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Originally Posted by GGG
This is from the enveurope study. If I read this correctly there is no data available to determine how much pesticide or herbicide is applied to GMO corps vs Non-GMO crops. If I am reading this correctly it assumes that the the rate of Other Pesticides is assumed to be even between GMO and Non-GMO crops and it assumes that all Glysophate is applied to GMO crops.
Is this a correct read of how the study is applying the data? If not could someone correct me on how to interpret this data?
If this is a correct read of how the study interprets the data than all we know is that Pesticide use in the US in general has increased. We don't know if we can contribute this increase to an increase in GMO crops or an increase in pests, or lower cost of chemical, or higher prices for food or any number of other factors that could lead to the increase in pesticide application.
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That is how I read the data as well. So have other people.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentin...e-environment/
Also interesting to note that the author was the Chief Scientist at The Organic Center. The Organic Center provided funding for this story. And this is their vision.
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Vision
Conversion of agriculture to organic methods, improved health for the earth and its inhabitants, and greater awareness of and demand for organic products."
Kind of hard to take a report seriously when data has been estimated and the author is not the most unbiased person around.