Can someone help me understand

[charliep]

Here is an interesting article that may get people stirred up. Perrenial crops may be a way of the future but what if the way there is genetic engineering?

[URL="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/why-annual-crops-need-to-be-turned-into-perennial-ones/article12579450/"]perrenial crops[/URL]

[rkaiser]

Sustainable...LOL Okeedokee ado089

Is that really how old you are. 1989 model. Amazing

Not disgruntled, not leaving anything, in fact looking at ways of expanding in a truly sustainable way.


Have to read you perennial crop article in detail later. Probably after ado 089 has his way with it. LOL

[charliep]

Here is another one that you find interesting and goes to the issue of what defines natural.

[URL="http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Regulation/Judge-There-is-a-gaping-hole-in-the-current-regulatory-landscape-for-natural-claims-and-GMOs/?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_ campaign=Newsletter%2BDaily&c=jYz%2BwZTNAeWbAKcue4 o4Og%3D%3D"]Natural Products[/URL]

[ado089]

Sorry to disappointing yet again, you'll
have to add a few years to that 89, only
my university id.

Great read, perennial crops will be the
next big step in Ag, unfortunately there
are still a lot of obstacles. First is
funding, it's harder for biotechnology
companies to monetize, so they won't be
motivated to help that much. Secondly
they are having trouble getting the
beneficial traits from both sides of the
cross. There is much work that need to
happen in breeding winter hardiness,
diaease tolerance and yield. It would be
nice if they could throw in some legume
dna to make them nitrogen fixing and
give then some allopathic traits.
Unfortunately the anti gm crowd is
making using ge to advanced e these
crops nearly impossible.