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2009-08-06 | permalink
Can GE crops rescue the U.S. farmers?
Why should farmers have to work 200 days a year off-farm just so they can continue to farm, one of the most labor intensive and necessary jobs in the country? The administration’s solutions are non-starters. The administration calls for more agriculture-based fuels, ethanol and biodiesel. We tried that - dozens of new ethanol plants and millions more acres planted to corn - and still the rural economy sinks deeper into depression.
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2009-08-06 | permalink
Can GE crops rescue the U.S. farmers?
Why should farmers have to work 200 days a year off-farm just so they can continue to farm, one of the most labor intensive and necessary jobs in the country? The administration’s solutions are non-starters. The administration calls for more agriculture-based fuels, ethanol and biodiesel. We tried that - dozens of new ethanol plants and millions more acres planted to corn - and still the rural economy sinks deeper into depression.
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