Prince Charles Takes A Stand Against GM Crops

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In a Wednesday interview with a Guardian reporter, Prince Charles was free with his opinions about GM crops and industrial farming.  He warned that allowing large corporations to control the production and distribution of food will lead to global disasters.

The issue of GM crops and GM animals is complex.  We have some examples of genetically modified bacteria that produce human insulin and others that produce human growth hormone.  On the other hand, we have  ethical questions about the insertion of human genes into pigs so that we can harvest their organs more efficiently.

Control of GM seeds is held by large companies.  Monsanto is one of them.  A new twist that is gradually being introduced to agriculture is the marketing of "terminator seeds".  These seeds will germinate but the plants that grow from them produce only sterile seeds.  What does this mean?  Good farmers have traditionally been able to save seeds from good plants to start the next year's crop.  With terminators, they have to buy each year from the seed company.  Same deal with the GM seeds.  They'll sprout, but the company can charge you if you try to maintain your own supply of seed.