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Originally Posted by Azure
Chemicals have always been used regardless of what variety of seed was planted. As such, chemicals have always been a problem considering their danger to the environment around them.
GMO crops like RR Canola have created a more efficient way to spray chemicals. The question will always be, is the trade off worth it? Whether people want to admit it or not, superweeds are becoming more of a problem.
I know many farmers that have struggled to get good yields with RR varieties. That has lead to a lot of new research being done by Monsanto and Bayer. Talking to some Monsanto guys, they are trying to figure out a way to move away from RR and towards something better, but it will take some time. They do realize the superweed problem. Nature has a mean way of dealing with manmade products..
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Are you against GMOs, or are you against the over-use of pesticides?
They are different things.
As for Monsanto wanting to move away from RR crops, you're right. But what they'll move to will just be a crop resistant to a different chemical, in particular, a chemical that Monsanto holds a patent on ($$$). Monsanto lost control of the glyphosate ('Roundup') market years ago, and in doing so lost market share in the 'RoundUp' brand, costing them countless millions of dollars.