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GreatGazoo

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6. He signed it but the present version requires NH and MA to act first

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 13, 2015, 04:21 PM

Jul 2015

so maybe he is banking on NH being a stumbling block.

The (new) measure would effectively speed up implementation of a labeling requirement passed in 2014 and signed by Gov. Paul LePage. The 2014 law says labeling genetically modified foods would be required only after five contiguous New England states, including Maine, agreed to do the same. Vermont and Connecticut have passed similar laws, but neither New Hampshire nor Massachusetts has acted.

http://www.pressherald.com/2015/04/30/gmo-labeling-battle-back-before-the-maine-legislature/

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After Years in the Red, Farms Return to Non-GMO Crops to Regain Profits [View all] GreatGazoo Jul 2015 OP

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