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"Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@bellsouth.net> wrote:

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>Subject: Re: Glyphosate--Huber
>Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:38:00 -0500
>From: Steve Diver <steved@ipa.net>
>
>I'm on the FARFA (Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance) board which
>published Huber's letter and has a committee working on this issue.
>
>There's a couple different angles to this GMO discussion regarding Don
>Huber's findings.
>
>The more substantive and peer-review material is a body of work based
>on his plant pathology career at Purdue University. This category of
>Huber's findings includes peer-reviewed journal articles and symposium
>and conference presentations on glyphosate's action as a strong chelator
>and thus binder of soil minerals like manganese, glyphosate's effects on
>plant disease, glyphosate's effects on the nutritional balance of livestock
>feeds and animal health, etc.
>
>These findings of Don Huber are supported by collaborative work by
>Robert Kremer with USDA-ARS, French scientists, etc
>
>These findings alone are sufficient to give pause by anyone working
>in agriculture. The implications are enormous when you consider
>the impacts across whole watersheds, states, and nations on
>ecological systems and livestock and human health.
>
>For example,
>
>Glyphosate effects on diseases of plants
>G.S. Johal, D.M. Huber
>Europ. J. Agronomy, 2009, Vol 31(3): 144-152.
>----------------------------------------
>Journal Abstract
>http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1161030109000628
>----------------------------------------
>Full-Text PDF
>http://www.organicconsumers.org/documents/huber-glyphosates-2009.pdf
>
>
>Glyphosate and glyphosate-resistant crop interactions with
>rhizosphere microorganisms
>Robert J. Kremer, Nathan E. Means
>Europ. J. Agronomy, 2009, 31(3): 153–161.
>----------------------------------------
>Journal Abstract
>http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1161030109000641
>----------------------------------------
>Full-Text PDF
>http://etmd.nal.usda.gov/bitstream/10113/35795/1/IND44260932.pdf
>
>
>The second angle is the specific claim in Huber's Letter to USDA
>in advance of release of RR-Alfalfa regarding a microscopic pathogenic
>organism.
>
>This link on the FARFA web page is a follow-up letter from
>Huber to the European Commission. He explains why he
>sent the letter to Sec. Vilsack, plus it contains attachments
>including the original letter to USDA, references, and a
>statement from university entomologists to EPA which
>states that "research" on GMO seeds are prohibited
>by the technology agreements that farmers have to
>sign to buy seeds these days.
>
>Letter from Dr. Huber to European Commission
>http://farmandranchfreedom.org/Huber-European-letter
>
>The focus of Huber's letter to USDA has been on the
>specific microorganism and any scientific findings to
>verify it's existence and pathogenic nature.
>
>It is my understanding Huber is retired but travels and lectures
>widely. While time-consuming research is no longer his
>focus, he's trying to get funding to have this work
>conducted by various labs.
>
>However, if you read Huber's letter to the EU, there
>are plenty of known deleterious effects -- separate from
>the specific microorganism -- from widespread
>glyphosate application to put the brakes on new RR-GMO
>releases until more open and full-scale research can be
>conducted. "If" such research could even get funded or
>heard in the light of day juxtaposed with
>Monsanto-pimped laws and coerced-regulations.
>
>Steve Diver
>http://www.agri-synergy.com
>
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