Re: О проблемах "органического" питания.
Добавлено: 16 сен 2016, 10:33
В некоторых случаях отказ от ГМО crops и переход на non-GMO, как например в случае с сахарными буряками, приводит к большему использованию пестицидов/гербицидов. Фермерам особо все равно. Хотят консюмеры нон-ГМО сахар, получите.
Planting genetically modified sugar beets allows them to kill their weeds with fewer chemicals. Beyer says he sprays Roundup just a few times during the growing season, plus one application of another chemical to kill off any Roundup-resistant weeds.
He says that planting non-GMO beets would mean going back to what they used to do, spraying their crop every 10 days or so with a "witches brew" of five or six different weedkillers.
"The chemicals we used to put on the beets in [those] days were so much harsher for the guy applying them and for the environment," he says. "To me, it's insane to think that a non-GMO beet is going to be better for the environment, the world, or the consumer."
But Beyer says he'll do it if he needs to. He'll do what his customers want.