Sunday, January 23, 2011

A case for Roundup Ready alfalfa

Jeff Fowle, a rancher from Etna, Calif., blogs:

Arguments against Roundup Ready alfalfa are flying around the internet like “flies on stink.” Ironically, that is pretty much what the arguments against GMO alfalfa are…”stink.”

We have been growing alfalfa for more than 30 years on our ranch, for personal use and for sale, averaging roughly 6.5 tons per acre on 130 acres. I am very familiar with the attributes of alfalfa, its growing patterns, nutritive needs, life span and harvesting.

For those throwing out arguments against GMO alfalfa, it is very apparent that they have no understanding of the production of the forage.

Fowle explains the issue here.

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