By Brian Skeele, on April 9th, 2011
The list of Impending Bummers is long. At some point the Impending part converts, and the Bummer is now happening. Genetically Modified Crops have made it to the Now Happening list!
What’s the Problem?? I like Cauliflower with my Lamb!
Monsanto Is Poisoning Us All: 117 Peer-Reviewed Scientific Studies Expose Hazards of Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide & “Roundup Ready” GMOs
In a previous issue of Organic Bytes, we reported that Don M. Huber, Ph.D., emeritus soil scientist of Purdue University, wrote a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack about a newly discovered virulent pathogen that proliferates in soil treated with Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide.
The Monsanto pathogen is taken up by plants, transmitted to animals via their feed, and is passed on to human beings by the plants and meat they consume. The pathogen has yet to be described or named, though that work is almost complete. …
At a March 24 seminar sponsored by Knox County Extension and the Center for Rural Affairs in Nebraska, Dr. Huber said that all the research and data would be published in a matter of weeks.
In his presentation, Dr. Huber summarized 117 peer-review scientific studies that show the hazards associated with Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide and the “Roundup Ready” GMO crops that have increased its use:
* Compromised plant defense mechanisms; plants more susceptible to disease. * Reduced availability and uptake of essential nutrients. * Increased virulence of pathogens that attack plants.
* Lower yields.
Huber warned that ignoring these emerging realities may have dire consequences for agriculture such as rendering soils infertile, crops non-productive, and plants less nutritious. He said it could also, and apparently already is, compromising the health and well-being of animals and humans. For the full story click here.
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