[Market-farming] corn gluten
Wiediger, Alison
alison.wiediger at hart.kyschools.us
Thu Jan 31 14:16:21 EST 2008
The organic standard specifically disallows GMO products to be labeled
as organic, so you cannot have organic GMO corn - at this time. With
large bio-tech companies and their major influence in USDA, that is, of
course, subject to change. The last time they tried it, the public
outcry was immense.
Alison Wiediger, AU Naturel Farm
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Subject: Re: [Market-farming] corn gluten
How about using organically grown GMO gluten for a herbicide? Just
curious.
Isn't GMO corn chemically the same as any other corn, only with slightly
different proportions? I would think so. After all, if grown
organically, it's made with the same soil nutrients and sunshine as any
other organic corn, its just had its DNA programmed to arrange those
nutrients differently. And why shouldn't we have organically grown GMO
corn that's labeled as organic? Organic, as far as I know, pertains to
the way it's grown, not the result of it's growth. Can't you have
organic Nightshade?
Isn't the Cyanide from organically grown peach pits still organic? I
think so. I can't see how using organically grown GMO corn gluten for a
herbicide could violate any organic standards. But hey, I could be
wrong. Logic doesn't always meet legal standards. :)
TxBeeFarmer (Mark)
West Texas Zone 7b
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