Do you want Biotech wheat? What does everyone else think? - Ontario Agriculture2024-03-28T11:52:38Zhttps://ontag.farms.com/forum/topics/do-you-want-biotech-wheat?commentId=3646443%3AComment%3A527&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noGM wheat has an advantage ove…tag:ontag.farms.com,2009-08-28:3646443:Comment:5272009-08-28T15:55:14.000ZWayne Blackhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/WayneKBlack
GM wheat has an advantage over the introduction of GM corn, canola, & soybeans. If done correctly it can learn from the mistakes of the previous commodities. The biggest issue it will have to overcome is the increasing public <u>perception</u> of organics. This past weekend we had a family from Toronto visit and tour our farms. The biggest concern they had was the sprays we use. A couple comments from them were "You have no quams about feeding your children non-organic food?" Absolutely…
GM wheat has an advantage over the introduction of GM corn, canola, & soybeans. If done correctly it can learn from the mistakes of the previous commodities. The biggest issue it will have to overcome is the increasing public <u>perception</u> of organics. This past weekend we had a family from Toronto visit and tour our farms. The biggest concern they had was the sprays we use. A couple comments from them were "You have no quams about feeding your children non-organic food?" Absolutely none. Another one "You do not want your children around when you spray but you feed them pesticide laden food?" Well, yes but not exactly...<br />
The perceptions they have are, what I consider, bad media. They think pesticides exist for years in the soils and is in the food (not just on the skin). So in order to give them the correct news we need to get the "activist" groups onside with GM wheat and show the positives to the environment and food supply. Do not worry about how much easier/harder it will be for the farmer. bring it on . I twill solve p…tag:ontag.farms.com,2009-08-28:3646443:Comment:5202009-08-28T15:34:52.000ZJohn Beardsleyhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/JohnBeardsley
bring it on . I twill solve problems like fusarium head blight(already sitting on the shelf at syngenta seeds in switzerland).<br />
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you can still use cheaper conventional herbicides like Buctril m and MCPA to break the glyphosate over useage.<br />
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but more importantly it will allow seed companies to generate enough profit to breed better wheats.<br />
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it will (as in soybeans) create another premium market for non gmo wheat.
bring it on . I twill solve problems like fusarium head blight(already sitting on the shelf at syngenta seeds in switzerland).<br />
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you can still use cheaper conventional herbicides like Buctril m and MCPA to break the glyphosate over useage.<br />
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but more importantly it will allow seed companies to generate enough profit to breed better wheats.<br />
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it will (as in soybeans) create another premium market for non gmo wheat. Hey Peter
I am interested in…tag:ontag.farms.com,2009-08-28:3646443:Comment:5142009-08-28T01:50:37.000ZRoadrunnerhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/Roadrunner
Hey Peter<br />
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I am interested in any new technology to increase my farm's profitability and assess GMO wheat like other opportunities.<br />
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The big companies seem to have alot of control over the seed industry but if it makes me money than I will look at it.<br />
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I would like to add some value to the wheat that I grow, higher yields, better disease resistance, maybe even some value to the miller or the consumer would lead to more returns to me.<br />
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We have grown non GMO soys to meet the market demand (good…
Hey Peter<br />
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I am interested in any new technology to increase my farm's profitability and assess GMO wheat like other opportunities.<br />
<br />
The big companies seem to have alot of control over the seed industry but if it makes me money than I will look at it.<br />
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I would like to add some value to the wheat that I grow, higher yields, better disease resistance, maybe even some value to the miller or the consumer would lead to more returns to me.<br />
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We have grown non GMO soys to meet the market demand (good premiums paid) and also grown RR soys when the market did not need to pay extra....I like to have more options for markets.<br />
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If some of the consumers don't want GMO wheat, then they can pay a little more for the products they want.