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Non-GMO pros and cons weighed

Lynn Grooms
Dec 1, 2020
Dec 1, 2020

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Farmers can capture premiums for growing non-genetically modified soybeans. But those premiums don’t come easy, say farmers.

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Grain buyers from South America and Central America visit Hammer-Kavazanjian Farms in 2014. The group toured the Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, farm while attending the U.S. Soybean Export Council conference in Milwaukee.

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People wanting to buy non-genetically modified soybeans can’t find enough, says a Missouri farmer.

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Herbicide-resistant waterhemp can be a problem in non-genetically modified crop fields, requiring growers to hand-pull them to assure quality of their products.

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Federal agencies regulate genetically modified organisms to ensure they’re safe for human, plant and animal health. A majority of scientific organizations have said genetically modified organisms are safe. Other groups such as the Non-GMO Project are skeptical, citing the scarcity of independent long-term-feeding studies. And several countries have restricted or prohibited genetically modified food.

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Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.