~Engineered Crops~

This is an article from the May 2009 National Geographic Magazine, "under the science section."

Engineered Crops. Corn is now a genetically modified King, along with soybeans and cotton. Over the past ten years, crops engineered to tolerate herbicides or resist pests have become a good chunk of the market. The edible products go mainly for animal feed. Environmentalists have warned that genes could leak from modified crops and create super weeds. So far that has not happened.

Most of the cropland is in the Americas, where the public is relatively accepting of genetic modification. China may soon OK it's first modified rice, which could become the largest GM crop for human consumption-and could cross borders illegally. Even without Government approval, farmers eager for the GM edge have obtained seeds. "In 30 years," says food policy expert Robert Paarlberg, "GM crops will be pervasive.

The Center For Food Safety has a great article pertaining to Genetically Engineered Crops. It really puts this in perspective. http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/geneticall2.cfm

It's far too easy for some people to say, it doesn't effect me, or it's down the road in the future. As I see it, as food consumers, we are getting further away from Natural wholesome food, as it was meant to be eaten, for nutritional value, health and longevity,