From: Eric Myren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Monsanto's Wheat
> The post I sent about the Saskatchewan Organic directorate was meant > as information, I came across while on the net. about Monsanto's GM > Wheat and what one group of farmers are in Canada is doing about the > problem. Saskatchewan is a huge province, the main crop is wheat and > many consider it to be the bread basket of the world. These people are > at the forefront of the fight. > > do what you can locally this must be stopped.... > I know I sound like a fanatic No way - Eric you sound like a farmer thats THINKING, they are thin on the ground at the moment . I guess as an Aussie grain farmer I should be temporarily pleased if canada gets gmo wheat except that shortly after we will also fall into the trap. If your industry goes that way we in Australia will enjoy a temporary bonus of an increase in price of anywhere from 20 to 50 dollars a ton until they get us contaminated too. This happened with canola but the party is almost over, commercial gmo release going ahead in victoria and probably west australia if not this season then next will see canola prices to aussie farmers retreat by 50 bucks a ton BACK TO the same A$/C$ relationship that we had before this crap all started. Farmers are not doing their sums ! In Aus you would have to get at least a 30% yield increase from GMO canola just to square the books on extra cost of growing the stuff - we all know thats impossible, but the farmers are treading the path to destruction like a mob of sheep - following the one in front for no good reason except that he already made a track. I see wheat as a more difficult sell for the companies but I guess they hope they will get enough out there to contaminate seed supplies and the courts will do the rest. Lloyd Charles
