I have a question: How will the farm bill affect the application of genetic engineering to produce non-food commodities in the fields? My friend went to a talk today on genetic engineering and society given by a scientist turned out to be on Monsanto's "science board." He suggested that the removal of farm subsidies would speed a move toward replacing petroleum with genetically engineered plants as the feedstock for lubricants, plastics, and so on. Is this true? And if so, were the Monsantos and Ciba-Geigys pushing for the bill? Tom
