Isn’t it standing in the way of progress to oppose GE crops?
Genetic engineering isn’t the path to progress. Techniques that use genetics and biotechnology, like marker-assisted breeding, can solve real problems like Pierce’s Disease, drought tolerance and increased nutrition without the risks of GE. Many people feel that unknown threats to our economy, liability problems, health concerns, and the patenting of living organisms as ‘corporate inventions’ do not constitute progress. It would be real progress to not follow in the path of the Midwest and protect our land, our farming, our economy and our food supply in San Luis Obispo County from GE crops.
