Not very kind though….
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I do like a good Monsanto bashing, but this here article is pathetic… there is so much wron with it, I don’t know where to begin.
Pure anecdotal, un-scientific, sensationalistic piece.
i have to get my bash on every now and then
Guy’s, It’s old news. I’ll try to dig up another reference. Does anyone really not believe in EVOLUTION? Give me a break. Here are some other examples: 1. Antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria (MRSA, etc.) 2. Pesticide resistant insects, 3. Herbicide resistant (Roundup specifically). The beauty of Roundup to Monsanto was that it was very safe and effective. They developed roundup resistant crops using genetic engineering so the crops (Corn, and soybeans specifically) could coexist with the roundup. The farmers plastered the fields with roundup, planted, more roundup, and everyone was happy.
Monsanto made tons, farmers were happy, good, yields, and less work ($$$). What Monsanto can do with genetic engineering, nature can do on its own. So the weeds develop resistance over time (due to random mutations and natural selection), and both the farmers and Monsanto are screwed. The farmers and Monsanto lose an effective and safe herbicide (it breaks down quickly in the natural environment), the farmers are screwed with tough resistant weeds. In the interest of fairness to Monsanto, once Roundup came off patent, the Chinese began to produce it in prodigious amounts.
Monsanto made a lot of enemies by going after farmers for saving seed, etc. Sometimes you really do reap what you sow.
Yes, I grow organically, no herbicides or pesticides. Just mechanical methods such as row covers, etc. and the use of green manures and compost. I do buy some Monsanto seeds, such as Early Girl Tomatoes. It’s a really great tomato.
Here’s a few random references:
http://www.chem.info/News/2010/10/Plant-Operations-Monsanto-Sumitomo-to-Tackle-Roundup-Resistant-Weeds/
http://www.weedscience.org/ChronMOA.GIF
http://www.weedscience.org/usa/state.asp?StateID=26
http://news.agropages.com/Feature/FeatureDetail—513.htm
Yogi, my early girls, which I plant early every year and do give me good tomatoes very early, are no match in flavor and texture for the heirlooms. Still, if you want tomatoes early, they are great!
Have you tried dry farming some of the early girls? They work really well with that technique. Last year the deer (really giant land rats) ate everything including the Thai hot peppers, Habeneros, and every tomato.
I haven’t tried Heirlooms recently. I had a problem with blight a couple of years ago, and have only been using hybrids.