired the "Monsanto" name, believing it to be in worse public odor than "Bayer," a company notorious for having manufactured the poison gas used to murder millions of Jews and others in Nazi death camps.
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The fusion center also produced detailed graphs on the Twitter activity of Neil Young, who released an album in 2015 called the Monsanto Years. The center “evaluated the lyrics on his album to develop a list of 20+ potential topics he may target” and created a plan to “proactively produce content and response preparedness”, a Monsanto official wrote in 2015, adding it was “closely monitoring discussions” about a concert featuring Young, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews.
“We have reached out to the legal team and are keeping them informed of Neil’s activities in case any legal action is appropriate,” the email said.
 
Plus:


Monsanto parent Bayer said to propose $8 billion settlement over Roundup claims

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/monsanto-pa...te-claims/

Since Bayer bought Roundup's maker Monsanto last year, the German chemical giant has lost three high-profile court cases over the chemical's possible link to cancer.

Investors have fled Bayer over concerns about its potential liabilities, halving the company's stock price since its June 6, 2018, purchase of Monsanto. In its most recent annual report, Bayer said it expects more lawsuits to emerge.

The first article is just coo coo for co co puffs Razz

The Guardian is a leftist publication.  But I'd have to do a bit more research. But I don't know how CooCoo it is. It sounds exactly like what they would do. They've been leading a massive PR campaign for years and dodging the chemical harm issues along with it.

Massive? I don't think I have ever heard anyone from these big companies deny the harm their chemicals allegedly cause.

Mostly along the GMO front. But when I say PR I'm speaking more of a charm campaign. Planting a positive image rather than straight denial.
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#7
(08-09-2019, 04:28 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:03 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:55 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:40 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:16 PM)Juniper Wrote: Ah, Monsanto! This is all C & P.  I'm just seeing lots of Monsanto in the news.

https://boingboing.net/2019/08/08/needle...-done.html

Monsanto ran a "fusion center" (a term borrowed from law-enforcement counter-terrorism operations) that spied on activists and journalists who were investigating the safety of its products, notably the link between its "Round Up" pesticides and cancers.

The Guardian reports on internal records that it obtained from the center's operations from 2015-2017, which document the company's "multi-pronged" plan to discredit Reuters journalist Carey Gillam ahead of the publication of Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science, her book on the subject, in which the company drafted "third party talking points" to be fed to people who were not publicly associated with the company, who could then repeat the points in the press as though they had come from disinterested parties.
The company also bought Google ads targeted against Gillam's name that redirected searchers to smear pages.
The memos reveal that the company spied on Canadian folk legend Neil Young and contemplated how they could neutralize his environmental activism, including an aborted plan to sue him. They also targeted the US nonprofit US Right to Know, with weekly reports for execs on the organization's activities.
The documents reveal that company's top execs fretted that any disclosure of the firm's financial relationship with supposedly neutral scientists could be a source of scandal.
Monsanto was acquired by German chemical giant Bayer in 2018, after which the new owners retired the "Monsanto" name, believing it to be in worse public odor than "Bayer," a company notorious for having manufactured the poison gas used to murder millions of Jews and others in Nazi death camps.
 
Plus:


Monsanto parent Bayer said to propose $8 billion settlement over Roundup claims

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/monsanto-pa...te-claims/

Since Bayer bought Roundup's maker Monsanto last year, the German chemical giant has lost three high-profile court cases over the chemical's possible link to cancer.

Investors have fled Bayer over concerns about its potential liabilities, halving the company's stock price since its June 6, 2018, purchase of Monsanto. In its most recent annual report, Bayer said it expects more lawsuits to emerge.

The first article is just coo coo for co co puffs Razz

The Guardian is a leftist publication.  But I'd have to do a bit more research. But I don't know how CooCoo it is. It sounds exactly like what they would do. They've been leading a massive PR campaign for years and dodging the chemical harm issues along with it.

Massive? I don't think I have ever heard anyone from these big companies deny the harm their chemicals allegedly cause.

Mostly along the GMO front. But when I say PR I'm speaking more of a charm campaign. Planting a positive image rather than straight denial.
I see. As far as GMO I've never seen any evidence there is anything wrong with GMO food.
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#8
(08-09-2019, 04:38 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:28 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:03 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:55 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:40 PM)tvguy Wrote: The first article is just coo coo for co co puffs Razz

The Guardian is a leftist publication.  But I'd have to do a bit more research. But I don't know how CooCoo it is. It sounds exactly like what they would do. They've been leading a massive PR campaign for years and dodging the chemical harm issues along with it.

Massive? I don't think I have ever heard anyone from these big companies deny the harm their chemicals allegedly cause.

Mostly along the GMO front. But when I say PR I'm speaking more of a charm campaign. Planting a positive image rather than straight denial.
I see. As far as GMO I've never seen any evidence there is anything wrong with GMO food.

Perhaps there is no evidence because they don't test it. (nor are they required to)


The way it stands now, I could GMO corn with Ebola, and because corn is a normally eaten crop, the GMO cross would not be required to be shown safe.
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#9
(08-09-2019, 05:03 PM)chuck white Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:38 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:28 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:03 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:55 PM)Juniper Wrote: The Guardian is a leftist publication.  But I'd have to do a bit more research. But I don't know how CooCoo it is. It sounds exactly like what they would do. They've been leading a massive PR campaign for years and dodging the chemical harm issues along with it.

Massive? I don't think I have ever heard anyone from these big companies deny the harm their chemicals allegedly cause.

Mostly along the GMO front. But when I say PR I'm speaking more of a charm campaign. Planting a positive image rather than straight denial.
I see. As far as GMO I've never seen any evidence there is anything wrong with GMO food.

Perhaps there is no evidence because they don't test it. (nor are they required to)


The way it stands now, I could GMO corn with Ebola, and because corn is a normally eaten crop, the GMO cross would not be required to be shown safe.

I was just going to point that out. No study, no evidence.
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#10
(08-09-2019, 04:38 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:28 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:03 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:55 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:40 PM)tvguy Wrote: The first article is just coo coo for co co puffs Razz

The Guardian is a leftist publication.  But I'd have to do a bit more research. But I don't know how CooCoo it is. It sounds exactly like what they would do. They've been leading a massive PR campaign for years and dodging the chemical harm issues along with it.

Massive? I don't think I have ever heard anyone from these big companies deny the harm their chemicals allegedly cause.

Mostly along the GMO front. But when I say PR I'm speaking more of a charm campaign. Planting a positive image rather than straight denial.
I see. As far as GMO I've never seen any evidence there is anything wrong with GMO food.

I don't really have a strong opinion about GMO.
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#11
(08-09-2019, 05:52 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:38 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:28 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:03 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:55 PM)Juniper Wrote: The Guardian is a leftist publication.  But I'd have to do a bit more research. But I don't know how CooCoo it is. It sounds exactly like what they would do. They've been leading a massive PR campaign for years and dodging the chemical harm issues along with it.

Massive? I don't think I have ever heard anyone from these big companies deny the harm their chemicals allegedly cause.

Mostly along the GMO front. But when I say PR I'm speaking more of a charm campaign. Planting a positive image rather than straight denial.
I see. As far as GMO I've never seen any evidence there is anything wrong with GMO food.

I don't really have a strong opinion about GMO.
So you don't care if they cross breed soil bacteria with the food you eat?
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#12
(08-09-2019, 05:03 PM)chuck white Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:38 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:28 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:03 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:55 PM)Juniper Wrote: The Guardian is a leftist publication.  But I'd have to do a bit more research. But I don't know how CooCoo it is. It sounds exactly like what they would do. They've been leading a massive PR campaign for years and dodging the chemical harm issues along with it.

Massive? I don't think I have ever heard anyone from these big companies deny the harm their chemicals allegedly cause.

Mostly along the GMO front. But when I say PR I'm speaking more of a charm campaign. Planting a positive image rather than straight denial.
I see. As far as GMO I've never seen any evidence there is anything wrong with GMO food.

Perhaps there is no evidence because they don't test it. (nor are they required to)


The way it stands now, I could GMO corn with Ebola, and because corn is a normally eaten crop, the GMO cross would not be required to be shown safe.

OK so what's to stop anyone else from testing GMO foods. And why does the FDA have nothing against it.

What the hell is it with you and ebola?
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#13
(08-09-2019, 06:58 PM)chuck white Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 05:52 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:38 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:28 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:03 PM)tvguy Wrote: Massive? I don't think I have ever heard anyone from these big companies deny the harm their chemicals allegedly cause.

Mostly along the GMO front. But when I say PR I'm speaking more of a charm campaign. Planting a positive image rather than straight denial.
I see. As far as GMO I've never seen any evidence there is anything wrong with GMO food.

I don't really have a strong opinion about GMO.
So you don't care if they cross breed soil bacteria with the food you eat?
Why would I think they do? I don't read or go to off the wall loopy as internet sites. Is that were you are getting this?
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#14
(08-09-2019, 05:52 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:38 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:28 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:03 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 03:55 PM)Juniper Wrote: The Guardian is a leftist publication.  But I'd have to do a bit more research. But I don't know how CooCoo it is. It sounds exactly like what they would do. They've been leading a massive PR campaign for years and dodging the chemical harm issues along with it.

Massive? I don't think I have ever heard anyone from these big companies deny the harm their chemicals allegedly cause.

Mostly along the GMO front. But when I say PR I'm speaking more of a charm campaign. Planting a positive image rather than straight denial.
I see. As far as GMO I've never seen any evidence there is anything wrong with GMO food.

I don't really have a strong opinion about GMO.
 I've just never seen one reason to be against it. And with so many crazy ass people anymore who find imaginary problems with so many things 5G, smart meters. I'm just not believing anything without a valid reason.
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#15
Quote:Bt-corn is a type of genetically modified organism, termed GMO. A GMO is a plant or animal that has been genetically modified through the addition of a small amount of genetic material from other organisms through molecular techniques. Currently, the GMOs on the market today have been given genetic traits to provide protection from pests, tolerance to pesticides, or improve its quality. Examples of GMO field crops include Bt-potatoes, Bt-corn, Bt-sweet corn, Roundup Ready soybeans, Roundup Ready Corn, and Liberty Link corn. 
Genetically modified foods are foods derived from GMO crops. For example, corn produced through biotechnology is being used in many familiar foods, including corn meal and tortilla chips. In addition, corn is used to make high fructose corn syrup, which is used as a sweetener in many foods such as soft drinks and baked goods. While the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) regulates genetically modified foods, it considers Bt-corn to be nutritionally equivalent to traditional corn. 
To transform a plant into a GMO plant, the gene that produces a genetic trait of interest is identified and separated from the rest of the genetic material from a donor organism. Most organisms have thousands of genes, a single gene represents only a tiny fraction of the total genetic makeup of an organism. 
A donor organism may be a bacterium, fungus or even another plant. In the case of Bt corn, the donor organism is a naturally occurring soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis, and the gene of interest produces a protein that kills Lepidoptera larvae, in particular, European corn borer. This protein is called the Bt delta endotoxin. Growers use Bt corn as an alternative to spraying insecticides for control of European and southwestern corn borer.

https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef130
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#16
The future looks bleak
[Image: gm_chart_adoption_gm_crops.png]
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#17
(08-09-2019, 06:58 PM)chuck white Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 05:52 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:38 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:28 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:03 PM)tvguy Wrote: Massive? I don't think I have ever heard anyone from these big companies deny the harm their chemicals allegedly cause.

Mostly along the GMO front. But when I say PR I'm speaking more of a charm campaign. Planting a positive image rather than straight denial.
I see. As far as GMO I've never seen any evidence there is anything wrong with GMO food.

I don't really have a strong opinion about GMO.
So you don't care if they cross breed soil bacteria with the food you eat?
What I'm saying is that this is an area I haven't really researched much, so therefore, I can't really have an opinion.  I think I have the potential to be against it, but as I say, I'm not going to raise a flag on something I can't speak to.
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#18
(08-09-2019, 09:05 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 06:58 PM)chuck white Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 05:52 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:38 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:28 PM)Juniper Wrote: Mostly along the GMO front. But when I say PR I'm speaking more of a charm campaign. Planting a positive image rather than straight denial.
I see. As far as GMO I've never seen any evidence there is anything wrong with GMO food.

I don't really have a strong opinion about GMO.
So you don't care if they cross breed soil bacteria with the food you eat?
What I'm saying is that this is an area I haven't really researched much, so therefore, I can't really have an opinion.  I think I have the potential to be against it, but as I say, I'm not going to raise a flag on something I can't speak to.

Do you remember Starlink corn?
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#19
(08-09-2019, 09:14 PM)chuck white Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 09:05 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 06:58 PM)chuck white Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 05:52 PM)Juniper Wrote:
(08-09-2019, 04:38 PM)tvguy Wrote: I see. As far as GMO I've never seen any evidence there is anything wrong with GMO food.

I don't really have a strong opinion about GMO.
So you don't care if they cross breed soil bacteria with the food you eat?
What I'm saying is that this is an area I haven't really researched much, so therefore, I can't really have an opinion.  I think I have the potential to be against it, but as I say, I'm not going to raise a flag on something I can't speak to.

Do you remember Starlink corn?

No.
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(08-09-2019, 07:51 PM)chuck white Wrote:
Quote:Bt-corn is a type of genetically modified organism, termed GMO. A GMO is a plant or animal that has been genetically modified through the addition of a small amount of genetic material from other organisms through molecular techniques. Currently, the GMOs on the market today have been given genetic traits to provide protection from pests, tolerance to pesticides, or improve its quality. Examples of GMO field crops include Bt-potatoes, Bt-corn, Bt-sweet corn, Roundup Ready soybeans, Roundup Ready Corn, and Liberty Link corn. 
Genetically modified foods are foods derived from GMO crops. For example, corn produced through biotechnology is being used in many familiar foods, including corn meal and tortilla chips. In addition, corn is used to make high fructose corn syrup, which is used as a sweetener in many foods such as soft drinks and baked goods. While the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) regulates genetically modified foods, it considers Bt-corn to be nutritionally equivalent to traditional corn. 
To transform a plant into a GMO plant, the gene that produces a genetic trait of interest is identified and separated from the rest of the genetic material from a donor organism. Most organisms have thousands of genes, a single gene represents only a tiny fraction of the total genetic makeup of an organism. 
A donor organism may be a bacterium, fungus or even another plant. In the case of Bt corn, the donor organism is a naturally occurring soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis, and the gene of interest produces a protein that kills Lepidoptera larvae, in particular, European corn borer. This protein is called the Bt delta endotoxin. Growers use Bt corn as an alternative to spraying insecticides for control of European and southwestern corn borer.

https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef130

Yeah so what's wrong with it?
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