US Military Tracks GMO Campaigners and Independent Scientists

As Biotech GMO Seed Falters, Insecticide Use Surges In Corn Belt

Across the Midwestern corn belt, a familiar battle has resumed, hidden in the soil. On one side are tiny, white larvae of the corn rootworm. On the other side are farmers and the insect-killing arsenal of modern agriculture.

It appears that farmers have gotten part of the message: Biotechnology alone will not solve their rootworm problems. But instead of shifting away from GMO corn, or from corn altogether, many are doubling down on insect-fighting technology, deploying more chemical pesticides than before. Companies like or that sell soil insecticides for use in corn fields are reporting huge increases in sales: 50 or even 100 percent over the past two years.

Steiner, the Nebraska crop consultant, usually argues for another strategy: Starve the rootworms, he tells his clients. Just switch that field to another crop. ?One rotation can do a lot of good,? he says. ?Go to beans, wheat, oats. It?s the No. 1 right thing to do.? But large industrial farmers seem unwilling to give up the lucrative corn cash crop.

Source: http://healthimpactnews.com/2013/us-military-tracks-gmo-campaigners-and-independent-scientists/

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