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  • From: rosnide3 AT vt.edu
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Bt sweet corn
  • Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:05:04 -0500

Since you are growing for a living, you can probably buy it. I think minimum
orders are quite large, way too much for those of us who do this this for a
hobby or as a retirement job as I will be doing next year.

Robert


> Personally, I think it always has to be the farmers' decision whether or
> not to grow a GMO crop. I would not want to eat it - but that is MY
> decision. However, I do think that when you sell it to the consumer,
> you need to label it as BT corn and be ready to explain what that means
> in layman's terms. I have seen farmers who label it as "unsprayed",
> which it probably is, but which the consumer translates as "organic",
> which it emphatically is not. As long as the consumer is informed that
> it is a genetically modified corn, which it why it has no worms, they
> can decide whether or not to buy it. Otherwise, I think it is
> mis-leading your customer.
>
> Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm
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> Subject: [Market-farming] Bt sweet corn
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> Ive asked about bt sweet corn on other sites and was crucified, but not
> many of them were realy growing for thier livlihood. But you all seem to
> be more open minded. I love to grow sweet corn, its always a good
> seller, but its a constant battle with ear worms. Todays customer will
> not tolerate anything like that, If you cut the ends off and that end
> browns they wont buy that either. What is you alls opinion on bt corn.
>
> Also how well does it keep before going starchy. I need a corn that will
> keep its eating quality for at least a day or two.
>
> thanks :
> josh
>






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