Cotton in Mississippi; Reply to archive 1892

Roberto Verzola (rverzola@phil.gn.apc.org)
12 Oct 99 21:40:53

Below is an exchange between myself, and an advocate of Bt cotton on a
mailing list. He insists that "in east Texas through Georgia," they
will lose money on cotton or "all other crops", which he cites as
excuse to develop Bt cotton. This is a question for SANET members
anywhere from east Texas through Georgia who are doing farming and not
"losing money". What crop and farming approach are you using, or will
suggest to those who usually "lose money" on cotton or "all other
crops"?

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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