tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post5383116802739934227..comments2024-03-18T18:52:17.772-07:00Comments on the lazy farmer: I love my iPhonebuddeshepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-57831414496470984702014-09-30T09:04:24.571-07:002014-09-30T09:04:24.571-07:00Lots of roundup used within three miles of me.My b...Lots of roundup used within three miles of me.My bees will fly as far as hwy 18. I even use some.MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-90700905799473656112014-09-30T06:36:49.919-07:002014-09-30T06:36:49.919-07:00I also wanted labeling until I realized how you ge...I also wanted labeling until I realized how you get labeling. The way the laws are written you have to prove you are not GMO. Regulatory agencies are required to provide certification and inspection.<br />If you want non genetically modified food by local from someone you have a relationship with.buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-80837354051153157252014-09-29T23:23:05.112-07:002014-09-29T23:23:05.112-07:00just made a long comment and lost it.
want thoroug...just made a long comment and lost it.<br />want thorough labelling. just a bit of extra print, not extra regulation.<br />deb h.deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-29528589451117680852014-09-29T23:10:04.266-07:002014-09-29T23:10:04.266-07:00Your bees are not gettinguch exposure to anything ...Your bees are not gettinguch exposure to anything made by Monsanto,,,buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-57060979564661774682014-09-29T19:51:20.334-07:002014-09-29T19:51:20.334-07:00The eminent extinction of the honeybee is grossly ...The eminent extinction of the honeybee is grossly exaggerated. To paraphrase M. Twain.It turns out that when looking at statistics of honey bee colony survival back in the 1800's, beekeepers annually lost 1/3 of their hives way back then.<br />Insecticides when used properly (key word properly) and per label, is not the same as spraying neonics on flowering trees. <br />All this and more MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-69306593713472781672014-09-28T21:06:33.759-07:002014-09-28T21:06:33.759-07:00My observation is that regulation which we accept ...My observation is that regulation which we accept as well meaning will have more consequences than what we think it will. The regulations are always crafted to screw the little guy and support the lobbyist with the best cash program. You want to believe it is about ethics and morality and you accept more regulation and more government intrusion into your life. Why would this time be any buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-84160068641535134202014-09-28T21:01:51.341-07:002014-09-28T21:01:51.341-07:00There are claims that Round-up kills honeybees and...There are claims that Round-up kills honeybees and GM crops are responsible for bee deaths. The truth is hard to find in the modern world. I suspect it is BS put out by people who make money by creating fear. I really don't know. buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-65585530455729934782014-09-28T19:35:34.408-07:002014-09-28T19:35:34.408-07:00Art, from what I have read it is the neonicotinoi...Art, from what I have read it is the neonicotinoids that are possibly responsible for some bee mortality. Those are not a Monsanto product that I know of. Syngenta for one produces them. I am not here to defend Monsanto but it seems like sometimes people just automatically pull that name out of the hat when problems arise. Ralph Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873610891410100788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-33057476058536829022014-09-27T15:35:02.600-07:002014-09-27T15:35:02.600-07:00In a sense, Monsanto has killed many of my bee col...In a sense, Monsanto has killed many of my bee colonies and this will ultimately make me unhappier and less health and perhaps dead, so I will respectfully disagree with you on this position. The question here is really about ethics and destiny and moral/science decision-making. Unfortunately as a society we sometimes use regulation to undo or correct our earlier poor decision-making. Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01606166473683076046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-38687921481393860592014-09-27T12:01:36.987-07:002014-09-27T12:01:36.987-07:00That GM debate gets old. When I started farming mo...That GM debate gets old. When I started farming most crops were "organic". No fertilizer and very little herbicide. And nobody had heard of GM varieties because they did not exist. My view is a little biased since I really appreciate growing clean crops of canola where the weeds are controlled by a small shot or two of cheap and safe glyphosate herbicide. And Monsanto assures us it is Ralph Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873610891410100788noreply@blogger.com