It seems that some environmentalists will grab at any excuse to damn GM crops. The latest is the concept that the dramatic reduction in Monarchs is due to the introduction of herbicide resistant crops in areas like Ontario. The decline of the Monarch butterfly is indeed a tragedy and one that we should be makingRead More
Category: GMOs
Canadian Living Magazine on Genetically Modified Foods – Part 1
The March edition of the magazine “Canadian Living” had an article entitled “Understanding GMOs” written by Jill Buchner. The article claims it will separate fact from fiction and help the readers to decide “what’s right for your family”. The article fails miserably in attaining these objectives. It starts off badly by suggesting that GMO’s areRead More
Prince Charles – The Headless Chickens
Prince Charles and Climate Change Prince Charles has called those who disagree with the concept of serious man-made climate change “Headless Chickens”. To call scientists, with whom you disagree, names is disgraceful. Science thrives on dissent and argument and it is by this means it flourishes. For example, in 1976, at a conference in Madison,Read More
Why Controlling Weeds Matter
Transgenic Crops: Herbicide Resistance Weeds are a major problem for farmers and have been since the dawn of agriculture 10,000 years ago. The earliest farmers weeded their crops by hand, a laborious and time consuming activity. Subsistence farmers in some less developed countries still farm this way, with their children often missing school to helpRead More
GM is not new: Solving Mendel’s Mystery Gene
Wrinkled pea vs rounded pea and the important difference… In the mid 1800’s, Gregor Mendel was a monk in a monastery in the city that is now called Brno in the Czech Republic. He grew peas in the monastery garden. Each variety of the peas he grew had distinct characteristics such has height, flower colourRead More