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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
3. In Vermont. Not a whole lot of purchasing power up there.
Mon Jul 13, 2015, 03:58 PM
Jul 2015
Labeling of GMO foods begins in less than a year, July 1, 2016




We really should have passed Prop 37 in California when we had the chance. That would have gotten their attention.
That is SOOO! Great! dballance Jul 2015 #1
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #2
In Vermont. Not a whole lot of purchasing power up there. KamaAina Jul 2015 #3
It will trigger already passed laws in 2 other states (CT + Maine) and more are looking to join GreatGazoo Jul 2015 #4
Maine? Is that one of the bills LePew forgot how to veto? KamaAina Jul 2015 #5
He signed it but the present version requires NH and MA to act first GreatGazoo Jul 2015 #6
it's the one time I can understand what he did and why magical thyme Jul 2015 #8
DUzy! meow2u3 Jul 2015 #15
The problem is, that premium paid for GM crops becomes smaller the more that farmers grow them NickB79 Jul 2015 #7
If the inputs (seed and chems) are lower then cost of production could be lower than GMO GreatGazoo Jul 2015 #9
Some inputs are lower, but yields are also usually lower with organic seed NickB79 Jul 2015 #14
"herbicides to combat corn borer and root worm insects?" Archae Jul 2015 #19
Just askin' Thespian2 Jul 2015 #10
This is what happens when you hand science over to big business. C_eh_N_eh_D_eh Jul 2015 #11
It's democracy applied to science. Igel Jul 2015 #13
It is production realigning with cost and revenue. GreatGazoo Jul 2015 #18
I'm a scientific Luddite. hunter Jul 2015 #16
+1000 G_j Jul 2015 #17
Nice! nt raouldukelives Jul 2015 #12
Which means spraying more chemicals to keep weeds down. progressoid Jul 2015 #20
Good news -- No-Till plus non-GMO hybrids = much less pesticide use. GreatGazoo Jul 2015 #21
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