Re: Benefit of BT Corn
Sal (sals@rain.org)
Wed, 27 Oct 1999 18:37:28 -0700
Swiss Detect Contaminated Non-GE Corn from USA
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>The Swiss Department of Agriculture discovered that guaranteed non-GE corn
>from the USA was contaminated with genetically modified varieties. The
>corn was purchased from Pioneer Hi-Bred (USA). Before the contamination
>was discovered, about 200 hectares of contaminated seeds were planted, and
>another 200 hectares worth of the seeds were sold. Swiss farmers burned the
>fields planted with contaminated seeds. The Swiss seed importer compensated
>farmers 700 Swiss Francs per hectare.
is there any truth to this news ? I was just wondering
check out a organic growers web page
http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html
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