Roberto Verzola
(In defense of Bt cotton: )
> >After working in cotton and horticulture from Berkeley and inspired by
> >Robert van den Bosch, I moved to Mississippi in 1981 with the same
> >enthusiasm that you have now, that I could change cotton production. In 5
> >years of trying I learned better. Just about anyone can grow fruits
> >organically and cotton organically in the High Plains of Texas and in the
> >Central Valley of California. Can you propose a system that will provide
> >yields that a family can live on without insecticides in east Texas through
> >Georgia? More importantly, are you willing to invest 5 years of your life
>
>Then perhaps they can shift to another crop that is more suited to
>their soil and climate?
>
>Roberto Verzola
Roberto:
You seem to assume they haven't tried. They usually lose money on all other
crops, eg., soybeans.
Rick
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