Can we talk about GM crops?

[Neils]

So I guess the short answer is
"No. We can't".

[Rosie]

Are you surprised Nellie?

[gavin]

I'd be delighted to have a mature chat about the topic. Two impediments: I'm actually quite busy at the moment, and I don't think that calm, grown-up, thoughtful discussion will go well on the forum at the moment. Maybe later though. It is a fascinating topic and I see so many parallels with the pesticide debate - even the people involved are often the same individuals.

[Calum]

Best thing to do is probably sell your bees of and buy shares in Bayer.
I use my beekeeping profits to buy shares in the archer daniel midland company. no joke.

[Stromnessbees]

Best thing to do is probably sell your bees of and buy shares in Bayer.
I use my beekeeping profits to buy shares in the archer daniel midland company. no joke.

Calum, it's good that you have come clean about that.

So now that you are a shareholder of a company that grows maize, most likely using neonics in the seed coatings, would you please stop contributing to threads about pesticides, as you cannot be expected to give an unbiased opinion.

Thank you.

Would anybody else here like to declare an interest?

[Jon]

Yes I would like to declare an interest.
I am interested in general beekeeping and rearing native queens.

We had better stop contributions on this thread from all those in favour of GM like Calum and those who actively campaign against GM crops in the interest of balance.
Should be a good lively thread. looking forward to the silence.

[Calum]

Yes I would like to declare an interest.
I am interested in general beekeeping and rearing native queens.

We had better stop contributions on this thread from all those in favour of GM like Calum and those who actively campaign against GM crops in the interest of balance.
Should be a good lively thread. looking forward to the silence.

Hi
didn't say I was for GM, I do think that the ideas of it have merit, although I have reservations too.
GM has been going on for hundreds of years through plant selection and cross breeding.
Direkt from the lab to the field has to be viewed and reviewed in a completely different way. Whether the current methods are adequate is a debate I am very open to.
We need to find a realistic solution to feeding the worlds population and GM and Pesticides are better than just destroying more of the worlds wild areas (rainforest/african plains////) to plant more hectares. Dont love the idea of the direction things are taking but right now it seems to be the only realistic way of minimising world hunger today.

[Calum]

Doris would you please declare something, a wee interest maybe? Because you clearly have none in debate.
Your request that i stop contributing is risable, but I'll ignore it, as it as no merit.

And for clarity:

Best thing to do is probably sell your bees of and buy shares in Bayer.

Joke.

I use my beekeeping profits to buy shares in the archer daniel midland company.

no joke.